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Prevention Programs and Services offered at Buckeye.
Community Mental Health Resources
Community Mental Health Resources
Medina County has a variety of supports available to students and their families to provide supports when counseling is the next best step. We have put together a list of local counseling resources available including specialties areas.
Emergency Mental Health Resources
Education and Family Support (NAMI)
Please remember that suicidal thoughts are an emergency and need to always be taken seriously. If you or a loved one having suicidal thoughts please reach out to the follow resources right away.
Call 911 for immediate assistance.
Suicide Hotline: 1-800-273- 8255 * Medina Crisis #: 330-725-9195
Text Crisis Line: 4HOPE to 741 741
Buckeye Local Mental Health Support
Buckeye Local Mental Health Support
Buckeye Schools has two Prevention 'Counselors/Social Workers on campus to provide mental health and prevention services to support to students and families in the district. Individual support, group support, crisis intervention, as well as prevention services are offered within the district.
Please contact your building counselor to discuss a referral to our Prevention Counselors/Social Workers if your student has a specific mental health need. Click this LINK for additional information related to their services.
To contact either of our Prevention Counselor/Social Workers directly please use the information below:
Gayle Telford, LISW, LICDC (x3074)
Bridgette Lempner, LISW-S, CDCA (x3064)
School Counselors
School Counselors
Each of our buildings have school counselors to provide support to your student. If they are struggling academically or need general support while here at school please reach out to your child's school counselor to create a plan or get a referral to a licensed counselor.
High School: Amanda Hogue (A-K) x3016 ahogue@buckeyeschools.org
Jen Wish (L-Z) x3077 jwish@buckeyeschools.org
Jr. High: Brittany Cates x2103 bcates@buckeyeschools.org
Intermediate: Candice Zablotny x4344 czablotny@buckeyeschools.org
Primary: Vicki Ludwig x4144 vludwig@buckeyeschools.org
Signs of Suicide (SOS)
State mandate HB123 requires school districts to teach students about mental health and how to seek help if they are worried about themselves or a friend. We use a program called SOS (Signs of Suicide) in 6, 8, 9, 11, and 12th grades to teach students about this difficult topic and encourage them to seek help. Grades 7 and 10 receive this information in their respective health class.
SOS has been used by thousands of schools over the past few decades. Studies have shown that it effectively teaches students about depression and suicide while reducing the number of student's self-reported suicide attempts.
Through the program, students learn:
that depression is treatable, so they are encouraged to seek help
how to identify depression and potential suicide risk in themselves or a friend
to ACT (Acknowledge, Care and Tell a trusted adult) if concerned about themselves or a friend
who they can turn to at school for help if they need it
Students will watch age-appropriate video clips and participate in a guided discussion about depression, suicide, and what to do if they are concerned about a friend. Following the video, students will complete a response slip that asks whether they would like to talk to an adult about any concerns. School staff will conduct brief meetings with any student asking to talk.
We encourage you to view this video to learn how you can help a child who might be suicidal.
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