Some students may experience moments of stress, sadness, and/or a general sense of feeling overwhelmed. Our counseling department and our mental health partner, Child Focus is available to support our students and families in all of our buildings. They have provided some resources below should your child, or someone they know, experience a crisis. As always, students and parents can report any safety concerns by using our online system through
Public School Works so that an administrator is notified immediately.
For a mental health crisis or emergency, patients and families are encouraged to contact their current mental health provider first. This allows the mental health provider, who knows your child best, to provide support and direction.
If your child does not have a mental health provider, and they are experiencing a non-life threatening mental health crisis, you are encouraged to contact the Psychiatric Intake Response Center (PIRC) at CCHMC 513.636.4124. The PIRC staff will help you to decide the most effective level of intervention for your child’s mental health crisis – which may include an urgent psychiatric assessment in the PIRC Bridge Clinic.
Urgent Care, Best Point Behavioral Health by The Children’s Home
513-527-3040 For children, teens and young adults up to age 21, the urgent care helps those who need immediate social or emotional care not rising to the level of going to the hospital. Mon-Fri 3:00pm to 10:00pm
513-584-5098 MCT is a mobile clinical team trained to respond to mental health emergencies in the community. Mobile Crisis is now available 24/7.
513-961-4080 The Lighthouse provides a variety of services to youth such as case management, therapy, and emergency shelter.
This is a great app to add on your phone. Easily accessible resource if you or someone you know is struggling. Contains crisis numbers, suicide warning signs, info on how to help yourself or a friend.
Their virtual mind peace rooms contain calming videos, brain games, and activities. Also houses a database of community and school-based mental health professionals.
988 has been designated as the new three-digit dialing code that will route callers to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.