Emergency Referrals: If any student or family member is experiencing a mental health crisis they can reach out to Centra Wellness Network at 1-877-398-2013.  Centra Wellness has Therapist available and provides crisis services 24/7.

Our MAPS Care Connect team is working alongside you in providing services.  They are continuing to do outreach with their caseload.  Sonya, Cheryl and Priscilla are actively working with students and families and are available for new referrals.  They would also like to provide clarity regarding the types of services that they are able to offer.  Please remember that these services are available by referral for our students and their families, but you are also welcomed to reach out with any individual concerns that you have or support you may need.

• Stress or Trauma Screening– Emergent issue screening and coordination with supportive services.
• Resource Insecurity – Resource connections for families with community agencies providing healthcare, food, insurance, housing, and more.
• Serious and/or Chronic Mental Illness – Home based services for students/families can be provided. Video interactions available where appropriate and applicable.

Feeling anxious about COVID-19 is a normal reaction that many of us are currently managing.  Under these circumstances our anxieties can motivate us to take steps for staying safe.  For some, however, managing this anxiety can feel uncontrollable.  This is when we know to take action.  Understanding that distance learning may create challenges in understanding what a student might be experiencing, the MAPS Care Connect Team wanted to provide some guidelines for what to listen or watch for when interacting from a distance with students and families:

• Mention of strong fear and anxiety about the COVID-19 outbreak. Understanding that prolonged fear can trigger existing or underlying panic, anxiety, or depression.
• Any mention of not feeling safe in current environment or strained relationships.
• References to extreme stress and inability to manage responsibilities of work, distance learning, and home.
• Comments about loneliness and isolation that exceed sharing about missing friends.
• Reference to lack of resources causing family stress.
• Comments regarding fear of losing home or inability to support family.

Referrals can be made using this form, link is also available on the Care Connect page of our website.

Referral Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfUYUG2SeYQ3E9rzQtMjXHEhY3CgW5z4SnGaGsKnDqndG9U0w/viewform

The health and wellbeing of every member of our MAPS family will remain our first concern.  Behavioral Health Therapist, Sonya Broadbent can be reached during the school closure by calling 231-655-3744 from 8:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.  We encourage you to reach out to the MAPS Care Connect Team with any questions or concerns you may have during this time.  They are here to provide any level of support necessary.