Connecting Mental Health & Education Inc.

Form 990, Part III, Line 1 - Organization Mission

“Mission: to raise visions: of the students/parents/ teachers - not just to increase better social behaviours but also academic grades and scores. How? Well, in a nutshell, we would like to offer our services as "counseling tutors" to help with a very real low-credit/-academic problems.still, to reach many who seem unreachable, first of all, their own hierarchy of needs must be met. We are so willing to accompany students and families to meet their specific needs. So, if we can convince studentsand families - to be willing to receive help - we are hoping that lbusd works with us, eventually regarding access to services. We are most willing to be at students' sides, accompanying them to more intensive services and to resources that are equipped to meetingbasic needs - in order for them to even be receptive to counseling, in order for them to be more receptivee to learning in classrooms.we also specialize in providing in-home services. We specialize in teaming up our interns to provide in-home services for large families, with translation inclusive this is 80% of our agencys obligations right now.in all senses, we want to touch all students, parents and teachers. We want to be there, to reachout to all to lend a helping hand: individually, and in groups. We want to reach students purported to have deficits, realizing that failure to thrive in school can mean that either a child was told he or she cant or there is a lack of language skills or little to no reading material in homes. We want to reach out to families, and to the teachers too- hear how we can help; not continually offer advice but work as a team. We have an oath of confidentiality. The agency can create a safe place not to come from a knowing stance, but a want to know stance what will work team wise. Along with an oath of confidentiality, our counselors must provide to the agency weekly progress ntoes. As such, we will provide, via a summary so as not to break confidentiality with students and parents permission achievement, weekly, as related to academic goals.some of the types of services provided:- 40 or more behavioral health sessions for direct victims & children witnessing domestic violence.- 30 or more behavioral health session for child witnesses traumatized by close proximity to a crime.- 30 or more behavioral health sessions for minor siblings living with direct victim.- 15 or more behavioral health sessions for affected caregivers, adult siblings, parents, grandparents; others living or having lived like families for at least two years with the victim.- 15 or more behavioral health sessions for rape victims.other types of services we provide the victims of crime:-case management our staff takes victims to advocates, and to court-help with mental health bills-help with medical bills & dental bills-help with relocation fees, emergency money, home security, funeral money-restitution from perpetrator”