Behavioral and Mental Health

York Preparatory Academy believes in the health and safety of the whole child. Should a need arise, the following resources and recommendations are for students and their parents:

Talk to a trusted adult
Request to talk to school counselor
Consider school based-therapy services

York Prep Contacts

School Counselors are highly educated, professionally certified individuals who help students succeed in school and plan their career. They help students form healthy goals, mindsets, and behaviors. With the aid of a school counselor, students learn to develop effective collaboration and cooperation skills, to practice perseverance, to develop time management and study skills, and to learn self-motivation and self-direction habits.

Lisa Byrd, ES School Professional Counselor, ext. 4119
Ashley Brown , MS School Professional Counselor, ext. 3137
Vanessa Harrington, HS School Professional Counselor, ext. 5107
Meghan Norton: HS School Professional Counselor, ext. 5105

Mental Health Therapists - York Preparatory Academy has partnered with Catawba Community Mental Health to provide mental health services for students and their families. Catawba's Masters-level Professionals (MHP), specializing in the provision of school-based mental health care, provide services year-round utilizing Evidence-Based Practices. MHPs assist students, families, and schools in developing comprehensive behavioral healthcare plans to address needs that may interfere with student educational success and overall well being. MHP's promote whole-school wellness and support school leadership as they navigate the intersection of social, emotional and academic outcomes of students. SMHS provide non-stigmatizing and easily accessible services to children and their families in the school setting.

York County Child, Adolescent, & Family Center, Phone: (803) 329-3177
York Preparatory Academy Contact: Lanny Adamson ext 1204

The Behavior Interventionist is an experienced individual that helps students reach their full potential by teaching and reinforcing behaviors that are beneficial to their success. As a support to the classroom teacher, the Behavior Interventionist provides individual or small group instruction to students, along with consultation for teachers, in which the student’s behavior is affecting the learning environment.

The Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) is a highly trained and certified behaviorist that provides behavioral support campus wide to students and staff. The BCBA consults on behavioral programs that are implemented by the behavior interventionists in each of the schools. Using data collection, the BCBA is able to analyze and hypothesize functions of behaviors and develop behavior plans to support replacement behaviors to meet those same functions in the school setting.

Brandi Ruth, Board Certified Behavior Analyst
Shannon Fuller, ES Behavior Interventionist
Benjamin Roberts, MS Behavior Interventionist
Walter Aikens, HS Behavior Interventionist

Community Resources

General Services:

Affinity Health Center: serves the healthcare needs of the community by providing access to high-quality, comprehensive care with compassion, dignity and respect.

455 Lakeshore Parkway, Rock Hill, SC 29730, (803) 909-6363

Atrium Behavioral Health: the only dedicated psychiatric emergency department in the region. They provide treatment across a broad continuum of inpatient and outpatient services. The center is staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

501 Billingsley Road, Charlotte, NC 28211, (704) 444-2400

Levine’s Children’s Hospital: 24/7 emergency room just for kids, staffed by doctors trained in pediatric emergency medicine.

1000 Blythe Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28203, (704) 381-2000

Outpatient Services:

Barber Therapy: provides quality Mental Health services for children, adolescents, adults, families and couples utilizing a strengths-based approach that promotes trust, respect, privacy and transparency.

200 Oakland Ave., Suite A. Rock Hill, SC 29730, (704) 301-0625

Catawba Mental Health: provides mental health services to people of all ages, offering counseling, psychiatric assessment, medication management, crisis intervention, and other services to those experiencing serious mental illness and significant emotional disorders.

448 Lakeshore Parkway, Suite 110 Rock Hill, SC 29730, (803) 329-3177

Koi Counseling & Wellness: provide counseling services to children, teens, and adults.

1420 Ebenezer Road, Suite 101, Rock Hill, SC 29730, (803) 619-9055

Therapy Resource Group: a 501(c)(3) offering access to powerful counseling solutions and mental health tools regardless of your financial circumstances.

(704) 301-0625

Specialty Services:

Chrysalis Autism Center: provide Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention (EIBI) to children with autism. EIBI is based on the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy, a research-proven method of treatment for children with autism.

1547 Cherry Rd, Rock Hill, SC 29730, (803) 792-0771

Delta Behavioral Group: provides ABA therapy and services based on the idea that change is positive action. It is personal, a choice, and an opportunity for growth and improvement.

10926 S Tryon St. Suite E, Charlotte, NC 28273, (855) 201-5498

Keystone: an award-winning organization recognized for offering responsive and innovative substance use disorder services.

199 S Herlong Ave, Rock Hill, SC 29730, (803)324-1800

The Renfrow Center for Eating Disorders: emphasizes respect for the unique psychology of women, the importance of a collaborative therapeutic relationship and the belief that every patient needs to actively participate in their own growth and recovery.

6633 Fairview Rd, Charlotte, NC 28210, (800) 736-3739

Community Support Services:

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Piedmont Tri-County: the nation's largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.

PO Box 3626, Rock Hill, SC 29732, (803) 610-8174

NAMI Drop In Center (The Hut) - a place people struggling with mental challenges can come to rest, participate in classes or, on occasion, join a party -- a place where they can spend time and be themselves.

415 Oakland Ave Rock Hill, SC 29730, (803) 610-8174

Pilgrims’ Inn - strives to end homelessness and hunger in the lives of the community's most vulnerable people. To those struggling in poverty, they represent a community that loves and cares for its own.

236 W Main St, Rock Hill, SC 29730, (803) 327-4227

Safe Passage - a 501(c)(3) organization, that provides a 24-hour emergency shelter, a 24-hour crisis line, advocacy, counseling, and other supportive services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse in York, Chester, Lancaster, and Union counties.

104 Oakland Ave, Rock Hill, SC 29730, (803) 329-3336, Emergency 24 Hour Hotline: (803) 329-2800