Four County Mental Health Center, Inc.  Serving Chautauqua, Elk, Montgomery and Wilson County, Kansas

 "Four County Mental Health Center  is dedicated to providing  accessible, innovative services in partnership with individuals, families and our communities."
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Providing A Successful Environment For Kids Since 1996

      SEK Academy is a mental health “day treatment” program.  It is designed to provide services to school aged children whose emotional and behavioral problems have put them at risk for being removed from their homes.  The Academy, located in Independence, Kansas, accepts referrals for children from Elk, Chautauqua, Labette, Montgomery, and Wilson counties.  Children accepted into the program learn to problem solve, improve their social skills, manage unstructured time, and build positive relationships, all in a Monday through Friday time frame very similar to a traditional school day.  Each child is assisted in reaching treatment goals by attendant care workers, case managers, and therapists, and parents actively participate in each stage of treatment.  A partnering agency, Tri-County Special Education, provides on-site academic assistance so no child falls behind in school while addressing mental health issues.

   

If you and your school-aged child live in one of the counties mentioned above (counties served either by Four County Mental Health Center or Tri-County Special Education), and

  • Your child is currently enrolled in school, but emotional and behavioral problems are making it hard to stay there, and

  • These problems are so severe they are placing your child at risk for being removed from the home as well as excluded from normal community activities, and

  • Your child difficulties are related to a diagnosed mental illness or emotional problem,

 
      Ask your child’s teacher or mental health worker about a referral to SEK Academy.
      Children attending the Academy remain enrolled in their home school, but are transported to and from the Academy each day by staff.  Treatment involves movement through a 16-step behavioral management program designed to measure progress toward treatment goals and readiness to begin transition back to a public school setting.  Length of stay may range from four months to several years.  Each child’s participation is at the consent of a parent or guardian, and that consent may be withdrawn at any time.

 

Children's Services:  Attendant Care; Case Management; Foundations; Mom's Program; Parent Education Program; Parent Support Services; Quest Program;
To contact Four County Mental Health Center