Behavioral Health Support in ECSD, a Tool-Box for Social and Emotional Support
ECSD encompasses several approaches when providing support regarding mental and emotional support for its students and employees.
Below is a Tool-Box or summary of each of these supports in-place, including but not limited to ECSD professional staff, on-site partner agencies and organizations, as well as telehealth and counseling services available to all enrolled students and employees, and emergency contacts at local, state and national levels.
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School Counselors
School Counselors, available at all school locations, assist students in three main areas: Academics, Social-Emotional Health, and College & Career Counseling.
Counselors work with students on course selection, placement, and planning, as was academic progress tracking, school-based supports, and overall school success. Counselors also support students and work to facilitate the development of healthy social skills and emotional well-being. Oftentimes counselors provide services through:
- Short-term individual counseling
- Small-group counseling
- School-based telehealth Behavioral Carts (outsourced counseling provided to students on-site)
- Peer mediation
- Crisis response, intervention, and support
Referrals
A crucial part of ECSD’s approach to supporting students is connecting them or their families with community resources within and outside ECSD schools. ECSD students have access to many resources in our communities to assist in their emotional well-being. Some of these include:
Communities in Schools/ University of Nevada, Las Vegas tele-counseling (More information below):
- Nevada Health Centers
- Rural Mobile Crisis
- Other local mental health providers
School Social Workers and Mental Health Professionals
School Social Workers and other Mental Health Professionals utilize strength-based approaches in the classroom, discipline situations, and school events; intentionally focusing on building a positive school climate and culture, taking complaints of bullying and harassment seriously, engaging in meaningful conversations with students, and providing referrals for students and families in need.
Staff is located at the following schools:
- Elko High
- Adobe Middle School
- Spring Creek High
- Spring Creek Middle
- Wells Combined
- Owyhee Combined
Communities in Schools
Among resources provided by Communities in Schools is its in-school counseling services provided in partnership with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas’ Partnership for Research, assessment, counseling, therapy and innovative clinical education or UNLV Practice. School counselors, teachers, administrators, and parents can refer students, or students can request counseling themselves. Contact CIS for more information: (775) 738-2783 or ask to speak to a CIS caseworker at your child(ren)’s school today.
Services are:
- No Cost
- Confidential
- Provided by Graduate Students under faculty supervision
- Faculty supervisors are licensed, mental health professionals
- Provided to students 12 years of age and older
Safe Voice
Students, parents, and faculty throughout Nevada now have access to SafeVoice, an anonymous reporting system used to report threats to the safety or well-being of students. SafeVoice was established by the Nevada Department of Education under SB 212 in 2017 to protect student wellness, prevent violence and save lives.
In partnership with the Nevada Department of Public Safety, the
SafeVoice program provides students a safe place to submit tips concerning their own safety or that of others. A fully trained professional team of experts responds in an appropriate manner 24/7/365. Tips always stay anonymous. Download the App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play today, or use the
Hotline: 1 (833) 216-7233
Employees
Employee Assistance Program
ECSD continues to focus on improving employee wellness and benefit offerings. The is available to all ECSD employees, providing confidential, professional support for personal and work concerns at no cost.
Services include:
- Counseling services
- Family care-giving services
- Legal services
- Financial services
- Convenience services
- Online tool and information
Their services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. For more information or to schedule an appointment with an EAP professional, call toll-free: 1 (800) 430-6028 or visit the EAPs Help page. ECSD’s company code is: POOLPACTEAP.
Teledoc- Talk to a doctor anytime!
Benefitted employees have access to teledoc health and mental services from U.S. board-certified doctors anywhere, anytime. Download the app on the Apple App Store or on Google Play today, or visit Teladoc.com or call 1 (800) Teledoc (835-2362).
Crisis and Emergency Support
If you or someone you know needs immediate assistance or support, you may contact:
- Children’s Mobile Crisis Response Team 17 years and younger
CALL: (702) 486-7865 - The team supports youth and families in behavioral/mental health crisis situations and helps to find community services for youth and their families through
- Telephone Triage: over the phone support, gathering information to determine how to help resolve the crisis situation
- Crisis Response: response team will de-escalate the crisis and provide interventions to stabilize the crisis
- Crisis Stabilization: A short-term mental health intervention
- After Care: The Mobile Crisis Response Team is available to follow up with youth and their families to ensure there is a smooth transition to needed supports and services in the community.
- Rural Clinics Immediate Mental Health CARE TEAM - 18 years and up
CALL: 1 (877) 283-2437 - Supports adults anywhere in Rural Nevada who need immediate mental health care. Follows the same continuum of care as the Children’s Mobile Crisis Response above.
- Western Nevada National Alliance on Mental Illness
- The Nevada Warmline is a stigma-free, non-crisis peer support phone service. You can call at (775) 241-4212 Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. and weekends from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., 365 days per year. You will speak one-on-one with a peer wellness operator. The Warmline is confidential and staffed by trained peers in recovery who provide support to individuals impacted by mental illness or life stressors.
- SafeVoice: 1 (833) 216-SAFE (7233) for anonymous reporting
- Elko City Police: (775) 777-7310
- School Resource Officers: (775) 738-7484
If someone is having thoughts of self-harm, please call the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988. Please call 911 for an immediate emergency situation.
School-Based Behavioral Health Referral Forms
The ECSD Behavioral Health Unit, aka: Social Workers in Schools Program, can now offer limited therapy services in the school setting.
If you identify as a student, parent or guardian of a student, peer, or staff member, you may fill out a referral form below and turn it into Larry Robb, School Mental Health Staff Coordinator.
For more information:
Larry J. Robb, LSW
School Mental Health Staff Coordinator
Social Worker/ Mental Health Professional
(775) 738-5196 or (775) 738-7281
