The Mental Health Team at Warren County ESC serves youth across a variety of environments, including schools, community settings, and specialized programs.

Our approach provides greater access to services, less time away
from school for community appointments, and enhanced
collaboration with teachers, school counselors, and administrators.
Students are referred to the Mental Health Program for a range of
reasons, including emotional distress, difficulty managing academic
expectations, family changes or separations, attention deficit/hyperactivity, depression, anxiety, trauma, and loss.
School-based services are available in multiple districts throughout
Warren County, including Little Miami, Carlisle, Greater Ohio Virtual
School (GOVS), St. Margaret of York, and Oakwood (Montgomery
County).

Community-based services are offered at the Child Advocacy
Center, and program-based services are provided through the
Learning Center, Social Communications Program, and Wellness Center.

OVERVIEW OF SERVICES

• Diagnostic Assessment: Comprehensive evaluation to determine mental health needs, establish treatment goals and provide referrals as needed.
• Individual, Family and Group Therapy: Specializes in the mental health needs of school-aged children; designed to promote the healthy development of communication, social coping and anger management skills.
• Community Support: Improves child and family knowledge of and access to community-based resources and services that will enhance family and child functioning and quality of life.
• Consultation: Collaboration with community service providers, educators and policy makers on the unique educational, developmental and social-emotional needs of th child and adolescent populations.
• Education: Enhancement in the understanding of mental health diagnosis and treatment, educational programming and interventions and the impact of social emotional difficulties on academic success and personal development.

Mental Health Services Vision
WCESC-MHS envisions a community in which students have access to mental health services regardless of school placements and are able to develop skills to breed resiliency within themselves and educate others.

Mental Health Services Mission
The Mental Health Team provides comprehensive support systems to our programs, districts and within the community that promote education and awareness of mental health. By working on interdisciplinary teams and within a PBIS framework, mental health staff seek to find effective evidence-based practices that are applicable to our diverse student population

Referrals are made through the administration and school counseling offices of the child’s or adolescent’s home school district, or directly by families, students or other community based providers.

Mental Health Services Contact:

Amy Kistler
Mental Health Administrative Assistant
Amy.Kistler@warrencountyesc.com

(513)695-2900 ext 5221 and fax (513)809-1008

Jessica Woody
Mental Health Director
Jessica.Woody@warrencountyesc.com

(513)695-2900 ext 2912

Casie Poore
Mental Health Supervisor
Casie.Poore@warrencountyesc.com

Kristin O’Hair
Mental Health Lead-Wellness and SCC
Kristin.O’hair@warrencountyesc.com