Mental Health Resources

Mental health, also known as emotional or behavioral health, is a vital part of your child’s overall health and development. All children experience periods of anger, frustration and sadness. However, for some children, these normal stresses can be overwhelming to the point that it interferes with the child’s everyday life; such as:
Having difficulty at home, in school, interpersonally or within the family
Having difficulties affecting his/her ability to eat or sleep
Having a hard time in situations where they used to be okay
Experiencing problems significant enough that they are causing the child or other family members distress
In pre-teens or teenagers, this means...
Marked fall in school performance
Inability to cope with problems and daily activities
Marked changes in sleeping and/or eating habits
Frequent physical complaints
Sexual acting out
Depression shown by sustained, prolonged negative
mood and attitude, difficulty sleeping, or thoughts of
death
Abuse of alcohol and/or drugs
Intense fear of becoming obese with no relationship to
actual body weight
Persistent nightmares
Threats of self-harm or harm to others
Self-injury or self destructive behavior
Frequent outbursts of anger, aggression
Frequent threats to run away
Aggressive or non-aggressive consistent violation of
rights of others; opposition to authority, truancy, theft, or vandalism
Strange thoughts, beliefs, feelings, or unusual
behaviors
Finding Help
If you're concerned about your student's mental health, contact our school counselors! Mrs. North and Ms. Reed can connect you to resources and counseling services.
Mrs. North - north.cynthia@ccpsstaff.org or 410-479-3678
Ms. Reed - reed.jennifer@ccpsstaff.org or 410-479-3678
We have a partnership with Corsica River Mental Health Services that allows us to provide school-based mental health counseling with a professional counselor! Mrs. North and Ms. Reed can both submit these referrals.
Local Crisis Hotlines
Eastern Shore Operations Center (ESCO) (Affiliated Sante) - 888-407-8018
For All Seasons, Inc. (Rape Crisis Center) - 1-800-310-7273
Mid-Shore Council on Family Violence - 1-800-927-HOPE