Friends of the West Sonoma County Union High School District
The Teen Counseling Project is dedicated to funding and maintaining mental health services
in each of the three West Sonoma County High Schools.
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Addressing mental health issues in our adolescent community is integral to school safety. For troubled teens, for their classmates and fellow students, acknowledging and tackling issues of isolation, anxiety and confusion are elements of creating a safe learning environment.
For all teens, communication about issues of morality, decision-making, and behavioral consequences is essential in developing responsibility and insight. By fostering mental health programs the Teen Counseling Project is here to enhance campus safety and learning for everyone. Additionally, as many as one in four west county high school students contends with severe emotional and psychological issues that require therapeutic intervention. Academic counselors are often the first point of contact for students with problems. However, with their high caseloads, they have little time to adequately help students with serious personal problems. Left untreated, these problems can quickly escalate into anxiety, depression, isolation and disruptive disciplinary disturbances. Troubled students who do not receive help often drop out of school. Deficient in education and prone to instability, they then take their problems into the larger community. |
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“In a time when tight budgets are forcing reductions in counseling and student support, the
Teen Counseling Project focuses on solutions to help kids stay balanced and growing during one
of the most exciting and challenging times of their lives.” “Working with Av has changed my life.” - Anonymous Junior WSCUHSD |