Resources for Partner Schools

Explain your CFS partnership in school newsletters and on your website. Social media posts can be used on Facebook or Instagram to share mental health tips with parents and help remind them about counseling services available to them.

• Descriptive messaging to include in school newsletters and on website –  For schools with School-based Therapists and schools with Wellness Specialists (downloadable Word documents)
• Digital screens informing parents and students about CFS partnership (downloadable PowerPoint file)
• Sample Social Media Posts – Images to go with copy are linked below.  Please remember to tag @ChristianFamilySolutions!
  • Counseling Services Available (PNG)
  • Know the Signs (PNG)
  • Questions to Ask Your Child if You Are Concerned (PNG)
  • How to Talk to Your Child About Mental Health (PNG)
  • What to Do if Your Child is Struggling (PNG)
  • Counseling and How it Can Help Your Child (PNG)
  • Coping Skills You Can Practice Together (PNG)
  • Affirmations to Encourage Your Child (PNG)

These can be shared with parents to explain the counseling services available and help them decide whether to request their child meets with a counselor.

• When to Seek Counseling Flyer for Parents 
• Sample parent letter for schools with School-based Therapists and Wellness Specialists (downloadable Word documents)

Our counselors are available to speak to teachers, parents, and other groups on a wide range of mental health topics, including:

• Youth Mental Health First Aid Training
• Classroom Strategies
• Helping Children with Trauma in their Past
• Teens/Young Adult Issues
• Bullying and Teasing

Our complete list of educational presentations can be viewed here. To request a presentation, email presentations@wlcfs.org or call 888-685-9522.

Sometimes a step up in care is needed beyond one-on-one outpatient counseling sessions, and Christian Family Solutions has group day treatment programs available for children and teens when more intensive therapy is needed.

• STRONG Child & Adolescent Day Treatment Program offers in-person, half-day sessions at CFS’s STRONG Center in Milwaukee. For children age 4-15.
• CFS Day Treatment for Teens offers online sessions in Wisconsin and Minnesota. For youth age 11-18.

We asked teens to submit their most pressing questions about mental health and wellness. Then our counselors provided answers! A resource for both teenagers and their parents.

• What can I do when I feel lonely?
• How should I deal with thoughts of sadness or depression?
• How do you help someone struggling with depression without offending them?
• What if homework and grades are causing anxiety?

Visit the Real Questions, Real Solutions website for more questions and answers.

Following are other mental health resources that may be helpful for educators and families. We encourage you to share with parents and teachers at your school.

• Online, Self-Guided Courses on parenting, resiliency and other mental health topics
• Strengthening Parent-Child Connections, an online parenting course.  Contact your CFS School-based Therapist or Wellness Specialist to get a discount code you can share with parents, so they can access for free!
• Calming Down Through Play (video)
• 3 Techniques for Thoughtful Breathing (video) and Breathing Techniques for Kids Toolkit
• Toolkit for a Successful School Year
• A Grounding Technique to help children stay focused
• Helpful Articles on a wide range of mental health topics, including youth issues, parenting, anxiety, grief, and trauma