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Supporting Our Students: Mental Health Services & Support

A student’s emotional and mental well-being is directly tied to their success in the classroom and beyond. The Mental Health Department provides a network of on-campus support designed to help students navigate challenges, build resilience, and thrive. Committed to student success, our mental health counselors provide accessible and empathetic support to empower every individual with the resources necessary for personal and academic growth.

 

Available Mental Health Services

Our district utilizes a multi-tiered system of support to meet the diverse needs of our student body. Services available within the district include:

  • School-Based Counseling: Short-term individual and group counseling provided by school counselors and mental health counselors to help students navigate daily challenges.

  • Crisis Intervention & Safety Planning: Immediate support and assessment for students experiencing acute emotional or mental health distress.

  • Resiliency Education: Our resiliency curriculum is built around key characteristics designed to help students adapt, persevere, and thrive both in and out of the classroom

  • Community Resources & Care Coordination: Connecting families with external, long-term therapeutic resources and community clinics.

 

Ready to Connect? 

If you are a student looking for support, a parent concerned about your child, or a staff member seeking to refer a student, please reach out directly to the school counselor at your school. They will ensure your student is quickly and confidentially connected to the right tier of care. 

If you or someone you know is facing an immediate, life-threatening mental health crisis outside of school hours, please call or text the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988, or dial 911.

 

 

If you have questions about the Mental Health process, please contact:

Cheryl Raines, MS
Confidential Mental Health Admin Specialist
Phone (850) 469-5405
E-mail: craines@ecsdfl.us

 

Melissa Williams, MSNPA
Coordinator, Mental Health Services
Phone (850) 469-5414
E-mail: mwilliams14@ecsdfl.us