Sep 6, 2022
Dear Brecksville-Broadview Heights Families,
We are happy to announce that BBH has partnered with Red Oak Behavioral Health. Red Oak has been providing behavioral health services to the Greater Akron Community through therapy and case management services since 1963. In 1998, Red Oak started a pilot project designed to address behavioral health challenges in the classroom related to the children's diagnosed mental illness in the Akron Public Schools. Red Oak currently has embedded therapists and case managers in over 90 school buildings across 14 school districts and operates an outpatient center in Highland Square that provides therapy and psychiatric services for both children and adults.
We have added this service to BBH for this year. We have four amazing staff members that will provide mental health support to your children. Debi Harding, Allison Gonzales, Leon Wade and Erin Pavlic are our Health and Wellness Coordinators that will be providing these crucial services to our students. Erin Pavlic and Debi Harding will be working at our elementary building, Allison Gonzales will be at the Middle School and Leon Wade will be at the High School. Katarina Sprinkle will be working at our Middle School and High School as a School Based Therapist.
Our Red Oak staff will provide group and individual services to students that enhance their emotional well-being and improve their social and emotional functioning in their academic environment. In addition, they will assist school staff by providing positive behavioral and classroom supports, and consulting with teachers, parents, or administrators as indicated.
Many students have probably seen them in the hallways introducing themselves. As they embed these services into the day-to-day activities of your students, please feel free to reach out to them. If you have any questions, or would like to learn more about the services Red Oak provides, please contact Ann Robson, Clinical Director at Red Oak, at 330-996-4600 or [email protected]
Sincerely,
Cyndi Tomassetti
Cyndi Tomassetti
Director of Pupil Services