Mental Health & Wellness Center
Wellness center Located in P Building
(across from the U building and Fishbowl common area)
STAFF CONTACT INFORMATION
Valarie Ikemoto, LCSW, PPSC
Mental Health & Wellness Center Social Worker
Office: 408.347.6836
Jessica Ignacio, ASW, PPSC
Mental Health & Wellness Center Social Worker
Office: 408.347.6772
Ashley Robson, LCSW, PPSC, M.Ed
Special Services Social Worker
Location: P8 (next to the Wellness Center)
408.307.9489
Instagram: @oghseaglewellnesscenter
MENTAL HEALTH and Wellness center
The Mental Health & Wellness Center provides a safe and supportive environment in the school setting where students can discuss a variety of topics in a confidential, nonjudgmental space. The center is staffed with mental health professionals who are dedicated to improving the health, well being, and educational outcomes of all students. Through on-campus programming and community-based partnerships, Oak Grove students will receive opportunities to engage in individual or group counseling, wellness activities, engage with supportive adult staff members and linkages if desired to other support services to maximize student engagement and success.
The Mental Health & Wellness Center is staffed with a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Social Work Associates and Interns, and Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) to address issues that may be interfering with the ability to be academically successful in school and improve student wellbeing.
What kind of issues does the Mental Health & Wellness Center address?
The center addresses a wide variety of issues such as:
Stress/anxiety symptoms
Low mood/depression symptoms
Sexual orientation/gender identity questions
Family/home Issues
Chronic illness
Substance use
Violence and abuse
Sexual health education
Peer relationships/social supports
Cultural supports
Crisis support (during school hours)
Off-site resources & referrals
How often will students miss classes to utilize the center?
Students usually participate in services up to one hour per week. Providers will alternate class periods for appointments and/or group sessions so that students do not miss the same class regularly. All students are issued a call slip for appointments. Please note that student's attendance will be cleared within 1-2 business days after an appointment.
Agencies on Site
Suicide Crisis Resources
Suicide/Crisis 800-273-8255
Pacific Clinics: Child and Adolescent Mobile Crisis Team: 408-379-9085
Abuse/Neglect
Child Protective Services (CPS) 408-299-2071
Grief/Death/Dying
Bill Wilson’s Centre for Living with Dying 408-243-0222
Emergency Shelter/Food/Clothing for Youth and Families
EHC Lifebulilders 408-539-2100
Inn Vision 408-292-4286
Catholic Charities 408-325-5277
Second Harvest Food Bank 1-800-984-3663
Loaves and Fishes 408-998-1500
To Register as Homeless/Unhoused with East Side Union High School District:
Contact Lucero Ceseña 408.347.6556 cesenal@esuhsd.org.
Victim of Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence or Crime
YWCA of Silicon Valley
Rape Crisis Line 1-800-572-2782
Rape Crisis Center 408-295-4011 Ext. 200
Victim Witness Assistance Center 408-295-2656
Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence
Emergency Hotline 408-279-2962
Non-Emergency 408-501-75540
Substance Use/Abuse
Asian Americans for Community Involvement 408-975-2730
Asian American Recovery Services 408-271-3900
LGBTQ
Youth Space 408-343-7940
PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays)
Mental Health Agencies
Medi-Cal County Mental Health Referral Line 1-800-704-0900
Asian Americans for Community Involvement 408-975-2730
Alum Rock Counseling Center 408-294-0500
Almaden Valley Counseling Services 408-997-0200
Catholic Charities 408-468-0100
Community Solutions 408-225-9163
Gardner Family Health 408-918-2600
REACH 1-855-2REACHUS
Starlight Community Services 408-284-9000
Pacific Clinics: Child and Adolescent Mobile Crisis Team: 408-379-9085
Legal Advocacy and Support for Youth in Santa Clara County
Legal Advocates for Children and Youth (LACY) 408-293-4790
Victim Witness Assistance Center 408-295-2656
Health Insurance
Valarie Ikemoto, LCSW, PPSC
Mental Health & Wellness Center Social Worker
Jessica Ignacio, ASW, PPSC
Mental Health & Wellness Center Social Worker
Ashley Robson, LSCW, PPSC, M.ED
Special Services Social Worker
Maria Olalde
Mental Health & Wellness Liason
Sharon Martinez, MSW
Mental Health & Wellness Specialist
Important Links
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