Social Work

Please use this form to request to be seen by a school social worker.
If you or someone else is in imminent danger or have an urgent issue please inform a staff member immediately. Otherwise, the school social worker will follow up with you as soon as someone is available. 

JHS School Social worker referral - self refer

For more information about how to talk about mental health, how to find help, and more, visit the link below. 

Young People Looking for help

For grief resources, visit the link below. 

Teen grief resources 

This TEDX talk discusses finding your purpose. Take notes to answer the simple questions. 

How to know your purpose - ted talk

Dealing with Feeling Bored

Stress action plan 

my feelings/my needs

pros and cons 

test anxiety 

active listening

How do you find a 'real' friend? Let's talk about it. Text the number 494949 to chat anonymously, or visit http://remedylive.com. 

Dubois County Resources is a free community resource guide to help you find the services you need. 

Dubois county resources

Dial 988. 

Línea de Prevención del Suicidio y Crisis: 988

suicide and crisis lifeline

For parents and caregivers of children looking for ways to help children struggling with their mental health, follow the link. 

how to help your child

For mental health online resources, follow the link. 

Mental health resources for parents of teens

For information on helping children deal with grief, follow the link. 

Helping children deal with grief

For a list of book resources to assist parents/guardians with their child's mental health, follow the link. 

Book Resources 

Additional book resources: 

• Reset Your Child's Brain: A Four-Week Plan to End Meltdowns, Raise Grades, and Book Social Skills by Reversing the Effects of Electronic Screen-Time  by Victoria L. Dunckley, MD
• Glow Kids - How Screen Addiction is Hijacking Our Kids - and How to Break the Trance by Nicholas Kardaras
• Digital Madness - How Social Media is Driving Our Mental Health Crisis and How to Restore Our Sanity by Nicholas Kardaras

Grace Wilson, Program Coordinator with Youth First, discusses how to talk to your child about vaping. 

How to talk to your child about vaping

How to rewire the anxious brain and skills to beat anxiety. 

Rewiring the anxious brain 

part 2: Skills that can help 

The Wait Until 8th pledge empowers parents to rally together to delay giving children a smartphone until at least 8th grade.  Banding together helps decrease the pressure to have a phone at an early age. Ten years old is the average age children get their first smartphone.

Wait until 8th

If your student MUST have a smartphone, try an alternative.

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Below is a resource containing information about screen time for guardians. 

Healthy Screen Habits