School-based mental health services are professional assessments, therapies, and skill trainings provided to individual students at the school, with the support and involvement of the student's parent.  The School District of Milton provides free space in a confidential setting to community mental health clinicians because we feel it is beneficial to our students and their families for multiple reasons including:  

• Removes barriers for students to access needed services

• Meets the child in their natural setting/comfort zone

• Reduces out of school time to travel to services

• Increases opportunities to coordinate services with school, staff, and family

• Supports student success and mental health

The School District of Milton currently has cooperatively agreements with three community mental health agencies.

• Stateline Mental Health Services, LCC based out of Beloit, WI, has been offering services to individuals of all ages and backgrounds since November of 2014. Their mission is to provide quality care for all clients in an environment that promotes healing and growing. You may check out their website for more information.  They have been providing services in the School District of Milton since 2020 and currently see students in grades 4K - 8.  The providers for Stateline Mental Health include Kasidie Pallansch and Keiko Engel.

• MercyHealth Behavioral Health is based out of Janesville, WI as part of the Mercy Health System.  They have been providing mental health services in Milton schools since 2019 and currently see students in grades 4 - 12.   You can check out their website for more information about their clinic services and providers.  The providers who provide services in Milton schools are Jocelyn Mallon and Courtney Schlegel.

•  Edgerton Hospital is expanding their mental health services.  They are the newest provider of school-based mental health services for the School District of Milton and Krystal Lucas is the provider who will see students in grades 6 - 12.  Additional services are available at Edgerton Hospital's Outreach Clinics which can be found on their website .

The first step in making a referral is deciding which agency to refer your child to.  Stateline is currently the only agency providing these services in grades 4K - 3rd grade.  If your child is in grades 4th through 12th grade, some factors to consider include:

•  which agencies are approved providers through your insurance, 

• whether there are waiting lists for services

• whether self-pay on a sliding fee scale is an option, if that is needed

• if the agency provides access for evaluation of medications, if that is desired 

This can be a confusing process so if you need assistance, please reach out to the School Social Worker or other student services team member.   To make a referral to an agency, use the link(s) below.   

• Call or text  988 or chat at https://988lifeline.org/

• Text 741741 or chat at https://www.crisistextline.org/

• Rock County Crisis and Connections (for Rock County residents)

• Health Net of Rock County

• The Doctor's Office

• Project 16:49 (for homeless unaccompanied youth)

• Wisconsin Wayfinder- Children's Resource Network 

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