High school can be a time of self-discovery and excitement, as well as one of challenge and difficulty. During these four years, students experience academic growth along with personal, social, spiritual, and emotional growth. NDCL's school counselors are educated and skilled in supporting students in these areas with the goal that students recognize their strengths and problem-solving skills and become more autonomous each year. Students will learn stress management techniques and life skills through their time with their counselors. Counselors also support students who have mental health hardships and often partner with clinical counselors and psychiatrists when the presenting issues go beyond the professional scope of school counseling. Students can request to meet with their counselors by stopping in to set up an appointment or sending their counselor an email. They have open doors and are ready to connect with students anytime!
Included below are helpful resources for students and parents on the following topics:
Physical Wellness and Nutrition
Center for Young Women’s Health – teen girls' health website featuring health guides and information, quizzes, chats, & more.
Young Men’s Health - teen boys’ health website featuring health guides and information, quizzes, chats, & more.
Youth Physical Wellness - offers tips and websites designed for teens to take personal initiative in improving and maintaining wellness and good nutrition.
Drugs and Alcohol
Partnership at Drugfree.org – learn how to prevent your child from getting involved with drugs and alcohol. Includes the latest information and practical advice to help you keep your child healthy, safe and drug-free.
Parents: The Anti-Drug – contains helpful articles and advice from experts in the fields of parenting and substance abuse prevention, science-based drug prevention information, support from other parents striving to keep their children drug-free, and perspectives of teens themselves.
Mental Health
Child and Adolescent Mental Health - developed by the National Institute of Mental Health, this site provides information and treatment options for children and adolescents with mental illnesses.
Cleveland Catholic Charities Health and Human Services – connects you to public and private health and human service organizations at local, diocesan, state and national levels.
Suicide Prevention
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention - raise awareness and offer support in regard to advancing a national response to the problem of suicide.
Life Act: Suicide Prevention Education – information and resources about teen suicide and depression.
Teen Suicide Prevention – information, tools and resources to help you identify at-risk youth and know how to assist them in getting help before a tragedy occurs.