FHSD Resource List Supports Psychological, Physical Safety
October is School Safety Month in Ohio, and Forest Hills School District is highlighting different safety efforts on our website and social media channels as a way to raise awareness in the community. This article will touch on some of the in-school supports that support overall student wellness and provide information about a helpful guide for finding additional resources.
Forest Hills School District offers a wide-variety of mental and behavioral health resources in school buildings. School counselors work in all buildings to empower students to make decisions which promote academic achievement, social well-being, career readiness and life-long learning. The district offers comprehensive, age-appropriate school counseling that is aligned with the state curriculum standards and the American School Counselor Association standards, and every counselor must be licensed by the Ohio Department of Education.
Additionally, FHSD partners with Child Focus to offer mental health counseling services in all nine of the district’s schools on a referral basis. Sources of Strength Ohio is an evidence-based program in practice at Nagel Middle School, Anderson High School and Turpin High School for peer-to-peer suicide prevention efforts, and Sources of Strength also impacts other issues such as substance abuse, bullying and violence. All nine FHSD schools were recognized this fall by the state of Ohio for excellence in implementing Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, another evidence-based program that has been shown to improve student achievement, student behavior and school climate. You can learn more about district wellness efforts here.
The FHSD School Counselors have also compiled the FHSD Resource List as a way to connect students and their families to services that are not able to be offered in school. This helpful tool was created several years ago and is regularly reviewed and updated. Understanding that there might be a need for additional support outside the school setting, Forest Hills School District felt it was important to create a document that can be a good starting point for anyone looking to find resources in the community.
This document is simply a collection of resources that some people may find helpful. The district understands that each individual family should make their own decisions about what resources or services might be best for their student. Families are welcome to reach out directly to any resources on this list. If families would like support or additional information before contacting these outside resources, we encourage them to contact their student's school counselor.
The FHSD Resource List includes resources that touch on the following topics:
- Alcohol and/or Drug Assessment and Counseling Resources
- Child Abuse Resources
- Community Support Resources
- Disability Resources Bookmark
- Divorce Resources
- Eating Disorder Resources
- Gay / Lesbian / Transgender Resources
- Grief Resources
- Homeless Resources
- Medical Care Resources
- Miscellaneous Resources
- Pregnancy Resources
- Psychiatric Resources
- Self-Help Resources
- Sexual Abuse Resources
- Suicide Prevention, Assistance Resources and Hotlines
FHSD also includes the following notification of emergency and support resources in all weekly principal newsletters that are sent to families.
EMERGENCY AND SUPPORT RESOURCES
- If you, your student, or anyone else you know is in a life-threatening health crisis or emergency, call 911.
- If you, your student, or anyone else you know is in emotional distress or experiencing suicidal crisis, call or text 988, available 24/7.
- If you have concerns about threats to student safety, we urge you to call or text the Safer Ohio School Tip Line at 844-SaferOH. This line is staffed 24/7.
- If your student is experiencing a non-life threatening mental health crisis and you need direction on next steps to stay safe, we urge you to call the Psychiatric Intake Response Center (PIRC) at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. The PIRC line is 513.636.4124. This line is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- If you are seeking additional resources, we encourage you to start at the links below:
