Students & Families

Accountability: North Carolina public school students are required to meet statewide standards for promotion from grades 3, 5 and 8 and high school graduation. The standards, also called gateways, will ensure that students are working at grade level in reading, writing and mathematics before being promoted to the next grade.  This site gives policy information.

Dr. Seuss's Seussville: Dr. Seuss's playground

Kids in the House: This site lets kids learn about the different branches of government and how a bill becomes a law. 

Reading Rockets: This website is updated daily and offers comprehensive information on helping young children learn to read. The site is for parents, teachers, and other caring adults. It contains research-based articles on teaching kids to read and helping those who struggle; daily news headlines about reading; monthly recommended children's books; exclusive interviews with top children's book authors and illustrators; forums for sharing ideas and thoughts about kids and reading; and links to national and local literacy organizations and resources.

Union County Library: Use this valuable resource in our community. 

Verb: It's what you do! Kids, get active!

• If you need immediate assistance, dial 911.
• 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Hours 24/7 with English/Spanish Licensed Clinician

Community Resources

• Behavioral Health Emergency Rooms Atrium Health Behavioral Health Center
  
  • Address: 501 Billingsley Rd., Charlotte, NC 28211 
  • Phone: 704-444-2400
• Monarch Youth Crisis Center 
  
  • Address: 1810 Back Creek Dr.,  Charlotte, NC 28213
  • Phone: 1-866-272-7826
• Novant Health Main E
  
  • Address: 200 Hawthorne Ln, Charlotte, NC 28204
  • Phone: 704-384-4000

Counseling Services

• Day Mark Recovery Services (walk-ins accepted)
  
  • Phone: 704-296-6200
• Center for Emotional Health (CEH)
  
  • Phone: 704-966-8206 
• Thrive Counseling Services, PLLC 
  
  • Phone: 704-438-9901
• KinderMourn
  
  • Phone: 704-376-2580
• Northeast Psychiatric Services
  
  • Phone: 704-403-1877 
• Southeast Psych
  
  • Phone: 704-552-0116
• Cano Family Services, PLLC (bilingual therapists)
  
  • Phone: 980-313-3020
• Providence South Clinical Associates 
  
  • Phone: 704-243-0326 
• Manu Counseling (English, Hindi, Gujarati)
  
  • Phone: 919-342-8859

Additional Resources

• Mental Health America
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Union County 
  
  • Phone: 704-292-2287
• The NAMI Teen and Young Adult (TYA)
  • HelpLine 1-800-950-6264, chat at nami.org/help or text “Friend” to 62640 or email helpline@nami.org
• Your Life, Your Voice
  • or text voice to 20121
• National Hopeline Network
  
  • Phone: 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433)
• Kevin Hines
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
• Youth America Hotline Counseling for Teens by Teens
  
  • Phone: 1-877-YOUTHLINE (Chat live with a volunteer)
    
  • www.lmalive.org  |  www.youthline.us
• Steve Smith Family Behavioral Health Urgent Care
  
  • Phone: 704-273-3942 
• Atrium Health Behavioral Hotline 
  
  • Phone: 704-444-2400 
• Novant 
  
  • Phone: 1-800-718-3550