Emotional Mental Health Screenings at Roxborough High School

Fairmount Behavioral Health System and Intercommunity Action, Inc. (Interact) Collaborate in Providing Emotional Wellbeing/Mental Health Screenings at Roxborough High School

On May 11, 2016, two local organizations joined together again to give back to the Roxborough community. Consistent with the Collaborative Continuum of Care Service Agreement that exists between Fairmount Behavioral Health System and Intercommunity Action, Inc. (Interact), we provided Emotional Wellbeing Screenings and Mental Health Screenings to students at Roxborough High School.

Considering that both organizations serve the same geographic region and consistent with our mission statements, we are always exploring new opportunities to provide community education, engagement and outreach.

Fairmount would like to say “thank you” to Bryan Gottlieb (Widener Doctoral student) and Grant Mundell (Doctorate Intern) for collaborating with Interact clinical staff and the High School Counselor during this event. They did an exceptional job of engaging over 40 students to complete a 10-15 minute assessment of their emotional wellbeing! There were a few students who scored high on the assessment and were encouraged to seek formal treatment.

At a time when local schools have very few clinical resources to provide appropriate interventions to a high risk student population, the High School was grateful that we were available to provide such a quality service. We look forward to future community events with Interact!