Office of Educational Services & Support

Coordinated School Health - 8 Components

Counseling, Psychological, Mental Health, and Social Services

Today, many students have the added stress of coping with emotional challenges stemming from problems such as dealing with loss due to divorce or death, family or peer conflicts, alcoholism, and drug abuse. By offering counseling and instruction to students, as well as referrals to mental health professionals, schools can help parents take a big step toward making an even greater difference in a student’s total performance, healthy development and well-being.

Implementation Ideas

School counseling and psychological services are capable of intervening in areas of assertiveness training, life skills training, peer interaction, self esteem, problem solving and conflict resolution.

Resources and Related Links

• Department of Human Services
• Department of Social Services
• Youth Suicide Prevention