Each year, millions of Americans face the reality of living with a mental health condition. However, mental illness affects everyone directly or indirectly through family, friends or coworkers. That is why each year, during the first week of October, NAMI and participants across the country raise awareness of mental illness, fight discrimination and provide support through Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW).
What is SAP?
The Student Assistance Program, or SAP, is mandated by the state of Pennsylvania to be in every school. It is a team of school personnel (school counselors, school nurses, school social workers, Family Coaches, teachers, etc.) who work together to identify and address concerns that may be interfering with a student’s ability to be successful in school.
The SAP team members have all received specialized training in providing Student Assistance Program services from the PA Department of Education and are trained to understand issues of mental health, chemical use and abuse, grief and loss concerns, housing insecurity, stress management, and many other potential barriers to learning. The SAP program is a systematic process to identify issues and mobilize resources where the problems are beyond the scope of the school. The goal is for the school to work collaboratively with the student, family, and community.
Agora Cyber Carter School offers a referral-based Student Assistance Program (SAP) that assists with connecting to supportive services for any student experiencing any academic, behavioral, and/or emotional difficulties that may pose as barriers to school success.
