YES partners with the Lake Washington, Bellevue, and Issaquah School Districts to provide on-site, dually-licensed mental health and substance use counselors to support student mental health and substance use challenges.
Not all of the services and programs are offered within each school. To learn more about what is available at your child’s school, please contact the school administration or school counselor.
IN-SCHOOL COUNSELING SERVICES
Youth Eastside Services (YES) partners with the Lake Washington, Bellevue, and Issaquah School Districts to provide on-site Behavioral Health Support Specialists. These counselors, dually-trained in both mental health and substance use, work within middle, choice, and high schools, offering a full spectrum of services and support to students. Thanks to strong partnerships with the districts, students can access support at no cost.
Services and programs may include:
- Mental health and substance use screenings
- Assessments for substance use disciplinary infractions
- Short-term individual, group counseling, and support
- Suicide risk assessments
- Educational presentations for school staff, students, and parents on mental health and substance use
- Referrals to community resources, including ongoing care at YES
- Parental support through consultation, education, and resource referrals
Not all services and programs are offered at each school. To learn more about what is available, please get in touch with your child’s school administration or school counselor.
LONGER-TERM, FEE-BASED COUNSELING
YES, along with other Community Providers, provides an additional path for students to access services on-site at school. Masters-level Therapists and Interns can see students with Apple Health Behavioral Health Coverage at school, just as they would if the youth or family came into the Agency.
Services are billed to Medicaid, and there is no cost to the family.
ALCOHOL DRUG EDUCATION CLASS
Parents/Caregivers and teens attend together. Classes are provided for youth and families living within the boundaries of the Bellevue and Lake Washington School District.
New this year! Virtual Alcohol & Drug Education classes will now include VIBE, a middle school version for youth and caregivers, alongside our ongoing high school class, ADEC, alternating each month.
Offered virtually one Saturday per month during the school year. All classes are on Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. There is no cost for the class.
- Learn the impacts of substance use on the developing body & brain
- Learn where and how to turn for help—drug/alcohol, mental health, community supports
- Learn how to make more informed decisions for your future—healthy coping, decision-making, and refusal skills.
REGISTER TODAY!
- Registrations will be open until 5 pm each Wednesday before the Saturday class.
- We need a minimum number of registrants, or the class may be canceled (you will be notified on Thursday before class if this happens)
- If you have registered for a class and are unable to make it, PLEASE notify the instructor, Andrea Frost, at andrea.frost@youtheastsideservices.org
TO REGISTER:
For questions and/or to register for the Middle School VIBE class contact randyn@youtheastsideservices.org
For questions and/or to register for the High School ADEC contact andrea.frost@youtheastsideservices.org
TEAMS link will be sent to participants the week before class or you will be notified when the registration link is available from our website.
UPCOMING DATES:
ADEC (High School)
- February 28, 2026
- April 25, 2026
- June13, 2026
VIBE (Middle School)
- January 31, 2026
- March 28, 2026
- May 30, 2026
DBT SKILLS WEB SERIES
Join YES counselors Cailyn and Delaney in creating a toolbox full of skills to use in everyday life in this pre-recorded 16-week web series.
Start by building a foundation with Mindfulness, then establish your own shelter to weather the storms with Distress Tolerance, discuss Emotional Regulation to feel more at home in your own head, and end the series looking outside ourselves with Interpersonal Effectiveness to link to our communities.
This web series is rooted in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and involves activities, worksheets, and helpful tips. Each webisode includes 30-40 minutes of content.