LTC 186-2022 Nurse Enhancement Initiative Behavioral-Mental Health Services Summary Report/V\1/\tJ\I BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
NO. LTC #
186-2022 LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: Honorable Mayor Dan Gelber and mbers of the City Commission
FROM: Alina T. Hudak, City Mana
DA TE: May 9, 2022
SUBJECT: Nurse Enhancement Initiative Behavioral/Mental Health Services Summary Report
The purpose of this Letter to Commission is to update the Mayor and City Commission on the status
of our Nurse Enhancement Initiative for Behavioral Health/Mental Health youth support services
from August 2021 through April 2022 for North Beach Elementary, Miami Beach South Pointe
Elementary, Miami Beach Fienberg Fisher K-8, Biscayne Beach Elementary, Treasure Island
Elementary, Ruth K. Broad Bay Harbor K-8 Center, Miami Beach Nautilus Middle School, and
Miami Beach Senior High School.
Overall, 256 youth received 1,755 mental health support services in the 2021-2022 school year
through April 2022 from the Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Social Worker) in all Miami Beach
feeder public schools. The below provides the number of services provided to youth per the
updated reporting procedure at each Miami Beach feeder school during the 2021-22 school year:
School Name
• Miami Beach Senior High School
• Miami Beach Nautilus Middle School
• Miami Beach Fienberg Fisher K-8
• Miami Beach South Pointe Elementary
• North Beach Elementary
• Biscayne Beach Elementary
• Treasure Island Elementary
• Ruth K. Broad K-8 Center
# of youth mental health services
1,121
132
99
37
116
55
43
152
The enhanced behavioral services provide on-site access to a licensed clinical social worker to
provide services including, but not limited to, the following :
o Academic Issues
o Attention Issues
o Anger Management
o Anxiety
o Attention Issues
o Disruptive Behavior
o Depression
o Stress Management
o Family Issues
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Each school received support through this initiative for the indicated number of days per week
during the 2021-22 school year: Treasure Island Elementary one (1) day per week, North Beach
Elementary two (2) days per week, Biscayne Beach Elementary one (1) day per week, Ruth K.
Broad K-8 Center two (2) days per week, Miami Beach South Pointe Elementary one (1) day per
week, Miami Beach Fienberg Fisher K-8 one (1) day per week, Miami Beach Nautilus Middle
School two (2) days per week, and Miami Beach Senior High School five (5) days per week.
The Miami Beach public school community may reach the mental health professional directly using
the information provided below during the school year:
Ashley Silverio
James Moore
Email: Asilverio@borinquenhealth.org
Email: Jmoore@borinquenhealth.org
This initiative supports our strategic priority to be known for educational (K-12) excellence. If
you have any questions, please feel free to contact me or Dr. Leslie Rosenfeld, Chief Learning
and Development Officer.
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C: Executive Staff
Dr. Leslie Rosenfeld, Chief Learning Development Officer
MENTAL
HEALTH SERVICES
FINDING PEACE OF MIND
The City of Miami Beach, through our Education Compact with Miami-Dade
County Public Schools, continues to provide mental health support services
for all Miami Beach public school children through The Children1s Trust and
Borinquen Medical Center.
SERVICES
A mental health professional is now available to provide individual telephonic
support for any child or family in need with services included but not limited to:
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Stress Management
• Family Issues
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If you are in need of this service,
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behavioral health counselor.
Ashley Silverio: Asilverio@borinquenheohh.org
Jomes Moore: Jm oore@boringquenheohh.org
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SERVICIOS
DE SALUD MENTAL
ENCONTRANDO TRANQUILIDAD
La Ciudad de Miami Beach, a troves de nuestro Pacto de Educaci6n con las
Escuelas Publicas del Condado de Miami-Dade, continua prestando servicios
de apoyo para la salud mental de todos los ninos de las escuelas publicas de
Miami Beach a troves de "The Children's Trust" y el Centro Medico Borinquen .
SERVICIOS
Un profesional de la salud mental esta ahora disponible para proporcionar
apoyo telef6nico individual a cualquier nino o familia que lo necesite con
servicios incluidos pero no limitados a:
-Ansiedad
-Depresi6n
-Manejo del estres
-Asuntos familiares
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discapacidades de
desarrollo o de
comporta mien to
mentales que limitan su
salud y su rendimiento
escolar.
Problemas de salud mental
pueden afectar el rendimiento del
estudiante, aumentar ausentismo,
porcentaje de abandono escolar,
y dificultades en aprendizaje.
Si necesita este servicio, por favor
llame o mande un correo al
profesional de salud de
comportamienlo de su hijo.
Ashley Silverio: osilverio@borinquenheolth.org
Jomes Moore: jmoore@borinquenheolth.org