Mental Health

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Mental health, including social and emotional wellbeing, is central to a healthy school community. Mental health is a state in which an individual (CDC 2018; WHO 2018):

Has positive emotions and moods with few negative emotions;
Feels fulfillment and satisfaction with life;
Has the ability to cope with everyday life stressors;
Realizes their abilities; and
Can work productively and make contributions to their community.

The Oregon School District utilizes the Wisconsin Mental Health Framework as the basis of supporting mental health of our school community. There are many benefits of a comprehensive framework, including better academic, psychosocial, and positive school climate.

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The Oregon School District is committed to supporting the mental health needs of our students and has teams ready and available to help.

If your student is in need of mental health support, please contact the Student Services team at your student's school.

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Crisis Hotlines

If you are in immediate danger, call 911.

Text “HOPELINE” to 741741
Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 608-280-2600 or 988
Briarpatch Helpline: 1-800-798-1126
Trevor Lifeline for LGBTQ+: 1-866-488-7386 or Trevor Text & Trevor Chat
24/7 SAMHSA Disaster Distress Helpline: 1-800-985-5990
24/7 Parental Stress Line: 1-800-632-8188
Domestic Abuse Intervention Services (DAIS) Help Line: 608-251-4445 or 800-747-4045

Building Bridges Program

The Oregon School District collaborates with the Dane County Department of Human Services, Catholic Charities, and several Dane County School districts to offer Building Bridges. This program is a 90-day intervention program for students in grades 4K-8 that seeks to support children’s educational experience by working with students, family, community agencies, and school staff to develop and promote emotional wellness.

Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools

Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools (CBITS) is a school-based, group and individual intervention. It is designed to reduce symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and behavioral problems, and to improve functioning, grades and attendance, peer and parent support, and coping skills. Traditionally, Oregon students have participated in CBITS in 6th and 10th grade.

CBITS has been used with children who have witnessed or experienced traumatic life events such as community and school violence, accidents and injuries, physical abuse and domestic violence, and natural and man-made disasters.

CBITS uses cognitive-behavioral techniques (e.g., psychoeducation, relaxation, social problem solving, cognitive restructuring, and exposure).

Wisconsin School Mental Health Framework

A Comprehensive School Mental Health System (CSMHS) includes a continuum of services and supports to promote student and staff mental health by fostering social and emotional wellbeing and positive school culture, and eliminating systemic barriers to wellbeing and success for all students (Lever 2019). A CSMHS increases health equity by ensuring all students and staff have access to the prevention, early intervention, and treatment supports that they need, when they need them, free of stigma.

Wisconsin’s vision for Comprehensive School Mental Health is outlined in the Wisconsin School Mental Health Framework: Building and Sustaining a Comprehensive System. The framework includes six components of a CSMHS and provides guidance on implementing them from a trauma sensitive lens.

First page of the PDF file: The Wisconsin School Mental Health Framework Building and Sustaining a Comprehensive System

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