Mental Health & Wellness Resources

If you're in crisis, please check the crisis line information at the bottom of this page to speak to someone and get support. For other requests please contact your school via their directory.

Mental Health
Wellness

Mental Health

What supports are available for students and staff?

We recognize the impact these surreal circumstances are having on all of us. We encourage our students to continue to find and create moments of familiarity and maintain other routines as much as possible, including communicating with friends, and staying active.

School social workers, psychologists, counselors, nurses, and PBIS Coaches have guidance on supports and resources for supporting both students and staff through this stressful and uncertain time.

We know that given the closure of schools and other community agencies, some existing social-emotional and mental health supports will be disrupted. Our staff is currently developing plans to communicate with families about supports available while schools are closed.

Coping Resources

Employee Resources

Employee Assistance Program

The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides MMSD Employees and family members with confidential and personal support on important topics that will help you with your well-being, including stress management, nutrition, fitness and daily living. The EAP will help you with support and/or referrals 24/7 by phone, online, live chat, email and text.

EAP services can help with:

Stress, anxiety, or depression
Family, marital and relationship issues
Social & environmental stress (COVID-19)
Life improvement and goal-setting
Grief and loss
Addictions such as substance use
Financial and legal concerns
Identity theft and fraud resolution
Online will preparation

Employee Assistance Program Information

Care Solace

http://www.caresolace.com/madisonmetro

Available to MMSD Students and Families and MMSD Staff and Families

Care Solace provides mental health care coordination for school systems by linking students, students' family members AND/OR MMSD staff and families to mental health services that match their needs 24/7. Care Solace is committed to connecting our MMSD community to mental health therapists and will match culturally appropriate and gender appropriate resources and providers to our students and families. They provide translation in over 250 languages.

Health Insurance (if applicable)

Call your insurance company. On the back of your health insurance card there will be a number for Member Services or Behavioral Health. Ask for support for what you need.

Emergency Resources

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (24 hours/nationally): 1-800-273-8255

Hopeline Text “Hope” to 741741 to reach a Crisis Counselor (National Crisis Text Line)

Journey Crisis Intervention Line (24 hour for teens and adults): 608-280-2600

Briarpatch Crisis Line (24 hour crisis line for teens): 608-251-1162

Trevor Lifeline for LGBTQ+: 1-866-488-7386

Talking With Your Student

Talking to Children About COVID-19 (Coronavirus) - A Parent Resource: This document provides guidance to parents (and school staff) on how to provide accurate prevention information and facts to students without causing undue alarm. (National Association of School Psychologists and National Association of School Nurses) (Spanish version)
NASP Website has other languages as well
Talking With Children: Tips for Caregivers, Parents, and Teachers During Infectious Disease Outbreaks (Focuses on different age levels, parents and caregivers managing their responses)
CDC Guidance for talking with children

Mental Health News & Resources

Wellness

All students and staff are and feel healthy, safe, supported, engaged, and challenged.

MMSD recognizes that physical, social, and emotional health are linked to academic achievement and college, career, and community readiness. Students learn better in healthy schools with healthy employees. We believe that it is our responsibility to create learning environments that foster health and well-being for all students and employees. The district will utilize a unified and collaborative approach to learning and health to support the development of the Whole Child. As a system committed to equity, MMSD seeks to disrupt health inequities and eliminate disparities based on race and socioeconomic status so that our entire learning community, including all staff and all students have the chance to attain their full health and learning potential.