Student Support Center
Student Support Services
Students and families who would like free supportive assistance for personal, home, or school-related issues, are welcome to call or drop by the Student Support Center (located in Room F-1). The Center is open during the school year.
Services are confidential (except in those situations when a student’s safety is at risk), and are available in English and Spanish.
For More Information:
Check
out the Student Support Center Homepage
Contact - Mary Struhs, MSW, PPSC, Coordinator (916) 826-3223 or Mary-Struhs@scusd.edu
Adriana Martinez, ASW, PPSC, School Social Worker (916) 826-2511 or Adriana-Martinez-Trujillo@scusd.edu
Amie Harp, Youth and Family Mental Health Advocate (916) 559-0645 or Amie-Harp@scusd.edu
Our Purpose
To support students’ academic success and social/emotional well-being.
Services Provided by Support Center staff and Community-Based Partner Organizations:
- Mental health services
- Support groups (art therapy-based bereavement, stress management, anxiety/depression, newcomer immigrant support)
- One-on-one and group mentoring
- Crisis intervention and safety risk assessments
- Referrals to school and community resources (including food, shelter, housing, employment, public assistance, health insurance, etc.)
- Free school supplies and backpacks
- Home visits
- Lunchtime Wellness Fridays - social/emotional learning activities
- Classroom presentations on suicide prevention education, substance use prevention education, healthy relationships, consent, empathy, and sexual assault, sexual harassment and domestic violence awareness
- Schoolwide activities that build connections between students, reduce bullying, violence and stereotypes, and provide students with increased tools to cope with stress
- Assistance with 504 Plans for students with a mental and/or physical impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities. 504 Plans provide accommodations and/or related services to ensure that eligible students have equal access to education