Human Services Council's Dr. Robert E. Appleby School Based Health Centers Starts a New Year

As the new school year begins for the Norwalk Public Schools, so does the wonderful resource that is available to students and their families, the school-based health centers. The Dr. Robert E. Appleby School Based Health Centers, a program of the Human Services Council, operate in three Norwalk high schools as well as in Nathan Hale, Ponus Ridge and West Rocks Middle Schools, mental health only. This valuable program offers accessible, high quality healthcare to students while school is in session. The school based health centers provide essential health services to those who need it most, where they need it with no out-of-pocket cost. The services are available to any student enrolled in the school where a health center operates. We are on site, we attract “hard-to-reach” populations and we reduce delay in initiation of treatment for health problems.

Last school year, 7,000 medical and mental health visits were made to our School Based Health Centers with over 1.500 family/school/community contacts. Ninety-seven percent of student visits to the health center resulted in their return to class. School Based Health Centers keep students healthy and in school.

Our mission is to improve the overall physical and emotional health of students in order to maximize their educational experiences and potential. “Healthy Kids Make Better Learners”. For more information, please call the Human Services Council at 203-849-1111 or stop by the school based health center in your school.

About the Human Services Council

With a primary focus on helping children and families, the Human Services Council addresses child abuse and advocacy, school-based medical and mental health services, mentoring, alcohol & drug prevention, and homelessness. The Human Services Council is home to: Children’s Connection, the Dr. Robert E. Appleby School Based Health Centers, the Mid-Fairfield Substance Abuse Coalition, the Norwalk Mentor Program, and 40 South Main Street Housing. In 2013 alone, the Human Services Council provided direct services to over 1400 people, and positively impacted the lives of over 8,000 people in the communities of New Canaan, Norwalk, Westport, Wilton, and Weston. For more information, visit www.hscct.org.