Welcome!
NRHS has two School Adjustment Counselors: Ms. Lindsay Gervino and Ms. Jackie Rogers.
Ms. Gervino is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) and focuses on school-wide mental health and social-emotional wellness. Ms. Rogers supports specific students who receive counseling services through an IEP - and - is the Clinical Coordinator for our Bridge Program. Our Bridge Program is a short-term, transitional program, helping students get back into the building, caught up on missed school work, and back into classes, following an extensive absence due to medical and/or emotional circumstance/event.
Interested in getting a therapist? Great! We believe that mental health is a core component of well-being, feeling good in our bodies. Here are some resources to find a therapist: Headway; Therapy Matcher; and Psychology Today.
North Reading Community Impact Team & Youth Services offer free community-based events. Click HERE to learn more.
Ms. Laura Miranda is another great resource for our students and families. She is a clinician, based out of the NRPD.
McLean Hospital is a leader in educating the public on mental health. Check out their website: Deconstructing Stigma.
North Reading utilizes Eliot for mobile response for youth experiencing a behavioral health crisis, 24-hours a day, 7 days a week. Services include crisis assessment, development of risk management / safety planning, and referrals for additional support if/when needed.
If you are in need of emergency or urgent mental health assistance, please contact one of the following:
Eliot Community Emergency Psychiatric Services at (800) 988-1111;
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (988lifeline.org): Simply dial or text 988 or start a chat from the website;
911; or
proceed directly to a local emergency room.