MCS APPROACH TO MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS

• • The MCS Mental Health Team includes a Mental Health Director, who leads the implementation of district-wide mental health services, and a Mental Health Service Coordinator who assesses, develops, and monitors mental health services and initiatives available for our students and their families.
  • District Contracts include; Mental Health Center/Albany Clinic and Yellow Brick Road Counseling, which support students through school-based counseling and case management, Hospice of the Valley for grief support, PACT/FACT Programs to provide training, basic needs, and community resources for our families.  
  • School Counselors conduct classroom lessons on character education, peer relationships, and health coping skills.  They also facilitate small group and individual counseling groups and make referrals to community services when needed.
  • MCS Community Partners include: The Decatur Children’s Advocacy Center for childhood truama, Morgan County DHR abuse and neglect, Mental Health Association, Crisis Services of North Alabama suicide prevention education. 
  • MCS requires Suicide Prevention Training for all MCS employees. Suicide Prevention classes are taught in middle and high school. 
  • MCS offers Youth Mental Health First Aid Training to all Counselors and MTSS Cohort and will be offered to all staff in the future.
  • MCS utilizes proactive technology tools for digital student safety.
  • Partnership with MCSD/PPD provides School Resource Officers (SROs) in Morgan County Schools to build positive relationships and a safe school environment.