988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

Did you know that when you call 988, you’re connected to a trained specialist, most often right here in Ohio? Learn more from Ohio's 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline call center specialists as they share stories of inspiration and encouragement. Learn more about how 988 provides a direct link to empathetic, anonymous, and easily accessible care and support for individuals facing emotional distress, such as thoughts of suicide, mental health or substance use crisis, or concern for a friend or family member.

 

Click here for more information from the Ohio Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services.

Berkshire High School partners with outside agencies to deliver mental health services to our students during the school day. Services include risk assessments, individual counseling, group counseling, case management, and addiction counseling. In addition, Berkshire Schools has a Therapeutic Behavioral Support specialist from Ravenwood Health supporting our students 5 days per week. If you have concerns about your child’s mental health needs, please contact a
counselor/administrator.

Here are some helpful links for mental health resources:

If at any time after school hours you feel that your student needs to talk with a counselor, you can call the Geauga County Copeline at 440-285-5665 or 1-888-285-5665 to access a Crisis Intervention Specialist.This service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. In addition, you can text the keyword ‘home’ to 741741 and expect a reply from a trained Crisis Counselor within five minutes.
Your message is confidential, anonymous and secure. This service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week as well. Another option is to dial ‘988’, a national Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, which is the new three-digit dialing code that will route callers to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. When people call, text, or chat 988, they will be connected to trained counselors. These trained counselors will listen, understand how their problems are affecting them, provide support, and connect them to resources if necessary.

For more information, reach out to your student’s school counselor.

 

 

 

Mrs. Brittany Bakalar, School Counselor (M-Z):  brittany.bakalar@berkshireschools.org

Mrs. Michelle Paluf, School Counselor (A-L): michelle.paluf@berkshireschools.org.