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If you are experiencing an emergency, please dial 911.
The Elizabeth Public School Mental Health team, consisting of school counselors, school-based social workers, school nurses, culture/climate coaches, and the student assistance coordinator, who are committed to supporting all students’ educational success by providing support in the areas of academic, career, and personal-social development. Our comprehensive mental health program, which includes strategic, timely, and personal interventions and customized educational experiences, is designed to ensure students have the essential skills for life-long learning, social awareness, and 21st century leadership.
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Panorama Education
Target Group: 3 grade through 12 gradeResources: 3 different Surveys and Social Emotional learning lesson planning
About: Panorama helps the Elizabeth Public Schools transform their approach to education, so that every student thrives in school, every student benefits from an excellent education, and every student graduates prepared with the knowledge, skills, and mindsets they need to thrive in the modern, ever-changing world. Panorama works to improve education, helping to create a world where every child has equitable access to opportunities in school and in society more broadly.
Surveyed content areas:
Student competencies: Emotional Regulation, Growth Mindset
Student Supports and Environment: School Safety, Teacher/Student Relationships, Sense of Belonging, Engagement
Equity and Inclusion: Diversity and Inclusion, Cultural Awareness and Action
Contact about this service: School Counselor and/or School Based Social Worker
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Gaggle Safety Management:
Target Group: Prek-12
About: Gaggle assists in identifying students who are struggling with thoughts of suicide, self-harm, substance abuse, cyberbullying, and other issues affecting student safety and well-being. Gaggle’s powerful technology, combined with the Gaggle Safety Team, provides real-time analysis and review of students’ use of school-issued online collaboration platforms. Trained safety representatives review all alerts that come in and further analyze them to verify the content, understand the context, and determine the level of severity. School officials are then notified when students show signs of credible threats. Our mental health staff and administrators will then intervene to provide the appropriate interventions and/or referrals to community resources. Gaggle complies with HIPAA and FERPA guidelines and was one of the first companies to sign the Student Privacy Pledge.
Contact about this service: School Principal or School Counselor and/or School Based Social Worker
Gaggle Therapy
Target Group: K-12
About: Gaggle Therapy provides telehealth therapy services to identified students in need of mental health counseling. Parents and/or school officials can refer any student for services free of charge to the family. Students are closely monitored while receiving services and frequent collaboration is ongoing between the telehealth therapist and the district’s mental health staff.
Contact about this service: School Counselor and/or School Based Social Worker
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Therapeutic Learning Connections
Target Group: K-12
About: Identify social, cultural & other factors that contribute to the escalation of bullying & cyberbullying and incorporate the Bullies to Buddies™ strategies designed to empower youth to respond to bullying.
Topics: Post-pandemic social emotional learning
Contact about this service: School Counselor and/or School Based Social Worker
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Nurtured Heart Approach
Target group: Select Prek-12
About: The Nurtured Heart Approach® (NHA) is more than just a behavior management strategy for parents or educators. It is a philosophy for creating healthy relationships. The Approach is a set of strategies that equips adults to guide children of all ages in developing self-regulation. It has this impact via transforming the way children perceive themselves, their caregivers and the world around them.
Contact about this service: School Counselor and/or School Based Social Worker
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Youth Enrichment Service (YES Program) RWJ
Target Group: All 9-12
About:
Times and Services: After-School (Monday through Friday) 2:30pm-7pm. One on One or Group counseling.
Contact about this service: School Principal or School Counselor and/or School Based Social Worker or Lisa Perry, Director of YES Program, perryli@epsnj.org
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About Wisdom Spring Wellness ServicesDr. Ruben Lambert is a licensed Psychologist (NJ Lic. No. 35SI005107) specializing in Mind/Body Wellness Interventions. He is also a Zen Master in the Korean Zen Tradition. In the Zen Tradition he was given the name Mooh Sang which means Dispeller of Delusion. Dr. Lambert integrates the wisdom of zen with modern day scientific psychological research to provide training and interventions that target the mind, body and spirit. His approach is simplistic and the goal is to provide practical techniques for achieving optimal wellness moment to moment in daily life.
wisdom-spring (wisdomspring.com)
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Elizabeth Public School Resources
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Crisis Contact Information
Crisis Contact Information
- Addiction Hotline: 800-238-2333
- DCP&P: 877-652-2873
- Domestic Violence: 800-572-SAFE (7233)/908-355-4357
- Elizabeth Police Department: 908-558-2000
- NJ Homeless Hotline: 1-877-746-5211
- NJ/National Suicide Prevention: 1-855-654-6735
- Poison Control: 973-972-9280
- Union County Crisis: 908-351-6684
- Call 988: 24/7 Suicide Crisis Lifeline
- Text 988: 24/7 Suicide Crisis Lifeline
- App: Suicide Safety Plan
- App: Not OK
- App: Stay Alive
- App: Mindshift
- App: Virtual Hope Box
- Talk to a your schools mental health professional (Counselor, Social Worker, or Nurse)
- Speak to your primary care doctor or physician
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EPS School-based Mental Health Team Directory
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EPS Social Emotional Learning After-School Program Â
EPS Social Emotional Learning After-School Program
Target Group: K-12
About: All students have the opportunity to attend after-school programming focused on various SEL principles designed to help students learn how to better manage their emotions, develop empathy for others, build skills for more effective communication, and improve their overall wellbeing.
Groups/Topics: Perseverance and Resilience, Comprehensive Approach to learning Meditation (CALM program), Educational Yoga, Grief/Trauma, Play Therapy, Restorative Practices.
Contact about this service: School Principal or School Counselor and/or School Based Social Worker
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Student Assistance Counseling- Substance Abuse Program
EPS Student Assistance Counseling- Substance Abuse (Saturday Support and Educational Program)
Target Group: 6-12
About: Students who are experiences difficulties with substance abuse.
Service and Times: Saturdays 9:00am – 1:00pm or scheduled at individual times
Contact about these services: School Counselor and/or School Based Social Worker Jodi Berkowitz, SAC, berkowitzjo@epsnj.org
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Community Resource Guide
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Dealing with Loss or GriefÂ