The decisions you make and the paths you choose are strongly influenced by your sense of self, or how you view your place in society.  A healthy personal identity and value system is the foundation for positive relationships with others and also provides the impetus for success later in life.

Unfortunately, many students often lack this inner foundation, which can lead to inappropriate and destructive behavior, and even mental health problems.

Striving to help

STRIVE seeks to help children in the Little Rock and North Little Rock School District establish solid, healthy values and a firm sense of self.  We provide school-based mental health therapy for:

• Students who show early signs of emotional and behavioral problems (early intervention)

• Students who are considered "at risk" for out-of-home placement due to emotional and behavioral problems.

  
  Working with students - on their terms

  We want students to be able to meet us on their terms, where they feel comfortable.  Our school-based program allows us to directly observe how students relate to their peers and to those in positions of authority.  Through daily contact withthese students, we can more effectively develop intervention measures and are often able to provide guidance before a serious situation develops.

  In addition to seeing students at our school clinic, we will gladly meet with them and their families in their homes or elsewhere in the community, if needed.

  Our open and flexible approach to treatment and therapy allows us to reach beyond the therapist/client relationship.  We are able to form bonds of trust and become both therapist and mentors to these students in need.

  Therapy and Treatment

  We strive to help students over come the intense pressures they often face, including but not limited to:

  • Depression

  • Anxiety

  • Adjustment Disorder

  • Problems with Interpersonal Relationship Skills

  • Coping Skills

  • Substance abuse

  • Anger

  • And more

  To better accommodate each student's individual needs, we approach therapy and treatment in a variety of ways:

  • Individual Therapy

  • Group Therapy

  • Family Therapy
  • Family Night
  • Social Skills Activities
  • Collateral Interventions
  • On/Off Site Interventions
  • Crisis Intervention/Stabilization
  • Med Management

  We realize students may be sensitive about receiving mental health therapy.  We work within the school system to reduce the stigma related to mental health issues and treatment, and educate students, their families, and the school about mental health.

  Summer Program

  In addition to our in-school services, we provide an eight-week summer program for at-risk students.  The program is open to student from Little Rock, North Little Rock, and the surrounding areas.  In a positive, structured environment, students learn about:

  • Anger Control Techniques
  • Conflict Resolution Skills
  • Self Esteem
  • Coping Skills
  • Interpersonal Relationship Skills
  • Positive Social Skills