If your child is struggling with issues related to mental health and well-being or if your family is in need of resources, here are some ways to get support.

Who Can Help?
Contact your school counseling office, where school counselors can provide academic, social, and emotional support to students and can supply resources to families. We also have certified mental health professionals at our Middle Schools and High School, who are additional resources that the counseling office can get you in contact with.

In an Emergency- Call 911

If someone is in immediate danger, please call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room.
For information on local hospitals and emergency rooms, CLICK HERE
Local, State, and National Resources

If you or someone you care about is experiencing a mental health crisis or needs urgent support, the resources below are available 24/7 and can provide immediate help. Click on the image to access their website and learn more. 

Confidential support for people in emotional distress or suicidal crisis—available 24/7 for anyone in the U.S.  Call or Text 988	Connects Michigan residents with local resources, including mental health, housing, substance use, and crisis help. Call 211
Report anything that threatens student safety—confidential and available to students, parents, and staff.  Call 855.565.2729 or Text 652729	Offers emergency psychiatric support and 24/7 mental health crisis services. Call 517.546.4126
The Connection Youth Services works to increase young people's access to safe, stable housing, school connections, and employment. The Connection Youth Services also provides support groups for youth and adolescents. Call 866.440.7233	Karen Bergbower & Associates offers counseling services and substance use prevention courses and programs. Click on the photo to learn more
Access this website and enter your zip code to find a therapist near you.	A searchable national database of free or low-cost support services.
Downloadable PDF of local providers and services for Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health Resources	Provides 24/7 Crisis Support, emergency shelter, and counseling for survivors of domestic and sexual violence. 24/7 Helpline: Call 866.522.2725 Text 517. 777.8005

Food

The Livingston Hunger Council is a collaborative body made up of a cross-section of the community dedicated to ending hunger in Livingston County.

Howell Resource Guide	Fish & Loaves Schedule
List of Food Pantries and Programs in Livingston County

Early Childhood

Great Start Livingston Behavioral and Mental Health Resource Guide-  Comprehensive List for families with young children	Helpmegrow- Connection to early childhood services across Michigan, including developmental support and family resources

Housing and Homelessness

Parent Resources
Information for School-Aged Youth and Families Regarding the McKinney Vento Act Know Your Rights under the McKinney Vento Act
The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) New MI Bridges website

Homeless Contacts- Who can help

Parents may contact their school Principal for more information regarding homeless services through HPS.
District Liaison Ms. Linda Cunningham,  517.552.7558

Parenting Support

The Livingston Educational Service Agency (LESA) has partnered with ParentGuidance.org to provide a new resource to families in Livingston County. Through this partnership, ParentGuidance.org will offer a wealth of free resources to each family with a child attending school in Livingston County.

These resources include:

• On-demand courses that parents can access to help support their child
• On-demand self-help courses for parents
• Access to an individual parenting coach for up to 30 minutes each week
• The ability to message a coach and receive responses within 24 hours when families experience difficult moments

Parenting coaches are not school employees, do not work in our schools, and coaching is not reported to the schools. Interactions with the coaches are confidential and compliant with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

ParentGuidance.org is intended to be used by parents and will not be used in the school setting.

To learn more about the coaching program, please visit https://bit.ly/3VpVsnn. To register to be connected with a free parenting coach, please visit https://bit.ly/4oA5HEP and click "Start here."