Parent/Guardian Resources
Parents/Guardians Resources
School Counseling Student Referral Form:
Do you think your child could benefit from meeting with the school counselor? Feel free to complete the School Counseling Student Referral Form via Google Forms. Please note that privacy cannot be guaranteed in electronic communication. Also please take a look at our Butler County Mental Health Resources.
Safe2Say Something is a school safety tool that will save lives:
Safe2Say Something is a youth violence prevention program run by the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General. The program teaches youth and adults how to recognize warning signs and signals, especially within social media, from individuals who may be a threat to themselves or others and to “say something” BEFORE it is too late.
Crisis Support
Crisis Text Line - Crisis Support
Crisis Text Line is free, 24/7 support for those in crisis. Text 741741 from anywhere in the US to text with a trained Crisis Counselor. Crisis Text Line trains volunteers to support people in crisis.
https://www.crisistextline.org/
When schools, parents, students, or social service agencies recognize a student is at risk, they can make referral to our Student Assistance Program (SAP). SAP provides a Liaison who will work with the schools and that student.
We refer students to supports and services designed to help them overcome learning barriers, remain enrolled in school, and become successful citizens in the community. Services provided by SAP include:
Screenings for mental health, drug, alcohol, and/or suicide concerns
Referrals to community resources and guidance with accessing applicable services
Prevention, intervention, and/or educational support groups
Grief counseling and supports for students and staff following a traumatic event in the school or community
SAP, a requirement of all PA schools, was designed to assist parents and educators in helping students achieve a more successful school experience. SAP is a free and confidential support for all kindergarten through twelfth grade students.
A student can be referred by the core team (school personnel), parent, teacher, or a social service agency.
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH REHABILITATION
Behavioral Health Rehabilitation Services (BHRS) or “Wrap Around Services” are designed for children in the state of Pennsylvania who are between the ages of 2 and 21 and meet the criteria for Medical Assistance. The child must also have a primary psychiatric diagnosis, and be at risk for a more restrictive placement.
The goal of Wrap Around Services is to support the child in his or her natural environment (home, school, community) with behavioral interventions overseen by a Master’s Level Clinician. The intensive short-term services will work to transfer the necessary skills to the primary care-giver, and allow for the child to function with his or her natural supports.
Our Service Coordinators can help initiate a referral for Wrap Around Services and also provide ongoing collaboration between the schools, mental health professionals, and service providers to ensure appropriate services for your child and family.
Check the county listing for the services available in your area.
Children's Mental Health Services
Children/Adolescents Mental Health Services Continuum of Care
Behavioral Health Rehabilitation Services (BHRS)
Blended Case Management (BCM)
Community Residential Rehabilitation (CRR)
Family Based Mental Health Services
Inpatient Psychiatric Services
Intensive Outpatient Psychiatric Services (IOP)
Mental Health Crisis Intervention
Multi-Systemic Therapy (MST)
Outpatient Psychiatric Services
School Based Outpatient Services
Partial Hospitalization
Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility (PRTF)
Child & Adolescent Service System Program
Child and Adolescent Service System Program (CASSP) is a comprehensive system of care for children and adolescents with or at risk of developing serious emotional disturbance and/or substance use disorders.
This program ensures that services are developed in collaboration with the child/adolescent, family, mental health system, the school, and all other agencies involved in the child or adolescent's life.
What Is CASSP?
CASSP is a team approach to helping children and their families. A CASSP Coordinator works with the child and family to build/pick the team and then helps to coordinate a meeting.
During the meeting, the teams work together to:
Coordinate services
Develop a coordinated plan to keep children at home and in their communities
Discuss long-term and short-term goals to meet the child's mental health needs
Explore and identify services
Identify and build on the child's strengths
Solve problems