Children learn best when they feel good about themselves and their relationships with others.
Children who understand their feelings are better able to control their behavior.
We know that stress can affect focus and learning, but its impact can be reduced with proven self-regulation strategies.
Schools, parents, and communities that communicate and collaborate provide the most effective support to children.
Attitudes formed during elementary school shape future attitudes towards learning, self, and society.
Individual Counseling
Small Group Counseling
Classroom Guidance Lessons
Crisis Intervention
Consultation with Parents & Teachers
Coordination with outside agencies & therapists
Talking about wanting to die, be dead, or about suicide, or are they cutting or burning themselves?
Feeling like things may never get better, seeming like they are in terrible emotional pain (like something is wrong deep inside but they can't make it go away), or they are struggling to deal with a big loss in their life?
Or is your gut telling you to be worried because they have withdrawn from everyone and everything, have become more worried or on edge, seem unusually angry, or just don't seem normal to you?
Ask them if they are okay and listen to them like a true friend.
Tell them you are worried and concerned about them and that they are not alone.
Talk to an adult you trust about your concerns.
Please report concerns.