Mental Health Services
Jeanine Murphy, LMFT
Mental Health Clinician/Clinical Supervisor
805-640-4343 x1858
Bullying Prevention
- Bullying Harassment Form (English/Spanish)
- Bullying Prevention Presentation (June 2017)
- Bullying Prevention Powerpoint
- VC Cyber Bullying Pamphlet (English/Spanish)
- Core Rules of Netiquette
Additional Resources
- www.pacer.org/bullying
- https://www.stopbullying.gov
- www.netsmartz.org/Cyberbullying
- Children Safety Network
- Violence Prevention
- Hospice Foundation
Suicide Prevention
- Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-877-727-4747
- Suicide Prevention Text Line: Text CONNECT or HOME to 741741 for free, 24/7 crisis support in the US.
- Ventura County Crisis Team 1-866-998-2243
- Suicide Prevention Protocol
- Suicide Prevention: Facts For Parents
- Recognizing and Responding to Warning Signs
- Risk Factors for Youth Suicide
- Protective Factors
- LGBTQ Resources
Additional Resources
- American Association of Suicidology
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
- American Psychological Association
- American School Counselor Association
- California Department of Education, Mental Health
- California Department of Health Care Services, Suicide Prevention Program
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mental Health
- National Association of School Psychologists
- National Institute for Mental Health
- Trevor Project
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
School-Based Counseling
Ojai Unified School District, in conjunction with generous funding from Help of Ojai, is able to provide counseling, free of charge, to students K-12th grade to address school-based issues. Counseling is provided by Marriage and Family or Social Work Associates and Trainees under the supervision of Jeanine Murphy, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist/Clinical Supervisor, on the school campus and during school hours. Referrals are made through each school’s SST (student study team). School-based counseling averages between 6 weeks and 6 months and can occur individually or in a group setting to address concerns such as:
- Self-esteem
- Peer conflicts
- Victim of bullying
- Witness to bullying
- Student who exhibits bullying behavior
- School-based anxiety
- Challenges with attention in a classroom setting
- Trauma-effecting them in the school setting
If a student exhibits challenges that may be better served in a counseling setting outside of the school, the intensity of the concerns are not appropriate to address during the school day or family therapy is recommended, the parent/guardian is given an outside referral list. If the family chooses to participate in outside of school counseling, any cost for the services are the responsibility of the family.
Transitioning back to school information:
Smoothing the transition to middle school
Smoothing the transition to high school Helping kids transition back to school
Additional Resources
Coping Skills
Mindfulness
Reducing Anxiety
OUSD Non-discrimination Policy
The Governing Board is committed to equal opportunity for all individuals in education. District programs, activities, and practices shall be free from discrimination based on race, color, ancestry, national origin, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital or parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information; the perception of one or more of such characteristics; or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.
NO DISCRIMINACIÓN EN PROGRAMAS Y ACTIVIDADES DE DISTRITO
La Junta de Gobierno se compromete a brindar igualdad de oportunidades a todas las personas en
educación. Los programas, actividades y prácticas del distrito deben estar libres de discriminación
raza, color, ascendencia, origen nacional, identificación del grupo étnico, edad, religión, estado civil o
Estado de los padres, discapacidad física o mental, sexo, orientación sexual, género, identidad de género
o expresión, o información genética; la percepción de una o más de tales características;
o asociación con una persona o grupo con uno o más de estos datos reales o percibidos
características.