Mental Health and Crisis Support

To help students in a time of crisis, each MCPS school has a student support team consisting of a school counselor(s), a school psychologist, a pupil personnel worker, and a school nurse. Following an individual or school-wide crisis, the team provides the necessary support, care and interventions needed to help students, families and staff feel safe, secure and available for learning. They play a key role in ensuring those affected can return to their academic focus as quickly as possible.

In addition to the formal training related to their professions, team members are trained to support students and schools during and after a crisis using a model developed in collaboration with the MCPS Employee Assistance Program, the Montgomery County Crisis Center, and EveryMind.

If you have a concern about your child, please contact any member of the student services team for assistance.

WHERE TO GET HELP

If you are in a crisis or you know someone who is call, text or chat:

  301-738-2255 
 suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat  

To help yourself or a friend with suicidal thoughts call:

  800-273-8255 

If you are concerned about your safety in school or the safety of other students call:

  833-MD-B-SAFE 

MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES

Community Resources

EveryMind
301-424-0656
Crisis prevention and intervention services.

Montgomery County Crisis Center
240-777-4000 or walk-in
24/7 immediate response to mental health and situational crises.

Montgomery County Access to Behavioral Health Services
240-777-1770 / 240-777-4710 or walk-in
Assistance with obtaining appropriate outpatient mental health or substance use services for individuals eligible through the public mental health system.

infoMontgomery
Directory of mental health service providers and resources in Montgomery County.

Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health Services
240-777-1432
Outpatient mental health services for children, adolescents, and their families.

Screening and Assessment Services for Children and Adolescents
240-777-1430
Substance use assessment and treatment referrals.

Family Services, Inc.
301-840-2000
Community mental health services and programs for families.

ChildLink
Information and referral service for children birth to 5 years old and their families.

2-1-1 Maryland
24/7 access to over 5,000 organizations and programs across the state that provide community health and human services.

Montgomery County BtheOne
Information on suicide and substance use prevention for teens and their families.

National Resources

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

The Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide

Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance

Mental Health Association of Maryland

Children’s Mental Health Matters! Family Resource Kit (in english and spanish)

Children's Mental Health

Mental Health America

The National Center for Children and Families

MentalHealth.gov

National Council for Behavioral Health

National Institute of Mental Health