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○ ensuring continuous quality improvement of student
support services and outcomes using the internal
data base
○ providing information on prevention and
intervention services that promote resilience and
student success
○ providing substance abuse education, parent support
groups, resource services, and referral linkage to
other school support services or community-based
services for students and families
○ serving as members of the Crisis Response Team for
students, faculty, and staff during and after a critical
incident
Student Support Specialists are trained to:
• identify emotional and mental health concerns
• provide support for the student within the
educational setting
• make recommendations to assist the student and
their family with receiving additional support in the
community
• assist school personnel in identifying issues
including alcohol, tobacco, other drugs, and mental
health concerns which pose a barrier to a student’s
success
Who is Eligible to receive Student Support
Services?
Newport News Public Schools students are eligible
for services with the Student Support Program.
Although the supervisor for the program is placed at
the Administration Building and the student support
specialists are placed in high schools and middle
schools, we are a mobile team of professionals that
can provide services in any school setting.
How do you request Student Support Services?
Student Support Services can be requested by self-
referral, student referral, staff referral, or parent
referral submitted to the designated Student Support
Specialist or by contacting the Supervisor of Student
Support and Mental Health Care Services.
Who are the Student Support and Mental Health
Care Services Partners?
PARTNERS FOR MENTAL. HEALTH CARE SERVICES
Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board
(H-NNCSB) Mental Health Care Services Partnership:
○ provides clinical consultation and referral
information to school leaders for families in need of
support
○ provides
assessments
to
determine
appropriate level of care, including clinical
services and referrals for students and their
families
○ provides in-person and virtual school based mental
health care therapy services for elementary schools
○ provides linkage to community resources for
additional support (i.e. mentoring, mental
health case management, medication
management)
○ helps families with obtaining Medicaid insurance
for service provisions if they do not have medical
insurance
○ assists students with learning and using
prevention and intervention strategies as it
pertains to their mental health care plan
○ monitors student progress in therapy
○ collaborates with school staff to obtain
written consent from parent or legal
guardian
○ provides individual, group, and family mental
health care therapy services
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