UR-SOS Teen Mental Health Toolkit
Strengthening Educators’ Response to the Mental Health Needs of Teens
Resources for School Mental Health Practitioners
Expand your skillset with best-practice practice tools, websites, and resources.
Community Resource Guide
Comprehensive guide of community resources for youth and families with behavioral health needs
Child Psychiatrists and Nurse Practitioners
Listing of Psychiatrists and Nurse Practitioners serving children and teens in Monroe County
Private Practice Child Mental Health Therapists
Listing of Private Practice Child Mental Health Therapists serving children and teens in Monroe County, currently taking patients
Black-Identifying Therapists in Rochester
Listing of Black-identifying therapists in Rochester, NY
Providers offering ASD Evaluations
Providers offering Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Evaluations in Monroe County – 2021
Evidence-Based Assessment Resources
One-page handout of common evidence-based assessment resources for use in school mental health practice
ASD & ND Resources
Listing of community ASD & Neurodevelopmental Disability resources available in Monroe County.
Evidence-Based Psychoeducational Materials
Listing of FREE Evidence-Based resources to offer parents & educators psychoeducation about thir child’s behavioral health needs.
Private Psychoeducational Evaluations
Listing of private community organizations offering psychoeducational evaluations in Monroe County
FREE Evidence-Based Practice Tools
Resources for Evidence-Based Practice Tools for Implementation in School Mental Health Settings
URMC Mental Health and Wellness Access Guide
List of all URMC Mental Health and Wellness departments, services, and phone numbers (2021)
Project TEACH NY
Tools and resources to strengthen and support the ability of New York’s Maternal Health and Pediatric Primary Care Providers (PCPs) to deliver high quality behavioral heath supports. Includes screening tools and educational resources.
Resources for School-Based Suicide Prevention
NYS Center for Suicide Prevention - Schools
SPCNY offers a full range of resources, trainings and professional development options for school personnel.
Guide for Suicide Prevention in NY Schools
This document outlines best practices for school districts in New York State (NYS), to help protect the health and safety of all students and to guide school districts in developing policies and procedures to prevent, assess the risk of, intervene, and respond to youth suicidal behavior
Columbia Suicide Assessment Rating Scale (C-SSRS)
Use the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) to assess suicidal thoughts, intent, plan, past suicidal behavior, and current protective/risk factors, then match the response to the identified level of risk with safety planning, caregiver notification, lethal means restriction, crisis support, and follow-up.
Individual Crisis Management Plan
Based on the Stanley-Brown Protocol and adapted to schools, the ICMP helps school-based professionals identify predictable risk factors leading to crisis and develop a workable plan for support during the school day.
Exemplar Mental Health Resources Developed by NYS School Districts
Suicide/Self-Injurious Behavior (SIB) Risk Assessment
This worksheet assesses student suicide risk with strategies adapted from the SafeSide Framework for Recovery-Oriented Suicide Prevention. (Developed by Monroe 2 BOCES)
Self-Injurious Behavior (SIB)/Suicidal Ideation Intervention Protocol
Protocol developed to help guide school-staff in decision-making when a student presents with self-injurious behaviors (SIBs) or suicidal ideation. (Developed by Monroe 2 BOCES)
School Emergency Mental Health Referral Form
This form can be offered to mobile crisis, ambulance or parent for them to provide to Hospital/Crisis staff when referring to higher levels of care. (Developed by Monroe 2 BOCES)
Safety Tips for Parents
Exemplar safety tip guidelines developed by Monroe 2 BOCES to help parents support their teen’s mental health needs when in crisis.
School-To-Medical Communication Form
Schools can use this form to communicate mental health needs, information, and concerns to medical providers.
Medical-To-School Communication Form
Medical teams can use this form to effectively and efficiently communicate child mental health needs, information, and concerns to school systems.
Caregiver Mental Health Resource Guide
Exemplar parent resource guide developed by Pittsford Central School District to help parents navigate mental health resources within the community.
Supporting Teens within the Mental Health “System of Care”
Behavioral Health Crisis Call Line
Available 24 hours a day, seven days a week for people coping with mental health issues. The Crisis Call Line is staffed by master’s level counselors trained in crisis management. The counselor will listen to you, help you talk through the problem and suggest possible solutions. Call 275-8686.
Pediatric Behavioral Health & Wellness
PBH&W Outpatient Services meet the needs of families from diverse backgrounds who may benefit from outpatient assessment and treatment.
Brighter Days Pediatric Mental Health Urgent Care
This walk-in clinic offers evaluations and interventions to help young people and their families who are experiencing acute distress. Children must be accompanied by a caregiver for the duration of the walk-in visit.
Child & Adolescent Partial Hospitalization
CAPH serves as an alternative to psychiatric inpatient admissions or re-hospitalization for adolescents. The program includes individual, group and family therapy, psychiatric evaluation and evaluation to determine if medication therapy could be appropriate.
Child & Adolescent Inpatient Hospitalization
The inpatient program serves patients ages five through 18 who have symptoms of acute psychiatric illness or disorder requiring a safe, therapeutic, and supportive environment to assist with stabilization interventions. Admissions to the service generally occur on an emergency basis through the Emergency Department’s CPEP.
Monroe County Walk-In Clinics
List of services where walk-in times are available and a list of providers with basic contact information to use to inquire about appointment availability. Please call the center for current walk-in hours before traveling to their location.
Physical and Mental Health Services for Youth in the Finger Lakes Region
NYS School-Based Health Center Map
Explore an interactive map of the 245 School-Based Health Centers across NYS and learn about their sponsoring hospital/clinic, whether or not their data is included in the NYSBHF Data Hub, what school campus they serve, SBHC phone number, and more.
Monroe County Mobile Crisis Team
MCT can be accessed by dilaing 2-1-1. MCT is a multidisciplinary team of mental health professionals will visit you or your family in your home, place of employment, school or any other location in Monroe County. Services are designed to help divert individuals from the county’s psychiatric emergency departments and prevent unnecessary emergency room visits, when possible.
Family Access and Connection Team (FACT)
FACT is Monroe County’s integrated entry point to care for our community’s highest needs/ highest risk children and youth, incorporating the Monroe County Office of Mental Health, Office of Probation – Community Corrections and Department of Human Services.
Child & Family Treatment Support Services (CFTSS)
Allows interventions to be delivered in home and other natural community based settings where children and their families live. Offers lower intensity services to prevent the need for more restrictive settings and higher intensity services. Avail. for youth with Medicaid.
Children & Youth Single Point of Access (SPOA)
SPOA is a centralized access point for youth in Monroe County to connect to enhanced Mental Health and Behavioral Health Supports. SPOA is for children and youth with mental health concerns whose needs extend beyond outpatient therapy and/or medication management
Children's Health Homes of Upstate New York (CHHUNY)
A Children’s Health Home is a type of care that allows for health care and service providers in the community to work together to make sure that your child receives the care and support services to stay healthy. This is done by a care manager who oversees and links to services.
Focused Rochester City Resources
Pathways to Peace
City of Rochester R-Centers
Rochester’s R-Centers offer first-rate programs, facilities and professional staff to promote healthy living, education, creativity, self-discovery and positive relationships.
RCSD School-Based Health Centers
School-Based Health Clinics offer primary health-care services at no cost to enrolled students and their families. The clinics work with parents, guardians, and primary-care providers in the community.
RCSD School-Based Mental Health Clinics
RCSD School-based mental health clinics provide direct and timely access to mental health treatment and support for students and their families right in school.