CHESS Division Services

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• After School Services

• Anger Management

• Attendance Problems

• Basic Need

• Behavior Problems

• child abuse reporting

• COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

• Counseling Services

• dental Screening

• Drug, Alcohol & Tobacco Use Prevention Services

• Family Support & Assistance

• Grantwriting

• Health Fairs

• Health Services

• Head Lice

• Health and Wellness classes for parents

• Hearing Screening

• Homeless Services

• Immunization

• MEDICAL EMERGENCY FOLLOW-UP

• Mentoring

• Parent Education/Involvement

• Parent University

• Parent Conference (Annual)

• Prevention Services

• Safety

• Services for District Staff

• Services for Special Populations

• Suicide Prevention Services

• television SHOW for parents

• Truancy intervention Services

• Vision Services

• Volunteers

• ZOO SAFARI

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Index OF CHESS Division Services by Topics

After School Services

• Information on after school services - After School Services
   

Anger Management

• Groups at Serna Center - Student & Family Assistance Center

Attendance Problems

• Follow-up to assess causes and provide support -

  • Child Welfare and Attendance Office

  • Healthy Start

• Truancy Intervention - Child Welfare and Attendance Office

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Basic Needs

• Referrals for Clothing -

  • Healthy Start

  • Child Welfare and Attendance Office

• Referrals for Food -

  • Healthy Start

  • Child Welfare and Attendance Office

• Assistance in applying for Government aid or Medi-Cal -

  • Healthy Start

• Referrals for Medical/Dental Care -

  • Health Services

  • Healthy Start

  • School Attendance Review Board

• Referrals to health insurance -

  • Health Services

  • Healthy Start

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Behavior Problems

• Truancy - Child Welfare and Attendance Office

• Referrals and links to County Mental Health -

  • Healthy Start

  • Child Welfare and Attendance Office

  • Student & Family Assistance Center

• Assessment, support groups/skill development workshops, referrals

Student & Family Assistance Center

• Classes for parents – Parent University

• Informative television for parents – Parenthaven

• Parenting classes for parents of out-of-control students - Parent Project

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Child abuse reporting

• Guidance and training on how to handle CPS reports at the school site - Health Services

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

• Guidance in how to handle disease outbreaks at the school site - Health Services

Counseling Services

• Referrals and links to County Mental Health - Healthy Start

• Referrals to counseling, social service agencies and County Mental Health through School Attendance Review Board hearings - Child Welfare and Attendance Office

• Assessment, support groups/skill development workshops, referrals and links to County Mental Health - Student and Family Assistance Center

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Dental Screening

• Referrals and links to available community services - Healthy Start

• Referrals and links to available community services - Health Services

Drug, Alcohol & Tobacco Use Prevention Services

• Referrals to community resources
  Healthy Start
  Child Welfare and Attendance Office

• Tobacco Cessation Classes - Youth Development

• Classroom presentations by school nurses - Health Services

• Parenting classes for parents of out-of-control students - Parent Project

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Family Support & Assistance

• Case management and assistance with family issues including housing, employment and mental health issues - Healthy Start

• Classes on a wide variety of topics for parents – Parent University

• Parenting classes for parents of out-of-control students - Parent Project

• Informative television for parents – Parenthaven

• Free resources for parents (books, videos, etc.) – Parent Support Services Department

• Assessment, support groups/skill development workshops, referrals and links to County Mental Health - Student and Family Assistance Center

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Grantwriting

• Assistance for Healthy Start schools - Healthy Start

• SCUSD Grants Info Center & Registry - CHESS Administration

Health Fairs

• Assistance with school- and community-based health fairs - Healthy Start

Health Services

• School Nurses - Health Services

• Information about Immunization and referrals to medical care for eligible families

  • Health Services

  • Healthy Start

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Head Lice

• Information for school site staff on how to respond to infestations of lice and other infectious conditions - Health Services

Health and Wellness classes for parents

• Parent University

• District-produced weekly television show - Parenthaven

Hearing Screening

• Health Services

Homeless Services

• Academic and social support services for children/families - Homeless Services

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Immunization

• Helps families access immunizations for kids -

  • Healthy Start

  • Health Services

MEDICAL EMERGENCY FOLLOW-UP

• Health Services

Mentoring

• Academic Mentoring Program – Foster Youth Services

• Connects kids to mentors - Healthy Start

• Mentoring Services - Village Project

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Parent Education/Involvement

• Parent education and involvement opportunities - Healthy Start

• Free parent classes at school sites on a variety of topics – Parent University

• Training for teachers and other school staff related to home visits and increasing parent involvement – CA Home Visiting Center

• Informative television for parents – Parenthaven

• Free Resources for Parents -

  • Parent Information Exchange (PIE) Meetings

  • Parent Support Services Department

  • Passport to Success Parent Conference

  • Child Welfare and Attendance Office

Parent University

• Classes for Parents at School Sites - Parent University

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Parent Conference (Annual)

• Passport to Success Parent Conference

Prevention Services

• Printed materials, referrals, recruits students for programs - Healthy Start

Safety

• Works with each site to address safety needs and help create school safety plan -

  • Healthy Start

  • Health Services

• Classes for parents on safety topics – Parent University

• Informative television for parents – Parenthaven

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Services for District Staff

• Technical Assistance in preparing grants -CHESS Administration/Grants Info Center & Registry

• Support and referrals for Principals and school site staff

  • CHESS Administration

  • Principal Express Lane

  • CHESS Hotline

• Liaisons to each school site - CHESS Administration/CHESS Champions

  • Volunteer Help - Volunteer Office

  • AT&T Language Line - CHESS Administration

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Services for Special Populations

• Disabled Students

  o Assistance for medically -fragile students - Health Services
  o Linkage to community services for eligible students - Healthy Start

• English Learners and their families
  o Assistance with translation - A T & T Language Line

• Foster Youth
  o Tutoring, advocacy, independent living classes - Foster Youth Services
  o Linkage to community services for eligible students -

  • Healthy Start

  • Child Welfare and Attendance Office

• Homeless/Families in Transition
  o Case management for homeless youth and families - Homeless Services

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Suicide Prevention Services

• Assessment, referral and support via mobile team - Village Project

• Assessment, referral - Student & Family Services Center

television SHOW for parents

• District-produced weekly television show - Parenthaven

Truancy intervention Services

•  Intervention Services - Child Welfare and Attendance Office

Vision Services

• Vision screening for all schools - Health Services

• Referrals to community resources for qualifying families - Healthy Start

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Volunteers

• Assistance in recruiting, screening, managing volunteers - Volunteer Office

ZOO SAFARI

• Positive activities to reward attendance - Child Welfare and Attendance Office
   

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