Student and Family Resources
IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING A MEDICAL EMERGENCY, ARE IN DANGER, OR FEEL SUICIDAL, CALL 911 IMMEDIATELY!
Suicide Hotline: 800-784-2433
Immediate Medical Assistance: 911
Crisis Call Center: 800-273-TALK (8255)
or
text ANSWER to 839863
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
Crisis Text Line (U.S. only): Text HELLO to 741741
WCSD Counselors & Student Assistance Team
Elementary: Bailey Minella, 515-462-1551
Middle School: Megan Brackemyer, 515-462-3010
Junior High: Sophia Volk, 515-462-3336
High School: Kathryn Erickson, Sydney Slagter & Cari Davis,
515-462-3320
Bridges Program: Chance Eckles, 515-462-3320
Juvenile Court/School Liaison: Natalie Montross, 515-468-0407
WCSD Social Worker: Jayci Kuhns, 515-462-3336
WCSD School Resource Officer: Ben Garrison, 515-462-3336
A variety of groups are also offered at each of the buildings and are led by highly trained professionals. Please contact any of the above for a complete listing.
Social Service Supports
24-Hour Central Iowa Crisis Line (CICS): 1-515-513-6870
Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-362-2178
Fax: 1-515-564-4011
Community Partnerships for Protecting Children: www.cppconline1.com
Crisis Intervention & Advocacy (CIAC): 1-800-400-4884
CRISP: 515-462-9400
Madison/Dallas County Department of Human Services:
1-800-397-3232
Madison County Extension Office: 515-462-1001
MATURA/Multi-Purpose Center: 515-462-4704
United Way Help Line: 211
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor: 641-782-8538
Your Life Crisis Line: 855-581-8111
The Role of a School Counselor
School counselors are educators who have advanced training in behavior and development. School counselors are trained to listen, observe and help in the identification of alternatives and solutions. They are available to students, parents and staff to provide support and help navigate through academic, social, and emotional challenges ranging from the death of a pet to applying to college. Counselors may assist in formal large group classes, one-on-one meetings or small groups. Often counselors help families and individuals connect to help outside the school system. School counselors are not therapists, psychologists, or psychiatrists. It is not their role to provide long-term care.
Counseling Agencies
Blank Children's STAR Center: 515-224-3300
Borst Counseling/Michael Borst: 412-240-9474
Patti Campidilli (Indianola/DSM): 515-962-9126/515-277-7117
Central Iowa In-Home Counseling: 641-858-3852
Child Guidance Center (DSM): 515-244-2267
Child Psychiatry Associates (DSM): 515-288-5570
Choices Therapy Services (Indianola/DSM): 515-279-0111
*Classroom Clinic/Lanee Towns (Virtual Only): 712-525-0993
Clive Behavioral Health: 844-680-0504
Counseling for Growth and Change (DSM): 515-243-1020
Crossroads Behavioral Health Center: 641-782-8457
Des Moines Pastoral Counseling Center: 515-274-4006
Every Step Hospice/Grief Support: 641-342-2888
*KALM/Krista Lindholm: 515-327-7036
Morgan Konard, CADC: 515-279-0111
Lifeworks: 515-644-8224
Light Gets In Therapy/Deborah Helt: 323-509-3713
Lutheran Hospital (DSM): 515-263-5612
Mercy Pediatric Specialty Clinic: 515-643-6290
*Mosiac/Katrina Hart & Michaela Gibson (4-12): 515-724-8920
**PACE Juvenile Center/Orchard Place: 515-697-5700
Rooted Insights/Isaiah Folge: 319-512-7250
Bailey Saal (Indianola): 515-954-9409
Shannon Sandahl (5 and up): 515-420-0357
**Turning Point Evaluations (K-12): 515-462-5967
*Heather Edrozo - children, adolescents, and BHIS
*Jennifer Livingston - children, adolescents, and adults
Brenda Wood-Clark: 641-745-0499
*These therapists, not affiliated with the school district, may meet with students at school. To schedule an assessment, you may either contact your building school counselor or the agency phone number listed.
**These agencies will also provide skill building services (BHIS) that meet in the home. However, they are only available for families in which the children receive Title 19 insurance.
This is not an all-inclusive list of providers, nor is it an endorsement for any individual or agency. Your family physician will also be able to connect you with available resources.
Please contact any of the following organizations for additional listings/resources:
