School-based Counseling
Does your child or teen need extra emotional support in school? Maybe they’re dealing with bullying, issues at home and in the family, or struggling with mental health symptoms. Or maybe you’ve noticed a change, such as a drop in grades or lost interest in attending school or extracurricular activities.
Help is available for your child or teen.
LSSI Social Workers and Counselors provide support to students in 60 different Chicago Public Schools. Our staff work closely with teachers, guardians, primary care physicians, and other therapists to provide the best support to the child/teen possible during school hours. Services are offered in English and Spanish.
See if LSSI is currently contracted with your child/teen’s school below.
For Children and Adolescents Who:
- Are experiencing symptoms of depression, anxiety, suicide, self-harm, eating disorders, and other mental illness
- Are experiencing bullying
- Are struggling with behavior in school or at home
- Working through trauma
Services Include:
- Telehealth services are available
- Individual counseling (for the student)
- Family therapy (we will meet outside of school hours to work with the whole family)
- Emotional support during periods of anxiety (like test taking)
- Skill building (help with organizing, building coping skills, and self-esteem)
How Are These Services Covered?
- Medicaid
- Medicaid Managed Care
- School funding, if uninsured
Your privacy and confidentiality is a priority for us! We want you to feel safe and comfortable with the services provided through LSSI. Click here to learn more about how we keep your information secure.
LSSI’s Step-Up Program is Offered at the Following Chicago Public Schools:
- Air Force Academy High School
- Auduban Elementary
- Bateman Elementary School
- Beard Elementary School
- Beaubien Elementary School
- Belding Elementary School
- Boone Elementary School
- Brennemann Elementary School
- Brentano Math & Science Academy
- Bridge Elementary School
- Brunson Math & Science Specialty Elementary School
- Budlong Elementary
- Chase Elementary School
- Chopin Elementary School
- Dever Elementary School
- Diego Elementary Community Academy
- Disney II Magnet High School
- Edgebrook Elementary School
- Farnsworth Elementary School
- Funston Elementary School
- Garvy Elementary School
- Goethe Elementary School
- Haugan Elementary School
- Hitch Elementary School
- Jahn Elementary School
- John Barry Elementary School
- John Murphy Elementary School
- Jones College Prep High School
- Jorge Preito Math and Science Academy
- Kelvyn Park High School
- LaSalle Elementary
- Locke Elementary School
- Mariano Azeulo Elementary School
- Mark Sheridan Elementary School
- Morgan Park High School
- Nathaniel Davis Elementary School
- New Field Elementary School
- Newberry Math & Science Academy
- Northwest Middle School
- Ogden Elementary School
- Ogden High School
- Onahan Elementary School
- Palmer Elementary School
- Peirce Elementary School
- Portage Park Elementary School
- Prescott Elementary School
- Prussing Elementary School
- Reilly Elementary School
- Reinberg Elementary School
- Richards Career Academy High School
- Sauganash Elementary School
- Scammon Elementary School
- Schurz High School
- Smyser Elementary School
- Solomon Elementary School
- Stone Elementary School
- Taft High School & Freshman Academy
- Volta Elementary School
- Walter Peyton High School
- Westinghouse College Prep
LSSI values your privacy and the confidentiality of your services. We want you to feel safe and comfortable. Click here to learn more about how we keep your information secure.