School Counseling Messaging

Mental Health Coordination Service – Care Solace

If you would like to use Care Solace to help you find a provider:

Care Solace is not an emergency response service or mental health services provider. In the event of a life-threatening emergency, please call 9-1-1 or the National Suicide Hotline at 9-8-8.

Resources: Mental Health, LGBTQ+, Food Assistance, Antibullying, Substance Abuse, Relationship and Sexual Health, Heating, Housing, General Assistance, Legal Assistance

Mental Health

Child Mind Institute-The Child Mind Institute is dedicated to transforming the lives of children and families struggling with mental health and learning disorders by giving them the help they need to thrive. They are a leading independent nonprofit in children’s mental health, operating three Mission Areas that work together for greater impact: Care, Education, and Science.

Child Mind Institute Family Resource Center 

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)  

NAMI Support and Education 

Project Healthy Minds Resources 

Food Resources
Substance Abuse Resources
Relationship and Sexual Health Resources
Heating, Housing, General Assistance
Legal Assistance

Social-Emotional Screening – Elementary

Hingham Public Schools has created comprehensive and lasting programming through a multi-tiered model of social-emotional supports for students in kindergarten through fifth grade, including the Tier 1 Toolbox Program. The Tier 2 universal screening will take place mid December and in late May of each school year.  The Student Risk Screening Scale-Internalizing and Externalizing (SRSS-IE) is completed by the classroom teacher who will rate students on 12 items. The results of these screenings will identify those students who may need additional consultation, small-group, and individual supports.  Feel free to view the screening tool. Parents may opt their student out of the screening by notifying their adjustment counselor in writing. Families will be contacted after each screening if your student’s rating indicates a need for support.  At that time, you have the option of moving forward with the recommendations or the option of not utilizing them. 

How to Handle Anxiety, Depression & Your Kids – Presentation 1/17/23