Program Services
Our Mental Health Team:
Dedicated school-based mental health specialists that are providing Tier 3 services in the Santa Ana Unified School District. The team consists of various mental health professionals such as social workers, marriage and family therapists, psychologists, and counselors. Each team member is credentialed with a License or working towards licensure in their respected field. Additionally, our team consists of graduate-Level interns from local universities.
Senior Social Worker
Field Instruction and supervision of Interns
Clinical Supervision of staff
Managing of MH Referral System by region
Risk Assessments and safety planning.
Threat assessments and consultation School-wide,
and district-wide crisis support
Professional Development for district staff and parents.
District-wide campaigns
Special Projects
Mental Health Specialist I
Comprehensive MH Screenings
Bio-Psycho-Social Assessments
Treatment Planning
Individual & Group Counseling
Risk Assessments & Safety Planning
School-wide crisis response
Collaboration with school staff, parents,
& collateral contacts
Parent engagement
Presentations for school staff and/or parents
District-wide campaigns
TIER 3
Intensive Individualized MH Supports & Services:
Crisis Counseling
Risk & Threat Assessments
Assisting Mental Health Post-Hospitalization Re-entry
Clinical Counseling Services : Individual & Group
Linkage & Resources
Welfare / Safety Cases
Universal Services
Preventative services and practices to promote protective factors such as:
Suicide Prevention
Violence Prevention
Mental Health Education
Crisis Response (Traumatic event within the school or community)
Consultation
Mental Health Collaborative
Accessing Mental Health Support:
SAUSD Mental Health services are available at each school site at no-cost to students and families and are provided by licensed, bilingual school social workers and school-based mental health clinicians.
In order to initiate a referral to available student mental health services, please contact your school's counselor or principal for more information.
For immediate safety concerns about danger to self or others, please call 911 or the County Crisis Assessment Team at 1-866-830-6011.