School Based Health Centers Help Kids Acclimate to High School
Beginning high school can be an exciting, yet terrifying time, for a teenager. With the pressures of dealing with unfamiliar classmates, navigating a new building and understanding trigonometry, it's easy to see why the first few months of high school are usually the hardest.
To help underclassmen get the lay of the land and adjust to their new scholastic environment, the School Based Health Center (SBHC) at Stamford High School offers a unique mentoring program called the Heads Up! Club. Facilitated by upperclassmen, the Heads Up! Club is a discussion group that covers everything to coping with the increased work load to social pressures. The group also helps freshmen make smart choices about drugs, alcohol and relationships.
By having "seasoned" high school students share their own experiences and offer advice, freshmen involved in the club have a trusted resource they can turn to when doubts and uncertainties arise. In years past, upperclassmen have served as mentors to the younger students, which evolved into lasting friendships.
The Heads Up! Club is free and open to all Stamford High School freshmen.
Operated by Family Centers, the School Based Health Centers (SBHC) are located in six middle and high schools in Stamford and provide medical assessments, physicals, screenings, dental care, mental health counseling and other services to more than 1,900 students each year. Each SBHC is licensed by the State of Connecticut, and are staffed by nurse practioners, medical assistants and dental professionals that specialize in child/adolescent health.
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