LTC 315-2020 Mental Health Services Updated Information Flyers 2020-21DocuSign Envelope ID: EBDB159A4-E10C-4502-8686-6F4CEF338F3
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OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
NO. LTC # 315-2020 LETTER TO COMMISSION
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Mayor Dan Gelber and Members of the City Commission
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Mental Health Services Updated Informational Flyers 2020-21
The purpose of this Letter to Commission is to provide the Mayor and City Commission with
updated informational flyers that will be shared with the community regarding available mental
health support for youth in our Miami Beach public schools. The City funds access to licensed
clinical social workers for mental health support at all Miami Beach public schools and partners with
neighboring municipalities to provide these same services to public schools within the Miami Beach
feeder pattern. For the 2020-21 school year, three municipal funded mental health providers are
available virtually and/or onsite at North Beach Elementary, Miami Beach South Pointe Elementary,
Miami Beach Fienberg Fisher K-8 Center, 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, 1,885 youth received mental health support services in the 2019-20 school year from the
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Social Worker) in all Miami Beach feeder public schools. Mental
health services include on-site and virtual access to a licensed clinical social worker to provide
support 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
For the 2020-21 school year, the number of days of support available at each school is as follows:
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.
Please contact Dr, Leslie Rosenfeld, Chief Learning and Development Officer, with any questions.
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 Children's 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
1 in 3
Children suffer
developmental or
behavioral disabilities
that limit their health and
school performance.
Behavioral health issues can
affect a student's performance,
increase truancy, school dropout
rates, and difficulties
in learning.
If you are in need of this
service, please contact your
child's school counselor or
principal via email or call and
ask for your school
site administrator.
To request this material in alternate format, sign language interpreter {five-day notice
required), information on access for persons with disabilities, and/or any accommodation to MI AM I B E AC H
review any document or participate in any city-sponsored proceedings, coll 305.604.2489
and select 1 for English or 2 for Spanish, then option 6; TTY users may call vio 711 (Florido
Relay Service).
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SERVICIOS
DE SALUD MENTAL
ENCONTRANDO TRANQUILIDAD
La Ciudad de Miami Beach, a través de nuestro Pacto de Educación con las
Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Miami-Dade, continua prestando servicios
de apoyo para la salud mental de todos los niños de las escuelas públicas de
Miami Beach a través de "The Children's Trust" y el Centro Médico Borinquen.
SERVICIOS
Un profesional de la salud mental está ahora disponible para proporcionar
apoyo telefónico individual a cualquier niño o familia que lo necesite con
servicios incluidos pero no limitados a:
- Ansiedad
- Depresión
- Manejo del estrés
- Asuntos familiares
1 de3
Los niños sufren
discapacidades de
desarrollo o de
comportamiento 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 apren dizaje.
Si necesita este servicio, por
favor llame o mande un correo
al consejero escolar de su hijo o
el administrador de su escuela.
Para solicitar este material en formato alternativo, intérprete de lenguaje de señas (3 días de
aviso previo), información de acceso para personas con discapacidades, y/o cualquier ajuste
para revisar documentos o participar en acontecimientos patrocinados por la ciudad, llame al
305.604.2489 y seleccione 2 paro Español, luego la opción 6; usuarios de teléfonos de texto
[TTY) pueden llamar a través del711 (Servicio de retransmisión de la Florida).
MIAMI BEACH