Counseling & Mental Health
Welcome to the CMS Counseling page!
What do we do?
- Personal/Social Development
- Provide the foundation for personal/social growth as students progress through school and into adulthood.
- Academic Development
- Implement strategies and activities to support and maximize each student's ability to learn.
- Career Development
- Provide the foundation for the acquisition of skills, attitudes and knowledge that enable students to make a successful transition from school to the world of work, and from job to job across the life span.
How we can help...
- Strategies and support for improving grades
- Organizational, test-taking, and study skills
- Improving self-advocacy and comfort working with teachers
- Feeling down or suicidal (or reporting a friend)
- Concerns about being bullied or reporting bullying
- Friendship help and mediating conflict with peers
- Learning more about career options and life after high school
- Personal and family challenges (e.g., mental health, substance abuse, conflict)
- Community Resources (e.g., financial help, counseling, medical needs)
Mental Health & Crisis Resources
- Tri-Cities Area Counseling Resources for Parents & Community
- Comprehensive Healthcare Crisis Response website
- Suicide & Crisis Lifeline website
- Hotline & Help Lines:
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National Suicide Prevention website: Hotline (call or text): 988
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Care Crisis Response Service: (Mental Health) 800-584-3574
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Girl's and Boy's Town (abuse, anger, school, chemical dependency, relationships, and depression) 800-448-3000
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Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-562-6025
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National Eating Disorders Association: 800-931-2237
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Washington Recovery Help Line: 866-789-1511
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National Sexual Assault Hotline: 800-656-4673
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Teen Link (teen volunteers 6-10p.m.) call or text: 866-833-6546
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Young Women's Christian Association: 800-695-0162
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LGBT National Help Center: 888-843-4564
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Trans Lifeline (Transgender friendly services): 877-565-8860
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Trevor Lifeline (LGBTQ friendly services) 866-488-7386
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- Local Resources:
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Benton County Crisis Response: (509) 792-1747
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Cork's Place (Grief Support for children, teens and families) 509-783-7416
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My Friend's Place (Overnight shelter for teens): 509-438-0079
- Support, Advocacy and Resource Center (crisis line): 509-374-5391
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Teenage Binge Drinking Effects [alcohol.org] looks at how early onset of drinking, including binge drinking, has been linked to long-term alcohol abuse in adults.
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Educating Children about Responsible Alcohol Use [alcohol.org] provides information on talking to kids about safe and responsible alcohol consumption early on to make a huge difference.
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Rehab for Teens & Finding The Right Treatment Center: Teens have very unique needs when it comes to their treatment, so it can be worth it to take the time to find an inpatient rehab center that caters to an adolescent population.
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Teresa Walsh
Counselor: Students A-K
teresa.walsh@rsd.edu
Ronelle Gall
Counselor: Students L-Z
Ronelle.Gall@rsd.edu
Sara Cochran
Student Assistance Professional
509-967-6445
Sara.Cochran@rsd.edu