The RAMS High School Based Wellness Centers Program creates a safe space for struggling students at on-campus Centers, located at each of San Francisco Unified School District’s (SFUSD) 19 public high schools.
High school can be a difficult space to navigate, as students deal with new social circles and greater peer and academic pressures. When a student is also struggling with mental health issues and faced with risk factors such as community-based violence or poverty, navigating high school can seem nearly impossible. The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) found that 60% of high school students struggling with serious mental health issues do not graduate, while according to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, more than 30% of high schoolers feel debilitated by sadness and hopelessness.
In partnership with SFUSD, Department of Public Health and the Department of Children Youth and their Families, RAMS High School Based Wellness Centers Program creates a safe space for struggling students at on-campus Wellness Centers, which are located at each of SFUSD’s 19 high schools. The Wellness Initiative Counselors provide on-site therapy and work collaboratively with teachers and parents/caregivers. The Wellness Centers provide resources to a vast community of youth from a wide range of cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds, many of who may not otherwise access services. Check out the SF Wellness Initiative for more information about the collaborative effort that established this program.
The RAMS High School Based Wellness Centers Program serves primarily students attending the SFUSD’s 19 high schools.
Kristin Chun, MFT
Director, Behavioral Health Services/Wellness Centers Program
(415) 668-5955 Ext. 314
kristinchun@ramsinc.org
