Wellness Newsletter
A Weekly Newsletter Collaboration of RSU 56- May 8, 2020
Our Mission
Student Referral Process
Don't know who to turn to for what? See this student referral diagram to help you decide what service is best for you and your students.
Student Referral Form
Need help academically, socially, or emotionally? Fill out this brief referral survey to be connected to those who can assist you.
Guidance Sessions
Click the link below to access links to Mrs. Robertson's daily guidance sessions. To request a confidential meeting, email her at mrobertson@rsu56.org.
"Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure." Benjamin Disraeli
Local School Counselors and Social Workers
Rachel Buck-LMSW/cc
Alternative Ed. Teacher-DHS
Cell: 207-357-3271
Ami-Jo Greco-LMSW/cc
Social Worker-DHS
Oxford County Mental Health
Community Mental Health Services
150 Congress St, Rumford, ME 04276
207-364-3549
Philip Ramu- LCSW
School Counselor-TWKDMS
Cell: 207-578-1990
Michelle Robertson
School Counselor-DHS
Cell: 207-205-2190
Tri-County Mental Health
Linnea Burns- Substance Abuse Counselor
207-783-9141
Toll Free: 1-888-304-4673
Crisis Line: 1-888-568-112
Local Food Pantries
Peru Baptist Church, 98 Main St, Peru, ME 04290: 207-562-7167
Dixfield Food Pantry
Dixfield Common Baptist Church, 2 Chapel Road, Dixfield, ME 04224: 207-562-7470
Mexico Congregational Church Pantry
Mexico Congregational Church, 163 Main St, Mexico, ME 04257 : 207-364-8603
Remote Crisis Services
Mental Health and Wellness: https://www.namimaine.org/
1-800-464-5767
Hotline and Crisis Numbers: https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/hotlines.shtml
1-888-568-1112
Crisis Text Line: https://www.crisistextline.org/
TEXT: HOME to 741741
Suicide Prevention: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
1-888-568-1112
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Maine: https://www.namimaine.org/
1-800-464-5767
NAMI Maine Launches Teen Peer Support Text Line
Text Line Aims to Provide Mental Health Support During COVID-19 Crisis and Beyond
Maine’s chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI Maine) has announced the launch of the Teen Text Support Line, a new mental health program for youth 14 – 20 years of age living in Maine.
The Text Line can be reached at (207) 515 – 8398 (TEXT). The Teen Text Support Line operates from 12pm – 10pm each day and provides adolescents who may need additional mental health support with a safe space to talk with another young person. Staff providing support via the Teen Text Line are between 19 – 23 years of age.
For more information, visit www.namimaine.org/page/teentextline, or contact NAMI Maine’s CEO Jenna Mehnert at (207) 907-0303 or jenna@namimaine.org.
RSU 56
Email: mrobertson@rsu56.org
Website: rsu56.org
Location: 145 Weld Street, Dixfield, ME, USA
Phone: 207-562-4251
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DirigoSchools/