Basing mental health services in schools, home, and other locations where children and families "live" improves access to mental health services. (Surgeon General's 1999 Report on Children's Mental Health.)
MHCD outreaches extensively in the community to provide mental health interventions to youth and families through long-standing partnerships with a range of organizations including:
Through partnerships with Denver Public Schools, Denver Health, and Arapahoe House, MHCD has mental health therapists based at the following Denver Schools:
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Therapists are available to provide focused, short-term treatment to students. MHCD mental health therapists also work with school staff, parents, guardians and other organizations involved in coordinating intervention and treatment services to students with emotional, behavioral or substance abuse issues.
When parents and teachers notice these behaviors that interfere with learning, they can speak to their school social worker or principal to access services:
How to Make a ReferralParents must be notified by the appropriate school personnel prior to clinicians seeing a youth under 15 years old. Please contact the school for information on the referral process. |
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