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Y.A.L.E. School NJ Partners with Care Solace
Partnership strives to connect families, students and staff with critical mental health referrals
Cherry Hill, N.J. – In recognition of an increased need for access to mental health services and an ongoing commitment to creating a healthy learning environment, Y.A.L.E. School NJ and Y.A.L.E. School Philadelphia have partnered with Care Solace to better connect families, students and staff with reliable and quality mental health referrals.
A free, confidential and voluntary online resource, Care Solace provides expert help in navigating the mental health care system. Care Solace’s navigation system taps its vast database of mental health resources to quickly find carefully vetted therapists and programs in a family’s community, matched to meet specific needs. Counseling services include in-person, online or teletherapy options for parents, students at all grade levels and Y.A.L.E. staff.
Individuals will have access to an around-the-clock Care Concierge team who will help guide them through processes related to insurance, provider availability, wait times and scheduling. Care Concierge professionals are available 24/7 by phone, email, text or video chat, in any language.
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“Y.A.L.E School NJ fosters a culture that promotes the health, safety and well-being of students, parents and staff,” said Karen Huber, Y.A.L.E. School NJ Clinical Supervisor. “To support this culture, we have partnered with Care Solace to help ‘calm the chaos’ that can often accompany mental healthcare coordination.”
Care Solace is not an emergency response service or mental health services provider. In the event of a life-threatening emergency, individuals should call 9-1-1 or an appropriate hotline. For more information about Care Solace, please visit home.caresolace.com.
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About Y.A.L.E. School NJ
Y.A.L.E. School NJ is an NJ state-approved private special education school with nine campus locations throughout southern NJ and the greater Philadelphia region serving students with disabilities ages 3 through 21. Across four of those campus locations, Y.A.L.E. School offers a highly specialized program for students with autism that provides low student-to-staff ratios, supervision by highly trained and certified-behavior specialist, a comprehensive curriculum, intensive transition support, integrated and consultative speech services, support for families and an extended school year program in the summer. Since 1976, students with disabilities have been placed at Y.A.L.E. School locations by their local school district and attend at no cost to parents. For more information, please visit www.yaleschoolnj.com.
About Care Solace
Care Solace is on a mission to calm the chaos associated with mental healthcare coordination for high school and college students. The organization’s web-based system works alongside multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) as a tool for school staff and families to connect with community-based mental healthcare resources and providers. The proprietary care navigation system taps into a vast database of mental healthcare resources to find carefully vetted local therapists and programs in minutes. In 2019, more than 80,000 school staff and parents used the Care Solace pre-screening tool. At least 30,000 students received mental healthcare support as a result. For more information, please visit home.caresolace.com.