Mental Health Support

Face-to-Face Resources

To refer your child for mental health services, please contact Carrie Currin at the elementary at ccurrin@treynorcardinals.org or Danie Floerchinger at the middle/high school at dfloerchinger@treynorcardinals.org. To make an appointment with Ms. Floerchinger, please find a time here.

A Greenhills AEA Mental Health Social Worker is in our district on Thursdays and Fridays.
Referral process:
1) Sign a consent to release information between the school and the social worker.
2) School counselor will fill out a referral form online.
3) Social worker will contact parent(s) and start to meet with student during a study hall or other available time slot.

University of Iowa Scanlan Center for School Mental Health Resources: 

• Welltrack Connect, a free streamlined referral service where school staff and students can find a mental health professional that meets their needs
• Nurturing Healthy Minds flyers, website, and videos for parents/caregivers to help you distinguish between stress, distress, and crisis in your child

Online Resources

Resources for suicide and a hotline that teens or adults can text or call: 
http://www.yourlifeiowa.org/

Tips for Teens to Prevent Suicide:
http://www.nasponline.org/resources-and-publications/resources/school-safety-and-crisis/preventing-youth-suicide

Preventing Youth Suicide, Tips for Parents and Educators: 
http://www.nasponline.org/resources-and-publications/resources/school-safety-and-crisis/preventing-youth-suicide/preventing-youth-suicide-tips-for-parents-and-educators​

American Association of Suicidology: 
http://www.suicidology.org

A local resource for families dealing with the death of a loved one:
https://griefsjourney.org/programs/

Boys Town Hotline (1-800-448-3000): 
http://www.boystown.org/hotline

Facts About Suicide and Mental Disorders in Adolescents:
PDF Handout

Virtual Calm Room Resources:
https://sites.google.com/grinnell-k12.org/gncsd-virtual-calm-room/home?authuser=0