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Connecting Children to Mental Health Services & Supports in La Crosse County

Learn about the available services and supports for children in La Crosse County and the School District of La Crosse. Discover the collaborative efforts to connect children to mental health services and create safe and supportive learning environments.

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Connecting Children to Mental Health Services & Supports in La Crosse County

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  1. Regina Siegel Director of Pupil Services & Learning Supports School District of La Crosse Connecting Children to Mental Health Services & Supports Matt Strittmater Manager - Integrated Support & Recovery Services La Crosse County Human Services Rebuilding for Learning V

  2. Today’s Presentation • Which services & supports are available within La Crosse County? • Which services & supports are available within the School District of La Crosse? • How are we working together?

  3. Evolution of Treatment system Not as far back as you think… Drillhole in skull, Removal 0rgans, Fever Instigation Wisconsin 1900’s Sleep therapy Focal Infection Psychic Stimulation Psychotropic Medications De-institutionalization Today: Community Based Care

  4. Which services & supports are available within the County? 300 N. 4th St La Crosse, WI

  5. Child & Youth Treatment Services Integrated Support & Recovery Services • Mobile Crisis Child & Youth Treatment Services • Comprehensive Community Services • Children’s Long Term Support Waivers

  6. Emergency Services Brochure Mobile Crisis 24 hours/day – 7 days/week • Eligibility Telephone & Face-to-Face • Cost Intervention, follow-up, stabilization services • 497 contacts • 297 kids 784-HELP (4357)

  7. Service Facilitation Brochure Comprehensive Community Services Team Approach • Eligibility MH and/or SA • Cost • 100 today • ?? more CST Approach 784-HELP (4357)

  8. Service Facilitation Brochure Children’s Long Term Support Waivers Team Approach • Eligibility SED, PD, DD, Autism • Cost • 160 today Wait List 784-HELP (4357)

  9. Which services & supports are available within the School District of La Crosse?

  10. School District 3-Tiered Approach to Supporting All Students • 1 – Universal 80-90% • 2 – Selected 5-10% • 3 – Targeted/Individualized 1-5%

  11. School District 3-Tiered Approach to Supporting Students • 1 – Universal • Building-Wide & Classroom Staff, Families, County & Community Partners/Mental Health Liaisons, Parents & Teachers as Allies (NAMI) • 2 – Selected (Above PLUS More-Direct Contact with): • Administrators, Counselors, Social Workers, Pupil Services and Special Education Staff • 3 – Targeted (Above PLUS More-Direct Contact with): • Individual Counselors, Intensive Therapy

  12. Safe & Supportive Learning Environments Academic, Behavioral, Social-Emotional & Mental Health & Well-Being

  13. Mental Health Liaisons • What: Voluntary Partnership between Schools & Mental Health Specialists • Examples of Mental Health Specialists • Therapists at the County, Gundersen, Mayo, Private/Community Based • Higher Learning/UW-La Crosse School Psychology Department • Focus: Adults (typically, no direct contact with children) • Activities & Outcomes: • Needs Assessment • Staff Development (Personality Disorders, Depression, “Over-Extended Youth”, Navigating the Mental Health System) • Expertise at Meetings/Staffings • Trouble-shooting problematic situations • Parent Training & Support • Conferences, Workshops

  14. Community Partners:It Takes a Whole Village… • County/City/Civic Institutions • Health Systems/Hospitals: Mental Health Liaisons, Ongoing Consultation, Adolescent & Behavioral Mental Health, Hit Free Zone, Training (ACEs & Trauma Informed Care) • Private and Public Therapists & Counselors: Mental Health Liaisons, 1:1 Site Based Therapy

  15. Community Partners:It Takes a Whole Village… • Cultural & Faith-Based Organizations: After-School Tutoring & Support, Counseling, Meals, Training, Clothing, Acceptance & Welcome • Higher Learning Institutions: Mental Health Liaisons, Training our Future Educators & Advocates!

  16. Community Partners:It Takes a Whole Village… • Non-Profit Organizations • Boys & Girls Club: Mental Health Community Leadership, Kindness Campaign • YMCA: YMCA Teen Center, TSPN (Teen Service Providers Network) • La Crosse Community Foundation: Kids 4 Kids (Dental & Mental Health), Random Acts of Kindness, Special Grants & Projects • St. Claire Health Mission, Family Neighborhood Clinic: Affordable Health Care

  17. How are we working together?

  18. Collaboration • Rebuilding for Learning • Family Policy Board • CST (Coordinated Services Team) • School Mental Health Liaisons • School Mental Health Collaborative Meetings • Juvenile Justice/Disproportionality • Future Collaboration…

  19. Connecting children to mental health services Rebuilding for Learning V

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