Evergreen School District
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Mental Health & Wellness
Evergreen School District is committed to helping every student succeed academically, socially, and emotionally. Through our Mental Health & Wellness Connections network, schools provide layers of support that include counselors, school social workers, school psychologists, and rotating social work interns and marriage and family therapy trainees. These professionals work in partnership connecting resources, guidance, and encouragement to help students navigate challenges, celebrate successes, and build skills for lifelong well-being.
On-Campus Wellness Centers
To strengthen these connections, we offer on-campus wellness centers at Chaboya and LeyVa Middle Schools and Katherine Smith Elementary School. These safe, welcoming spaces give students a place to pause, connect with caring staff, and access resources that foster resilience and emotional health.
Mental Health & Wellness Resource Website
Our Mental Health & Wellness Connections website links students, parents, and educators to practical tools and trusted information that support emotional health and overall well-being. When we understand mental health, we can better care for ourselves, our children, and our community. This online hub helps move our community from awareness to action—connecting you with strategies, tips, and resources to build healthy habits and balanced lives..
Explore our Mental Health & Wellness Connections website to learn more: wellness@eesd.org.
Mental Health Resources
Recognizing the Warning Signs
That Someone May be at Immediate Risk for Attempting Suicide
- Talking about wanting to die or wanting to kill themselves
- Talking about feeling empty or hopeless or having no reason to live
- Talking about feeling trapped or feeling that there are no solutions
- Feeling unbearable emotional or physical pain
- Talking about being a burden to others
- Withdrawing from family and friends
- Giving away important possessions
- Saying goodbye to friends and family
- Putting affairs in order, such as making a will
- Taking great risks that could lead to death, such as driving extremely fast
- Talking or thinking about death often
Positive Coping Skills Include:
- Establishing a mindfulness and meditation practice.
- Accessing mental health awareness programs and services.
- Establishing a self-care practice; including healthy eating.
- Asking for support from friends, family, or a professional.
- Practicing time management & problem-solving skills.
- Contact your school-site counselor and support staff.
Negative Coping Strategies to Avoid:
- Substance Abuse
- Self-medication
- Violence and abuse
- Self-Harm
- Compulsivity
- Dissociation
- Catastrophizing
- Isolating
Warning Signs & Symptoms
- Thinking of suicide
- Excessive worrying, fear and sadness
- Extreme mood changes, including uncontrollable “highs” or feelings of euphoria
- Prolonged or strong feelings of irritability or anger and changes in sleeping habits
- Changes in eating habits such as increased hunger or lack of appetite
- Difficulty perceiving reality (delusions or hallucinations, in which a person experiences and senses things that don't exist in objective reality)
- Overuse of substances like alcohol or drugs