Social Work Resources
Resources:
- McKinney-Vento Liaison
- McKinney-Vento Rights Page 1
- McKinney Vento Rights Page 2
- The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act: https://nche.ed.gov/legislation/mckinney-vento/
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Available 24 hours a day): Dial 988
- Crisis Text Line serves people across the United States experiencing any type of crisis and provides free, 24/7 emotional support and information through texting with a live, trained specialist. Access the Crisis Text Line by texting "HOME" to 741741
- SAFE2HELP ILLINOIS resources- Call: 844-4-SAFEIL, Text: SAFE2(72332), Online: https://www.safe2helpil.com/
- If you know of or suspect abuse, please call: 1-800-25ABUSE(22873)
Erin's Law:
https://www.erinslawillinois.org/
Counseling Services:
- Happy Life Coaching - Alexis Minks, Life/Relationship Coach. Alexis can be reached by phone at: 618-316-9535 or by email at: happylifecoachingllc@gmail.com
- Spero Counseling & Wellness Center- With locations in Mt. Vernon and West Frankfort, Spero Counseling and Wellness Center offers a variety of outpatient services to assist in your journey. Some of those services include: Individual and Family Counseling, Pre-Marital and Marital Counseling, Grief and Loss Counseling, Counseling geared toward chronic pain and PTSD. CWC specializes in EMDR, TF-CBT, and Play Therapy and Sand Therapy for children 5-10 years old. Phone # to call: 618-242-6944. http://spero-cwc@sperofs.org.
For more information or questions about WHS resources, please contact Mallory Johnston, Social Worker, at mjohnston@woodlawnschools.org.
