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Brookfield High School to offer mental health services to families

The Brookfield Board of Education has accepted the Connecticut Institute for Communities as a service provider for the district.  The BHS Pillars worked for over 10 months to analyze the mental health concerns facing students, particularly since COVID. 

During a presentation to the Board, they heard that there's been significant increases in the numbers of students who are experiencing mental health crises such as anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation, truancy or whose families were referred to DCF.  There has also been a significant increase in crisis intervention referrals through calls to 211.

CIFC would offer mental health services and substance abuse prevention counseling to students and families on-site at BHS, regardless of financial status. There is no cost to the district, and the services are covered by most insurance plans. A part-time therapist would be placed in the school, also offering family counseling, and would be available for immediate assistance with 211 referrals.

To help address the decline in overall student well-being, the increase in discipline issues (such as substance abuse), and the general downturn in academic performance, the BHS Pillars committee recommended restructuring some BHS committees to better handle academic, social and behavioral issues, securing school counselor and social worker interns, and partnering with an outside agency.

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