How to know when to keep your sick child home from school

Phone: 648-5650  Fax: 474-0100
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Charlotte Sokolsky, RN, BSN, NCSN
School Nurse
Ext. 85657

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COMMUNITY RESOURCES FOR PARENTS/STUDENTS 

HEALTH SERVICES

• Beach Health Clinic:  3396 Holland Rd., phone 428-5601.  A private, nonprofit corporation; staffed by professional and lay volunteers.  Free to those who qualify.
• Child & Youth Services: Human Services-Mental Health & Substance Abuse:  289 Independence Blvd., Pembroke 3, phone 385-0850. Provides child and youth emergency and outpatient treatment for Virginia Beach children through age 18 with mental illness, substance use and co-occurring disorders. Services include individual, family and group counseling, psychiatric evaluations and medication management. Parenting groups are also available.
• Medical Equipment :  Resources for free or low cost wheelchairs and other equipment:  Goodwill-Contact Jim Jefferson (248-9405). Norfolk Scottish Rite-Contact Dudley Myers (489-1076). Rehab Health Care-Contact Linda (466-1553).
• Orthopedic Care:  For 18yrs. old and under through Khedive Shrine.  Free for those who qualify.420-4510.
• Partnership in Prescription:  www.pparx.org  or 1-888-477-2669.
• Tidewater Child Development Services:  Affiliate of VA Dept of Health.  Offers needy families assistance with evaluation and diagnosis of developmental, behavioral, emotional, and learning disorders through age 21.
• Tricare Prime Clinic Virginia Beach: Military healthcare, phone 314-8900.
• Virginia Beach Public Health:  4452 Corporation Ln. phone 518-2700. Clinics include: Dental, Family Planning, Immunizations, Maternity, Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Well Child.

PREGNANCY SUPPORT 

• Catholic Charities:  4855 Princess Anne Rd. Va. Bch. 467-7707.  Free pregnancy testing/counseling.
• Crisis Pregnancy Center of Tidewater:  522 S. Independence Blvd. Suite 101.499-4444. Free pregnancy testing/counseling.
• Resource Mothers:  Free program through Child and Family Services of Eastern VA. Ask your school nurse for information. 397-2121 ext. 324.
• Virginia Beach Public Health:  4452 Corporation Ln. phone 518-2700. Clinics include: Family Planning , Maternity, Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Well Child.

• Emergency Services (Mental Health/ Substance Abuse): Human Services-Mental Health & Substance Abuse 289 Independence Blvd.  Pembroke 3, phone 385-0888.  Operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week/weekend and holidays.  Provides telephone and in-person crisis assessment, intervention and consultation regarding persons with mental illness, substance use and co-occurring disorders.  Also includes psychiatric evaluation, medication services and preadmission screening for in-patient care.

CRISIS INTERVENTION 

• Battered Women’s Hotline:  485-1445
• Child Protective Services: Human Services-Social Services. Phone 437-3400.  Provides 24 hour services for children suspected of being abused or neglected.  Child Abuse Hotline 1-800-552-7096.
• Help and Emergency Response Inc.: Shelter for battered women and children. 485-3384.
• Help for Cutters:  1-800-dontcut. Websites: www.kidshealth.org
• National Domestic Violence Hotline:  (www.ndvh.org) 1-800-799-SAFE (1-800-799-7233).
• Project Hope:  The Homeless Education Program of the Virginia Beach City Public Schools.  Can provide help with many needs including school supplies, transportation, PE uniforms, and many others.  Contact B.J. McGrath 263-2062 or Gay Thomas 263-2300 
• Samaritan House : 631-0710/crisis line: 430-2120.  www.Samaritanhouseva.org Shelter/help for victims of domestic violence and/or homelessness.
• Seaton Youth Shelters:  306-1840/Hotline: 498-HELP. Provides anger management for youth; parenting program; support group for parents of adolescents; drug education for youth. Emergency shelter services for 9-18yr. olds.
• Suicide Hotline: Tidewater Crisis Network phone 622-1126. Youth Crisis Network phone 623-2627.  HOPEline Network  phone 1-800-784-2433.
• Youth Crisis Network:  Hotline 623-2627.
  

SUPPORT GROUPS

• Allergies: Foods available at Navan Foods 4312 Holland Rd. Suite 115 965-5422.  CHKD food allergy support group: 
• www.fasgot.com

• Anorexia Nervosa: and related disorders.  404-3010
• Alateen:  499-1443/Al-Anon: 460-0949. Supports teens and families of alcoholics.
• Alcoholics Anonymous:  490-3980.
• Alliance for the Mentally Ill:  nonprofit to help families of those with mental illness.  424-0856

• Alopecia Areata Support Group:  631-1722 or 638-9706. Turbans for Transformation: 426-6393.