Bridge Team
The Need
Statistics show that more Michigan children and adolescents are increasingly dealing with mental health issues and experiencing traumatic events.
The Impact
Mental health has an enormous impact on our students’ success in school. Depression, anxiety, and other mental health conditions have been linked to lower grades and an increase in alarming dropout rates.
Why Schools?
Why are our schools uniquely suited to assist our students with their mental health concerns? With the large amount of time most youth spend attending school (and other school-based extracurricular activities), there is a greater chance for identifying a mental health concern and an opportunity to make appropriate referrals to treatment within the education milieu than in other settings. As places centered around learning, schools are also an ideal setting to deliver information about mental health and provide teaching about emotions, behavioral health, and mental health care. Schools create safe spaces for youth to engage with programs that teach personal resilience and help develop buffers.
How we can help
Clinical Services Support: Our Bridge Clinical Team may provide individual or group counseling to students, and provide liaison support, care coordination, and case management services with schools, families, community agencies, and other local partners. The Bridge Clinical Team supports the development of multi-tiered behavioral intervention strategies and encourages school comprehensive positive behavior support systems.
Crisis Mental Health Coordinators may assist with crisis transitions while utilizing evidence-based wraparound techniques to coordinate with family, school contact, and community providers. Crisis Metal Health Coordinators may assist with the process of students who may have to make transitions to and from inpatient/partial hospitalization stays, residential treatment, or juvenile justice programs.
Mental Health Resources
Mental Health Resource List
Need Help Now?
Call or Text 988 from any phone to reach the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (link is external)
Text HOME to 741741 -- Crisis Text Line (link is external)
Michigan Crisis and Access Line (MiCAL) (link is external)
Emergency Services & Crisis Lines
Washtenaw County:
Community Mental Health Crisis Services (link is external)
U-M Psychiatric Emergency Services
Outside Washtenaw County:
Common Ground Crisis Line (link is external)
Local Crisis Lines (link is external)
MDHHS Community Mental Health Services (link is external)
National Organizations:
The Trevor Project (link is external): suicide prevention & crisis intervention for LGBTQ young people ages 13-24. Trevor Project Lifeline is staffed by trained volunteers, day and night, for online chat, or call (866) 488-7386
Non-Emergency Services
Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator (link is external) - mental health problems and/or addiction
Washtenaw County:
Community Mental Health (link is external) - Provides an array of services for clients diagnosed with severe and persistent mental illness. Entry point for Medicaid-eligible and uninsured for mental health, public health and or substance abuse information and services in Washtenaw County. Callers receive health information and/or referrals to community services.
Outside Washtenaw County:
MDHHS Community Mental Health Services (link is external)
Common Ground (link is external)
State of Michigan:
Michigan community mental health services programs directory (link is external)
Mental Health & Substance Use Resources
Mental Health:
Depression Center Toolkit (link is external)
Addiction:
Addiction Center Resource Guide
Suicide:
Make Your Home Suicide-Safer (link is external)
Local resources:
S.O.S. Community Services
(734) 484-4300
Helps individuals and families in need to achieve economic, family and residential stability.
Washtenaw County Community Mental Health
Provides an array of services for clients diagnosed with severe and persistent mental illness. Entry point for Medicaid-eligible and uninsured for mental health, public health and or substance abuse information and services in Washtenaw County. Callers receive health information and/or referrals to community services.
National Alliance on Mental Illness - Washtenaw County
(734) 994-6611
Offers support (including support groups), education and advocacy for people with mental illness and their family members in Washtenaw County.
Women's Center of Southeast Michigan
(734) 973-6779
Email
Provides personal counseling, divorce education and support, job coaching and tax assistance. "We are committed to providing high-quality supportive services at affordable fees. Our staff and volunteers make our environment safe, encouraging and beautiful."
National resources:
National Crisis Text Line offers free 24/7 support at your fingertips. Text HOME to 741741 and "a live, trained Crisis Counselor receives the text and responds, all from our secure online platform. The volunteer Crisis Counselor will help you move from a hot moment to a cool moment."
Anxiety and Depression Association of America
(240) 485-1001
Committed to improving the lives of the people who suffer from anxiety disorders through promotion of early diagnosis, treatment and cure.
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
(800) 950-NAMI (6264)
Dedicated to the eradication of mental illnesses and to the improvement of the quality of life of all whose lives are affected by these diseases.
National Mental Health Consumer's Self-Help Clearinghouse
(800) 553-4539 or (215) 751-1810
Helps connect individuals to self-help and advocacy resources, and offers expertise to self-help groups and other peer-run services for mental health consumers.
National Institute of Mental Health
(301) 443-4513 or (866) 615-6464 (toll-free)
Suicide prevention hotlines:
Half of Us (800) 273-8255
Jed Foundation works to reduce suicide among college students in the U.S and offers a toll-free National Suicide Prevention Hotline at (800) 273-TALK.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is staffed by trained volunteers, day and night, for online chat, or call 1-800-273-TALK
Trevor Project Lifeline is staffed by trained volunteers, day and night, for online chat, or call (866) 488-7386
Trans Lifeline is staffed by trained transgender volunteers. Call (877) 565-8860
Or call 911
Meet the Team
Next Steps
To learn more about the Bridge Team and offerings please email.
Supports
If you have a student in need of mental health support, but are not in immediate crisis please scan the QR code provided or complete a referral.
