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 over 100 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:

  • Audubon Elementary
  • Baker College Prep (Noble Chapter)
  • Bateman Elementary School
  • Beaubien Elementary School
  • Belding Elementary School
  • Boone Elementary School
  • Bouchet Elementary School
  • Brennemann Elementary School
  • Brentano Math & Science Academy
  • Bridge Elementary School
  • Brunson Math & Science Specialty Elementary School
  • Budlong Elementary
  • Butler College Prep (Noble Charter)
  • Carter School of Excellence
  • Chase Elementary School
  • Chicago Academy Elementary School
  • Chicago Bulls College Prep (Noble Charter)
  • Chopin Elementary School
  • Dett Elementary
  • Dirksen Elementary
  • Disney II Magnet High School
  • Ebinger Elementary
  • Edgebrook Elementary School
  • Farnsworth Elementary School
  • Funston Elementary School
  • Garvy Elementary School
  • Gary Komer College Prep (Noble Charter) 
  • Golder College Prep (Noble Charter)
  • Haines Elementary School
  • Hamline Elementary School
  • Hansberry College Prep (Noble Charter)
  • Haugan Elementary School
  • Hitch Elementary School
  • Holden Elementary 
  • Illinois Center for Rehabilitation and Education
  • Inter-American Elementary
  • Intrinsic Belmont Campus
  • Intrinsic Downtown Campus
  • Jahn Elementary School
  • John Barry Elementary School
  • Johnson College Prep (Noble Charter)
  • Jones College Prep High School
  • Jorge Preito Math and Science Academy
  • Jose de Diego Community Academy
  • Joseph Jungman STEM Magnet School
  • Kelvyn Park High School
  • Lara Academy
  • LaSalle Elementary
  • Lewis Elementary
  • Lindblom Math and Science Academy
  • Linne Elementary School
  • Locke Elementary School
  • Mansueto High School (Noble Charter)
  • Mariano Azuela Elementary School
  • Marine Leadership Academy – Humboldt Park
  • Mark Sheridan Math and Science Academy
  • Martin Luther King College Prep 
  • McCutcheon Elementary 
  • Morgan Park High School
  • Mosaic School of Fine Arts
  • Muchin College Prep (Noble Charter)
  • Nathaniel Davis Elementary School
  • National Teachers Academy 
  • New Field Elementary School
  • Newberry Math & Science Academy
  • Noble Charter Noble Academy
  • Northwest Middle School
  • Ogden-Jenner Elementary School
  • Ogden-Jenner Middle School
  • Ogden High School
  • Onahan Elementary School
  • Palmer Elementary School
  • Peace & Education Coalition
  • Peirce Elementary School
  • Peterson Elementary 
  • Portage Park Elementary School
  • Prescott Elementary School
  • Prieto Math & Science Academy
  • Pritzker College Prep (Noble Charter) 
  • Prussing Elementary School
  • Rauner College Prep (Noble Charter)
  • Ravenswood Elementary 
  • Reilly Elementary School
  • Reinberg Elementary School
  • Richards Career Academy High School
  • Rowe Clark (Noble Charter)
  • Sabin Elementary 
  • Salazar Elementary School
  • Sauganash Elementary School
  • Scammon Elementary School
  • Schurz High School
  • Smyser Elementary School
  • Solomon Elementary School
  • Stone Elementary School
  • Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary School
  • Taft Freshman Academy & Taft High School 
  • Virtual Academy High School
  • Volta Elementary School
  • Walter Peyton High School
  • West Ridge Elementary
  • Westinghouse College Prep
  • Wildwood Elementary
  • Zapata Academy

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.

If you or a loved one are experiencing a mental health or addiction crisis, call 988 for assistance. You will get immediate attention over the phone from a trained professional no matter where you are in the United States. For more information on the federal 988 program, click here.