TeenTalk is an exclusively designed program by Kids In Crisis that places our Master’s-level mental health counselors in Fairfield County middle and high schools. These compassionate and specially trained counselors help students navigate difficult personal, family, and school-related issues.
TeenTalk Counselors provide confidential individual, group, and family counseling and preventive education on critical issues affecting young people’s health and well-being.
They are skilled at identifying at-risk students and reaching out to those experiencing depression, anxiety, substance use struggles, trauma, and conflict-related stresses.
The Need for TeenTalk in Middle Schools
TeenTalk has been in high schools in our area for decades, after the pandemic, more communities are requesting the program in their middle schools.
Middle school is a unique period in child development, with increasing and nuanced social and academic demands. TeenTalk counselors can make connections with students and we provide additional support outside school hours and over breaks.
The need for expanded mental health support is clear. Our recent studies show that:
19 percent of middle school students reported frequent anxiety.
11 percent reported frequent feelings of depression.
8 percent said they had considered suicide in the past year.
These findings highlight our community’s urgent need for additional mental health resources.
For more information please visit:
www.kidsincrisis.org
