MI SCHOOL THERAPIST

MI SCHOOL THERAPIST seeks to address and alleviate the mental health crisis by partnering with communities, businesses, schools, and nonprofit organizations to EDUCATE, INTERVENE, and SUPPORT individuals WITHIN their respective environments. 

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Recent data show that the United States is in a mental health crisis, experienced by people of all ages. This trend was observed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, but has been worsened by pandemic-related factors. In addition, drug overdose and suicide remain leading causes of deaths in the U.S. These deaths, often associated with mental distress, continue to impact families and communities socially, emotionally, and economically long after they occur.

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Additionally, a significant number of the population in American society are exposed to traumatic life events. A traumatic event threatens injury, death, or the physical integrity of self or others and also causes horror, terror, or helplessness at the time it occurs. Traumatic events include sexual abuse, physical abuse, domestic violence, community and school violence, medical trauma, motor vehicle accidents, acts of terrorism, war experiences, natural and human-made disasters, suicides, and other traumatic losses. In community samples, more than two-thirds of individuals report experiencing a traumatic event by age 16. (American Psychological Association, 2011). 

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