Family Resources

PTA's Mission is to make every child's potential a reality by engaging and empowering families and communities to advocate for ALL children. 

The resources found below are available DAY or NIGHT
for any student and family member in need of additional help or guidance with a mental health concern.

CFCS Mental Health Resources

As a community, we need to care for our youth through listening for any warning signs of distress (concern about a student's behavior and/or concern about other's mistreatment of a student) and speaking up when we are worried about another's mental health.

Please click the button below to access the Mental Health resource list compiled by Copley-Fairlawn City Schools.

CFCS Mental Health & Crisis Resources Webpage

Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide

• Suicide is an uncomfortable topic to think about and discuss, but one that is a very real risk in the lives of our students.

  • Among youth ages 10-24, suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death

  • Research has shown that at least 17% of high school students have seriously considered suicide and 8% have attempted suicide

• The unfortunate reality is that suicide can happen to any young person in any family.

It can be hard to know how to address difficult topics, such as mental health and suicide, with adolescents. However, we know that these conversations are crucial for keeping our kids safe and healthy.

Please click the link below for information and tips for parents from the Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide.

Having a conversation about suicide with your children

CFCS Counseling Services

If you have any questions or would like additional resources for supporting your child's mental health, please reach out your child's school counselor.

Please Note: Counselors do not maintain 24-hour access to email accounts.

CFCS Counseling Services Webpage

Urgent Need for Support

If you have an urgent mental health need, please utilize the following resources:

⇒ Crisis Text Line: Text 4hope to 741741

⇒ National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: call 1-800-273-TALK (8255)

⇒ Akron Children's Hospital: 330-543-7472

Are you worried about your child sending or receiving inappropriate pictures?  The FBI presented this important topic at Copley High School.  They were kind enough to share the presentation with us.

Content warning: This presentation contains real life examples of sextortion and explicit material that may be difficult to discuss. The intention is to provide important information on a relevant topic that affects children's safety. 

Sextortion Presentation

Learning standards explain the knowledge and skills Ohio students in pre-kindergarten through grade 12 need to have. Ohio’s Learning Standards emphasize skills like critical thinking and problem solving — qualities most sought by today’s employers. By teaching our students to apply these skills to what they are learning in school, we can make sure they are on track to graduate from high school and enjoy success in college, careers and life.

Ohio measures the performance of its schools based on how well students are progressing in gaining the knowledge and skills within the learning standards. We do this partly by measuring student performance on annual state tests based on the standards.

Visit the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce website for detailed information on:

• Learning standards by content area

• Model Curricula

• Assessments

• and more

Ohio Learning Standards Website

Below you will find sample letters for families that can be used to begin conversations with teachers, especially for those that are new to school.  These letters are templates that can be used as a reference or downloaded and completed.

• Dear Teacher Letter (English)

• Dear Teacher Letter (Spanish)