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Student Support

MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS

Evergreen Valley High School offers mental health support for students.

 

The support includes:

  • Crisis intervention, educationally related mental health counseling services, support, and case management.

  • Building trusting relationships with students, families, and school personnel.

  • Maintain the confidentiality of student and family.

  • Home visits to understand and address barriers to learning.

  • Linking students and families with school and community resources.

  • Family Support

  • Collaborating with all school personnel to assess students’ social/emotional obstacles to academic success.

  • Assist teachers and administrators in developing plans to help students with academic and behavior problems.

  • Develop/facilitate/coordinate wellness prevention and intervention programs and activities.

*** Some services may require parental consent.

REFERRALS

Issues that May Prompt a Student Support Services Referral:

  • Mental health issues

  • Suicidal ideation

  • Abuse or neglect

  • Lack of basic needs/homelessness

  • Pregnancy, teen parent needs

  • Change in academic performance

  • Chronic attendance or tardiness issues

  • Gang affiliations

  • Coping or social skills deficits

  • Facilitation of school-home-community communication

  • Student advocacy

  • Referral, monitoring, collaboration to and with community agencies

  • Staff support and/or development

  • Substance Abuse

When should I refer a student to Student Support Services?

A student should be referred to the Student Support Center when the student shows signs of social and/or emotional difficulties, which are interfering with the student’s success at school.

How do I make a referral?

Click here to submit a referral. Referrals are prioritized by urgency. Other referrals may be waitlisted. Referrals can also be made in person with a walk-in form located at the Student Support Services office.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

 

If a student is in imminent danger or risk of harming themselves or others, DO NOT submit a referral. If during school hours, find an administrator or other adult right away, or contact an administrator at (408) 347-7174. If after school hours, contact 911 or Pacific Clinics Mobile Crisis Unit at (408) 379-9085.

Student Support Services Staff Contact Information: 

Trisha Graves

School Social Worker

Alpha N-Z

Salvador Jaimez

School Social Worker

Alpha A-M

408.347-7292

HELPFUL LINKS

SUICIDE / CRISIS

Pacific Clinics Family Services Crisis Hotline

Alum Rock Counseling Center Mobile Crisis Unit

ABUSE / NEGLECT

Child Protective Services (CPS)

GRIEF / DEATH / DYING

Bill Wilson’s Centre for Living with Dying

EMERGENCY SHELTER / FOOD / CLOTHING FOR YOUTH & FAMILIES

Bill Wilson Center (Youth & Young Adults)

408-243-0222

http://www.billwilsoncenter.org

EHC Lifebuilders

408-539-2100

http://www.ehclifebuilders.org

Inn Vision

408-292-4286

http://www.innvision.org

Catholic Charities

408-325-5277

http://www.catholicharitiescc.org

Second Harvest Food Bank

1-800-984-3663

http://www.shfb.org

Loaves and Fishes

408-998-1500

http://www.loavesfishes.org/cms/

To Register as Homeless with East Side Union High School District, Contact Rose Ortiz

408-347-5202

ortizr@esuhsd.org

VICTIM OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, OR CRIME

YWCA of Silicon Valley

Victim Witness Assistance Center

Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence

SUBSTANCE USE / ABUSE

Asian Americans for Community Involvement

Asian American Recovery Services

Alcoholics Anonymous

Al-anon and Alateen

LGBTQ+

Youth Space

PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays)

MENTAL HEALTH AGENCIES

Medi-Cal County Mental Health

Referral Line

  • 1-800-704-0900

Asian Americans for

Community Involvement

Alum Rock Counseling Center

Almaden Valley Counseling Services

Bill Wilson Center

Catholic Charities

Community Solutions

EMQ Families First

Gardner Family Health

REACH

Starlight Community Services

LEGAL ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT FOR YOUTH IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY

Legal Advocates for Children and Youth (LACY)

Victim Witness Assistance Center

HEALTH INSURANCE

Medi-Cal

Healthy Kids

Foothill Community Health Center

Santa Clara Valley Medical Center

ARTICLES ON STRESS

PARENTING

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