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School-Based Mental Health

Improving student well-being through therapy and support in school settings.

What We Offer

More About School-Based Mental Health

For Students
Bringing compassionate care directly to where students learn. Our providers help students manage stress, anxiety, and trauma so they can focus on academics and relationships. With consistent support, students build emotional resilience, confidence, and healthy coping skills that strengthen their overall well-being and success.
For Families
When students receive mental health care at school, families gain a trusted partner in their child’s growth. Wilder’s providers work closely with caregivers to navigate challenges, celebrate progress, and build stronger communication at home. This support helps families feel more connected, confident, and empowered to support their child’s emotional health.

Our Programs

Wilder Community Mental Health and Wellness has collaborated with St. Paul charter schools and St. Paul Public Schools since 1991 providing whole-family, trauma-informed mental health services for students and families.

Wilder’s School-Based Mental Health providers deliver culturally-affirming, holistic and therapeutic services for children and families that are available in school, at home, and in the community.

Wilder school-based mental health therapists work closely with students of all cultural backgrounds at the following schools:

Access for all students
  • Battle Creek Middle School
  • Bruce Vento Elementary (Early Childhood and Elementary)
  • Cherokee Heights Elementary
  • Crossroads Montessori and Science Elementary
  • Dayton's Bluff Elementary
  • Hazel Park Preparatory Academy
  • Mississippi Creative Arts Elementary
  • St. Paul City Schools
  • Saint Paul Music Academy

Additionally, many Wilder therapists have experience supporting students of specific backgrounds including:
African-American (Kofi)

Counselors with experience serving Black and African American students are available at:

  • Ann Bremer Education Center, ISD #287
  • Benjamin E. Mays IB World School
  • Capitol Hill Gifted and Talented Magnet
  • Central High School
  • East African Elementary
  • Farnsworth Aerospace Upper Camus
  • Global Arts Plus Upper Campus
  • Hidden River Middle School
  • Maxfield Elementary
  • North Education Center Middle School, ISD #287
Hmong (Hlub Zoo)

Counselors with experience serving Hmong students are available at:

  • Community School of Excellence
  • Harding Senior Highs School
  • Hmong College Prep Academy
  • Nokomis Montessori North Campus
  • Txuj Ci Hmong Language and Culture upper and lower campus
  • Washington Tech Magnet School
Latinx (Sembrando)

Counselors with experience serving Latine students are available at:

  • Academia Cesar Chavez
  • Como Senior High School
  • Wellstone Elementary
  • Riverview West Side School of Excellence
  • Highland Middle School

Karen (ThayGeMoo)

Counselors with experience serving Karen students are available at:

  • Hmong College Prep Academy
  • Humboldt Middle and Senior High School
  • Washington Tech Magnet School
Therapeutic Teaching Model

In collaboration with Intermediate School District 287, Wilder provides an intensive school based mental health treatment program for federal setting IV special education Kindergarten – 3rd grade students with strong emotional and behavioral needs. This is an early intervention therapy program specializing in improvement of emotional regulation with individual therapy, family therapy and classroom therapy. This partnership serves students in two locations:

  • North Education Center - Minneapolis, MN
  • South Education Center - Richfield, MN

Stories about the Therapeutic Teaching Model:

For more information on Wilder SBMH supports, please contact your child’s school social worker.

If your school-based therapist is full, please contact the Wilder Center Clinic to make an appointment for your child at the clinic or in the community: 651-280-2310.

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