Wellness Center

The East Jordan Wellness Center, located at the East Jordan Middle High School, provides preventative health and counseling services to facilitate students optimal physical, mental, emotional, and social well being.  We assist children and teens to gain confidence and learn strategies to be more successful in and out of the classroom.  We promote healty living practices to students, faculty, and parents.

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The East Jordan Wellness Center behavioral health program helps children and teens gain confidence, and learn strategies to be more successful in and out of the classroom.  Studies show that students who participate in school based behavioral health programs have significantly less disciplinary issues, enjoy better mental health, and, not surprisingly, perform better in school.  The East Jordan Wellness Center behavioral health program is operated by the Health Department of Northwest Michigan, in collaboration with East Jordan Public Schools, and is conveniently located in the East Jordan Middle High School for easy access.

Our licensed clinical social worker offers individual, group, and family therapy.  Some areas of treatment include:

• Anxiety
• Depression
• Anger Management
• Relationship and Social Skills
• Grief and Loss
• Family Stressors
• Parenting Support Strategies
• Managing Behavior and Emotions
• Developing Healthy Coping Skills

For your convience we have provided the Parent/Guardian Consent for Service pdf form and the Client Right and Responsibilities pdf form.

Public and private health insurance companies will be billed for services provided.  A sliding fee payment schedule is also offered.  No child will be turned away for inability to pay.  Your child or family may be eligible for free or low-cost insurance through MIChild, HealthyKids, the Healthy Michigan Plan, or the Health Insurance Marketplace.  Visit the link to healthcare.gov to learn more, or call the Health Department of Northwest Michigan at 1-800-432-4121 to learn more about coverage options, and to schedule an appointment for enrollment assistance.

Health Services

• Ensures that the immediate health needs of students are addressed during the school day.
• Conducts health assessments as needed.
• Manages administration of student medication per school policy.
• Promotes and assists in the control of communicable diseases in the school setting.

Alice Thumser RN, Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital
East Jordan Middle High School
231.536.2269
athumser@ejps.org