District Supports


  • Text4Help
  • “Text4HELP”is a program that recently expanded to all FCS middle and high schools. It began in January 2018 through a partnership with the Fulton County Board of Commissioners. Students who use the app can be connected anonymously to a licensed mental health professional for immediate mental health resources and referrals, 24-hours a day/7-days a week
  • Tip
  • FCS has a TIP-line function on our FCS app (available for iOS and Android phones) to report concerns anonymously.The tool provides an easy way to “see something, say something.” Reports of a threat canbereportedthroughhttps://www.fultonschools.org/fcstipline.
  • MindWise
  • Signs of Suicide Prevention Program is currently implemented in all Fulton County Middle and High Schools. The SOS Program is the only youth suicide prevention program that has demonstrated an improvement in students’ knowledge and adaptive attitudes about suicide risk and depression, as well as a reduction in actual suicide attempts and is listed on SAMHSA’s National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices. The SOS Program uses a simple and easy-to-remember acronym, ACT® (Acknowledge, Care, Tell), to teach students action steps to take if they encounter a situation that requires help from a trusted adult.

  • Mental Health
  • Youth Mental Health First Aid training has been provided to 800+ FCS staff and community members.The training provides education and awareness of mental health for those who work with children and youth.

School Counselors, School Social Workers and School Psychologists
All Fulton County Schools support personnel are trained to identify and refer students who may be experiencing mental health, social or behavioral issues. They provide consultation, intervention, evaluation and a plethora of other support services to students in need.

Social and Emotional (SEL) Social Workers
There are 10 Social and Emotional Social Workers in the Fulton County School System. These uniquely skilled personnel will provide intensive case management for our most at-risk youth for violence, provide social and emotional learning for schools, parents and community and crisis support at schools.

Behavioral Specialists
Fulton County Schools currently has a total of nine behavioral specialists who work with schools to identify students with behavioral needs and then assisting them by training and supporting on the implementation of behavioral interventions.

Student Crisis Response Protocol
The student crisis response protocol is used by all FCS counselors, school social workers and school psychologists when a student is suspected to be at risk for harm to self or others. Immediate mental health resources are provided to families and re-entry meetings are held once a student returns to school to ensure that effective transitioning takes place and to document a plan for addressing the needs and safety of the student and others.

CARE Team
CARE (CAre REsponse and REcovery) team members are deployed whenever schools experience the death of a student, staff member or some other significant crisis. The focus is on recovery and grief support and to allow for ventilation and validation of emotions.FCS counselors, social workers, and psychologists are trained annually on these protocols.Students who need more intensive grief or mental health support are appropriately referred.

  • FCS Peak Academy
  • Pursuing Excellence And Knowledge (PEAK) Academies provide academic, social, behavioral and emotional supports for students who are suspended (short-term or long-term) for serious code of conduct offenses, many of which exhibit mental health challenges. There are three PEAK Academies in our school system – North Fulton, South Fulton and Southeast Fulton.

  • Child Lures Prevention
  • Think First, Stay Safe (K-5) This program contains instruction on personal safety, online safety, and school climate which supports the K-5 health curriculum. Students learn important information to help keep them protected from unsafe behaviors and situations

  • PBIS
  • Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is a proactive approach that establishes behavioral supports and school culture needed for all students in a school to achieve social, emotional and academic success. Fulton currently has 83 schools who have implemented the PBIS framework and have increased the number of schools who are operational from 10inFY17to23inFY18. We also now have 1 Distinguished PBISProgram (the top PBIS recognition) at Renaissance Middle School.