White County School System selects Care Solace for mental health services

White County Schools selected Care Solace, an organization determined to calm the chaos of mental health care coordination, to expand access to community mental health and substance use treatment providers for students, staff, and their families. Care Solace provides a Care Companion team who can quickly and confidentially find available providers in the community. Care Solace also equips school systems with a customized online tool that gives community members a way to anonymously search for community-based providers matched to their needs.

Kurt Dronebarger, Director of White County Schools, states “One of the most exciting aspects of our partnership with Care Solace is that the services are offered to the entire household of our students, faculty, and staff. White County Schools recognizes that good mental health plays a pivotal role in any successful endeavor and we are proud to be able to offer this opportunity to our school community.”

White County Schools will use Care Solace to support its mission of improving school safety and increase social emotional learning.

“With our increased focus on school safety and social emotional learning throughout the district, we want to assist our school families in seeking help.  We want them to know that it is okay to not be okay, but we want them to know that there is help out there.  Mental health is health and needs to be taken care of just as we take care of the rest of our bodies” states Marcie Kinnard, RN supervisor of Coordinated School Health.

With Care Solace, families and staff gain access to a dedicated Care Companion™ to navigate the mental health care system on their behalf, calling providers to find the right fit and availability. They help families with private insurance, Medicaid, and no insurance, and are available 24/7/365 in any language.

Care Solace’s care navigation system uses proprietary technology and a vast database of behavioral and mental health care resources to find carefully verified therapists and programs in minutes.

“The return to in-person learning and the lasting effects of loss and grief pose new challenges for staff and families in the 2021-22 school year,” said Chad Castruita, Founder and CEO of Care Solace. “We are proud to support White County Schools in prioritizing the well-being of its school community by providing timely access into mental health care and substance use treatment services.”

The Care Solace service is now available at no cost to White County Schools students, staff, and their families. For more information about Care Solace, please visit https://www.caresolace.org.