Serving local students, families, schools and communities

Today, our children are bombarded with negative influences. These negative impacts often cause behavioral and emotional issues which require the expertise of ECHO's licensed counselors and social workers.

Consider these statistics from the National Alliance on Mental Illness:

• 8% of youths have an anxiety disorder.
• 10% of youths have a behavior or conduct disorder.
• 20% of youths (ages 13-18) live with a mental health condition.
• 37% of students (age 14+) with a mental health condition drop out of school.
• 50% of all lifetime cases of mental illness begin by age 14 and 75% by age 24.

Our Services

ECHO serves more than 3,600 local students, plus their families, schools and communities. Services provided include:

• Child Protection: A Personal Safety Curriculum
• Clinical referrals to outside providers with follow-up
• Crisis intervention and safety assessments
• Consultation and professional development training for faculty and administration
• Counseling and consultation: For individuals, groups and families
• High school preparation: Retreat for 8th grade students
• HOPE Curriculum: A Drug Prevention Curriculum
• In-school clinical observation and screening
• Partnerships with agencies to address health and safety education
• Peacemakers: Student leadership service group
• Psycho-education: Second Step: A Social and Emotional Learning Curriculum
• Social work: Helping families meet basic needs and connect with community services

Who We Serve

ECHO partners with 14 local Catholic schools:

• Ascension School (Kettering)
• Chaminade Julienne Catholic High School (Dayton)
• Holy Angels School (Dayton)
• Holy Angels Catholic School (Sidney)
• Immaculate Conception School (Dayton)
• Mother Brunner (Trotwood)
• Our Lady of the Rosary School (Dayton)
• Piqua Catholic Schools (Piqua)
• St. Albert the Great Catholic School (Kettering)
• St. Anthony School (Dayton)
• St. Benedict the Moor Catholic School (Dayton)
• St. Brigid School (Xenia)
• St. Helen School (Riverside)
• St. Patrick Catholic School (Troy)