OneWorld expands behavioral health services to Millard South High School
Across the nation, the need for mental health care continues to rapidly increase, especially amongst teenagers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that in 2021, 42 percent of high school students felt so sad or hopeless every day for at least two consecutive
teens and be a trusted resource for them to go to when they are struggling with things like depression, anxiety, social pressure, bullying and more.” The social work team at Millard South identifies students who they believe would benefit from outpatient therapy and reaches out to their parents/guardians. Once consent is granted, the OneWorld Behavioral Health team registers each student as a OneWorld patient and begins scheduling therapy sessions. Similar to other clinical services, Millard South patients who are uninsured or do not have enough insurance will be connected to the OneWorld Marketplace team to discuss eligibility for insurance, sliding fee scale, Medicaid and other programs. Each student will be scheduled for 10 sessions initially, but the team will adjust the number of sessions based on each student’s goals and progress. Appointments will be available before, during and after school hours to help increase access.
weeks that they stopped doing their usual activities. The report also indicated that teenage girls are experiencing record high levels of violence, sadness and suicide risk. To help address this crisis, OneWorld partnered with Millard Public Schools to bring traditional behavioral health therapy to Millard South High School.
Kelly Dorfmeyer, LIMPH, LADC, LPC Behavioral Health Director
“Having a therapist directly in the high school will give teens an avenue and space to speak with a third-party, non-biased individual,” said Behavioral Health Director, Kelly Dorfmeyer, MS, LIMHP, LADC, LPC. “We want to support
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We want to support teens and be a trusted resource for them to go to when they are struggling with things like depression, anxiety, social pressure, bullying and more.
Kelly Dorfmeyer, MS, LIMHP, LADC, LPC, Behavioral Health Director
ISSUE 2 2023 | EXCHANGE 9
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