A school-based health center provides outpatient medical and mental health services directly inside of your school. Our services are provided by an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) and a Master’s Level Behavioral Health Clinician who are employed by Child & Family Agency and are experts in child and adolescent health.
We can help your child with physical exams, immunizations, and acute care sick visits. We can also assist with behavioral mental health problems such as depression, anxiety, and ADHD. Providing these services on-site reduces missed class time!
Services offered:
- Physical exams for school, camp, and sports
- Mental health screens, assessments, diagnosis, and treatment. Access to community-based psychiatry services.
- Immunizations
- Sick and Acute Care visits
- Prescriptions
- Crisis Intervention
- Education and management for mental health and chronic conditions such as asthma and weight management
- Labs
- Referrals
- Counseling Services (individual, group, and family)
*If your child is experiencing a medical emergency, please call 911 or go to the nearest Emergency Room.
Benefits of a sBHC
SBHC’s eliminate barriers to treatment such as access to care, scheduling conflicts, and transportation limitations. Students stay in school to receive needed care rather than have to leave and have caregivers take off time from work.
Students may receive behavioral health counseling from licensed professionals trained in working with children. These counseling sessions will take place in school during the school day.
SBHC’s are different from the school nurse’s office and community primary care doctors but works in collaboration with them. If your child does not have a primary care provider, efforts will be made to help your family establish one.
Clinicians are available for crisis intervention as needed for any student enrolled in their SBHC.
Frequently asked questions
Who can receive services?School-Based Health Centers are not open to the public. Any student with a completed registration form who attends one of these following schools may receive services.
How do I register my child for their SBHC?Please complete the required registration form to allow your child to receive services at their SBHC. For questions, please call CFA at 860-437-4550.
Will these services be billed to my insurance?Health insurance is billed for services provided, but there is no out-of-pocket cost to the family (no co-pays, deductible costs, or out-of-pocket expenses) for services provided in school.