The Hope Institute, based in Ohio, is opening a location in Gilbert in partnership with the East Valley school district.
GILBERT, AZ — Chandler Unified School District is working to make student mental health a priority, introducing a brand new program to help youth fight thoughts of self-harm.According to the district, the “school-based mental health provider will offer intensive resources and support” to any student in the district who needs it.
Help will reportedly be available within 48 hours and will be available four to five times a week to students in need. “All Hope Institute of CUSD clinicians will have suicide-specific treatment training that reduces thoughts of suicide within 5.2 weeks,” Brenda Vargas, CUSD Director of Counseling and Social Services, said in a press release.
The Hope Institute is located at Queen Creek and Val Vista in Gilbert near the student parking lot of Perry High School's Perry House.RELATED STORIES:
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