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COVID-19: Updated SFIS Student Wellness Programs
April 3, 2020
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UPDATE: SFIS Student Wellness Programs through May 2020
Dear Santa Fe Indian School Parents and Students,
I hope this letter finds you, your family and your communities healthy and keeping in good spirits despite the worrisome news that is all around us. As you know, Santa Fe Indian School campus will remain closed for the remainder of the school year. We are very fortunate to be able to provide these programs to all students during this time.
SFIS Counseling Center
SFIS Counseling Center provides mental health and substance abuse counseling to SFIS students on campus during the school year. Our team is strongly motivated to continue providing social and emotional support to our SFIS students and to be a resource to families and staff during this school closure. Unfortunately most community mental health programs are either closed or only doing telehealth during the pandemic.
Phone Check -Ins
- If your student is an active client with a counselor, you may expect a phone call from the Counselor on a weekly basis for a check in. You or your student may also call that counselor directly at their numbers below if you need any assistance related to mental health, substance abuse or behavioral issues. If we do not have an accurate phone number on file, you will not receive a call. You are welcome to call counselors during business hours.
- IMPORTANT: If you have not been in touch with your counselor yet it is VERY IMPORTANT that you call them as soon as possible so we can know if you are requiring services or not. Our goal is to be in touch with 100% of our clients.
Telehealth/Telephone Counseling Sessions
- Our Counseling Center does have the capability of providing Telehealth and Telephone Counseling Sessions to students that have access to a phone, smartphone or computer with a web browser. We will be discussing this option during the phone check-ins. This option is now available to ALL SFIS STUDENTS.
- **If your student currently does NOT currently have an SFIS counselor, and is experiencing mental distress or problem behaviors at a level that it is causing difficulty with their daily functioning for more than 2 days, please contact Maria Brock, LCSW Director of Student Wellness and Clinical Supervisor of the Counseling Center. She is a licensed mental health therapist and can help you and your student get the services you need in a timely manner.**
Crisis Mental Health Services
SFIS Counseling Center is unable to provide crisis services to students who may be experiencing serious severe mental health or behavioral problems. These include:
- Threatening to, or talking about wanting to, hurt or kill oneself
- Seeking access to firearms, available pills, or other means to kill oneself
- Talking or writing about death, dying, or suicide, when these actions are out of the ordinary for the person
- Talking about feeling hopeless, helpless, or worthless
- Displaying rage, uncontrolled anger, or seeking revenge
- Acting reckless or engaging in risky activities, seemingly without thinking
- Saying he or she feels trapped like there’s no way out
- Increasing alcohol or drug use, substance use, gambling, or other addiction
- Withdrawing from friends, family, and society
- Demonstrating anxiety, agitation, and insomnia (or sleeping all the time)
If your student is exhibiting any of the above, please call:
- NM Crisis and Access Line (toll free 24/7) 1-855-662-7474
- Text HOME to 741741 (Crisis Text Line)
- If the situation is life threatening, please call: 911
SFIS School Counseling Contacts
Staff will be available for your call Monday-Friday 8am-4pm, please leave a detailed message if you reach the voice mail. (please only voice calls at this time, NO TEXTS please)
- Maria Brock, LCSW (Clinical Supervisor) 505-908-1315
- Amber Tenorio, LMFT (Middle School Clinical Counselor) 505-660-7947
- Angie Restrepo, LMHC (High School Clinical Counselor) 505-629-9977
- Fatehpal Khalsa, LMHC (High School Clinical Counselor) 505-692-0127
- Hailee Strassner, LPCC (High School Clinical Counselor) 505-629-9915
- Mary Bradtke, LMHC (High School Clinical Counselor) 505-670-5187
- Milton Sanchez, LMSW (High School & PASS II Counselor) 505-629-3889
- MorningStar Garcia, LCSW (Middle School Counselor) 505-505-901-1815
- Myron Burger, LSAA (Substance Abuse Counselor) 505-216-7424 (will check msgs. weekly on Wednesdays)
SFIS School Health Center
The SFIS School Health Center provides school nursing services to students while they are on campus. We have a collaborative agreement with Indian Health Services-Santa Fe Service Unit who provides more comprehensive health services to students (when a parental consent is on file). During this school closure all on site health services are suspended and the School Nurse will not be onsite.
- Services provided by Indian Health Services-Santa Fe Service Unit (urgent care, primary care, dental, optometry) will remain open and available, unless otherwise notified.
- To access Indian Health Services-Santa Fe Services Unit please call: 505-946-9282 Urgent Care services are available on a same-day appointment basis, 8:00 am - 7:30 pm, 7 days a week.
- If your student has an emergency medical need, please take them to your local health care provider or to the emergency room or call 911.
- If your student is having symptoms of fever, cough, difficulty breathing or flu like symptoms PLEASE KEEP THEM AT HOME AND CONTACT THE STATE CORONA VIRUS HOTLINE 1-855-600-3453.
- The School Nurse, Toni Frank, RN is available via phone for any general questions related to student health Monday-Friday 8am-4pm 505-670-8075.
Food Services
SFIS Food Services will be closed during the school closure and re-open when the students return. Please contact your tribal education office, local public school district or visit Roadrunner Food bank website www.rrfb.org and click on Find Help at the top for information about local food resources in your community that are available at this time.
Please contact Maria Brock, LCSW Student Wellness Department if you have any questions about the above information.
In service to children and families,
Maria Brock, LCSW
Student Wellness Director