Mental health at bs?

cityran
Sun, 07 Mar 2021 20:21:55 +0000

While I have no direct experience with those three schools, this is a question we asked when kiddo was going through the admissions process as she too has dealt with anxiety & depression. Every school has a team of mental health experts and they’re usually readily available. When kiddo was feeling especially anxious on her first day of in person classes, the health center paired her with the head of the mental health department at the school and he met with her via zoom twice a week at first and then regularly after that. He’s also continued to keep in touch with her over the break (though she’s dropped the ball since being home so we are currently getting them reconnected).

I would strongly encourage you to speak with the health department upon enrollment so you have a connection from day one. The other nice thing about meeting with someone from school is that they’re more familiar with the ins and outs of life at boarding school, the particulars of your specific school, and they can reach out to those who see you on a daily basis (as needed) to make sure you have a nice supportive scaffolding in place.