YESS!

(Your Emotional Strength Supported!)

A Counseling Program of St. Luke's University Health Network

YESS brochure.pdf

About the Program

St. Luke's University Health Network is offering the YESS! School-based Therapy Program in the Northampton Area School District. The program provides integrated mental health treatment year-round for children and adolescents in the district's K - 12 schools. Our goal is to help students overcome emotional, behavioral or social problems that interfere with success at school and at home.

Common issues may include:

Aggression

Anxiety

Depression

Isolation

Poor Social Skills

Stress

Trauma

Truancy

services:

  • Individual and group therapy

  • Family counseling

  • Risk assessments, as needed (suicidal or homicidal)

  • Specialized training and support services for parents and teachers

  • Collaboration with other community resources

  • Psychiatric assessment as needed

  • Psychiatric medication management (MD or PA-C)

  • Linkage to a psychiatrist or advanced practitioner either face to face or via tele-psychiatry

referrals

To make a referral or for more information about the YESS! Program, contact the High School Counseling Office and ask to speak to your child's counselor.