Contact Information
Jennifer Ondrus
Email: jennifer.ondrus@davinciacademy.org
Phone: (801)-409-0715
Below is a list of resources that you or your child may find helpful. DaVinci Academy does not endorse any specific provider, service or resource. As always, please preview any resource for appropriateness prior to encouraging your child to utilize.
Resources
- Crisis Prevention
- Find a Local Therapist or Counselor
- Community Resources
- Parent Resources
- Anxiety Resources
- Grief Resources
- Emotional Regulation
- Guidance Curriculum
- Books!
Crisis Prevention
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline*- Call or text 988. The National Suicide prevention Lifeline is a 24 hour, toll-free suicide prevention hotline. You will be routed to the closest possible crisis center in your area. WIth more than 130 crisis centers across the country, their mission is to provide immediate assistance to anyone seeking mental health services. Call for yourself or someone you care about. Your call is free and confidential.
*The Lifeline responds 24/7 to calls, chats or texts from anyone who needs support for suicidal, mental health, and/or substance use crisis, and connects those in need with trained crisis counselors.
SAMHSA - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration https://www.samhsa.gov/
Crisis Text Line- Text HOME to 741741 in the United States. https://www.crisistextline.org/ Crisis Text Line is a free, 24/7, confidential text message service for people in crisis.
Utah Suicide Prevention- Call or text 988 to speak to a lisenced clinician. https://liveonutah.org/ Live On is a statewide effort to prevent suicide by promoting education, providing resources, and changing our culture around suicide and mental health.
Find a Local Therapist or Counselor
Steps and ideas for finding the right therapist- This article provides practical advice on how to navigate and find a therapist or counselor to fit your needs.
https://www.healthline.com/health/how-to-find-a-therapist#online-databases
Psychology Today - Search engine for local professionals.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us
Open Counseling Website - Search engine for local professionals. https://www.opencounseling.com/
Helps connect you to area resources for counseling that fall within your budget. This is a helpful place to start if you would like a list of counseling services that are easy to access in your area. Most of the services listed state they are affordable or on a sliding scale.
Community Resources
Health and Social Services:
Utah Family Health and Social Services
https://www.utah.gov/residents/healthandss.html
2-1-1 Utah is a free, confidential tool that helps you find state and community services. 2-1-1 Utah can help connect you with providers that offer basic services, such as housing, food, childcare, transportation, financial assistance information, and much more.
Midtown Community Health Center
Midtown Community Health Center’s goal is to ensure that all community residents have access to quality, affordable healthcare. Services provided for those with and without insurance. Dental, medical, behavioral health, pediatrics, and pharmacy services available.
Weber Human Services
https://www.weberhs.net/youth-mental-health-services
Weber Human Services is currently able to provide services for children and youth who are eligible for Medicaid, who reside in Weber and Morgan Counties. Weber Human Services also provides Crisis/Emergency services for all residents of Weber and Morgan Counties. (801) 625-3700 - Daytime Number and 1-800-273-8255 - 24 Hour Crisis. Outpatient and inpatient services available
Davis County Services
Listing of a variety of individual and group resources. Most take insurance but need to be asked specifically about individual coverage.
Family Counseling Services of Northern Utah
Family Counseling Service of Northern Utah is a non-profit organization that provides affordable counseling and mental health services to individuals and families, especially those in crisis who have nowhere else to turn for help. We provide a wide array of mental health and counseling services addressing a variety of issues, including those related to depression, anxiety, suicide, grief, substance and domestic abuse and anger management.
Family Support Center of Ogden
https://www.familysupportcenterogden.org/
A non-profit, community agency run by compassionate people providing services free to the community. There mission is to prevent child abuse by providing parenting education classes, financial classes and workshops, trauma therapy for children who have been removed from their homes, linking families to appropriate community resources, adoption respite care, and crisis nursery care.
Weber Human Services Medicaid Handbook
https://www.weberhs.org/Home/content/Weber%20HS%20Medicaid%20Handbook_2018.pdf
Youth Services - JJS
https://jjs.utah.gov/services/youth-services - The goal of this program is to prevent delinquent behaviors through positive youth and family development. Youth Services assesses the needs of the family and youth and provides groups, individual support, and family support as needed as well as making connections with community resources. Program provides a caseworker that also works with the school to support attendance and academics.
Youth Impact
https://www.youthimpactogden.org/
Afterschool program for all ages. Provides transportation and activities.
Parent Resources
Healthy Relationships Utah.org - Utah State University Extension
https://www.healthyrelationshipsutah.org/
Healthy Relationships Utah offers free research-based relationship education courses throughout the state of Utah as part of Utah State University Extension.
Utah Parent Center
The mission of the Utah Parent Center (UPC or Center) is to help parents help their children, youth and young adults with all disabilities to live included, productive lives as members of the community.
This site offers many resources for parents who are supporting a student with a disability. The center also offers free classes and online events.
Love and Logic
Positive parenting and teaching techniques to build healthy relationships with kids. DaVinci staff have training in the love and logic techniques. Love and Logic provides free parenting articles, tips and advice for handling children of all ages.
Library - Weber County
https://www.weberpl.lib.ut.us/
Weber County Libraries offer free classes to the community as well as a variety of resources for reading and viewing.
Homeworks - (Information and tools from DCFS)
https://sites.google.com/a/utah.gov/homeworks
HomeWorks is a set of evidence-based strategies, tools, and expectations that best support the safety, permanency, and well-being of children with their family.
Anxiety Resources
Childmind Institute
https://childmind.org/topics/anxiety/
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Nemours KidsHealth
https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/anxiety-disorders.html
Grief Resources
Coalition to Support Grieving Students
Sharing Place
https://www.thesharingplace.org/
The Sharing Place provides grief support to children 3-18 and their parents. Support groups are organized by age as well as situation. Each family member is placed in a group that will best meet their individual needs.
A Center for Grieving Children
A support center for children who are grieving the loss of someone they love because of divorce or separation in the family or because of the death of a loved one.
Emotional Regulation
Article - ‘How can we help kids with self regulation?’
https://childmind.org/article/can-help-kids-self-regulation/
Mindfulness Skillbuilding Resources:
Mindful - Mindfulness for kids
https://www.mindful.org/mindfulness-for-kids/
8 Mindfulness Apps
https://www.understood.org/en/articles/8-meditation-apps-for-kids
ADHD Resources:
ADDitude
CHADD
Guidance Curriculum
Second Step: (K-4)
Student Success Skills (5th)
https://studentsuccessskills.com/product/student-success-skills-grade-5/
Elementary Botvin Lifeskills (5th)
https://www.lifeskillstraining.com/botvin-lifeskills-training-elementary-school-program/
Character Strong (6th)