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Behavioral Health

School Response Teams

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The Founding’s School Response Teams help to prevent crises by partnering with teachers and administrators to help them know what to look for, how to respond, and what services are available in the community that support mental health.

In many schools, a lack of relevant resources and training means that mental health concerns among students frequently go unnoticed or unaddressed until they rise to the level of crisis. The Foundling’s School Response Teams works to enhance the resources available to schools to address mental health needs before they develop into crisis situations. The program operates in Staten Island and Brooklyn and equips New York City public middle schools with the capacity to respond to their students’ mental health problems through staff training and consultation, and provides services to students through linkages to community-based resources, direct crisis intervention, and prevention activities.

Success Stories

Denisha Pursues Her Dreams

With The Foundling’s support, I was able to see the light at the end of the tunnel, make a goal, and create a plan.”

- Denisha

After enduring physical violence at home and battling chronic depression, Denisha left home at age 14 and spent her teenage years in foster care. As Denisha approached her 18th birthday, she sought more independence – a transition that is hard for young people in foster care, who often lack a traditional support system. Denisha was driven to succeed, however, and applied to The Foundling’s Supportive Housing Program: a residential program that works with young adults to eliminate barriers to independent living.

Partnering with Foundling staff, Denisha was able to address her mental health needs, learn important life skills, become financially stable, and pursue her educational aspirations. The Foundling was Denisha’s safety net as she learned the skills she needed to succeed on her own. This year, Denisha completed a Master’s program in early childhood education, was hired as a full-time 1st grade teacher, and recently moved into her own apartment.

With The Foundling’s continued guidance, Denisha is excited for the next stage of her journey, and looks forward to what the future will bring.

Full Story
Denisha
Our Continued

Impact

$5
donation launched The Foundling's work in 1869
18
evidence-based models and adaptations implemented with fidelity across our array of programs and service areas
70%
of youth in state and local juvenile justice systems have a mental illness
20%
of youth between the ages of 13-18 live with a mental health condition
2,000+
hours of evidence-based therapy provided every year at our Home of Integrated Behavioral Health in Harlem
90%
of those who die by suicide have an underlying mental illness
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The Foundling's Implementation Support Center works with organizations across the world to help them identify and implement evidence based programs

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To bring evidence-based practices to your agency, call 917-485-7297 or email us at ISC@nyfoundling.org

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The First Adoption

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