Sara B

I just wanted to take a moment to reach out and say thank you to the BRAVE program for helping our family locate a mental health counselor for our son, this fall. [He] had a very tough adjustment to kindergarten, requiring daily intervention by school administrators and counselors, which led to a referral to the BRAVE program. As a family, we had been seeking behavioral health therapy for our son since the spring, but we kept running into brick walls -- 9 or 10 month long waiting periods for an initial evaluation; providers not accepting new patients; or providers not accepting our insurance coupled with prohibitively high out-of-pocket payments per session.

Within one day of referral to the BRAVE program, [Wellness Coordinator] Brigid reached out to me and rapidly located a provider within our area who could see us within a two-week period. As of today, my son has had three appointments with a counselor, and we are so pleased with how the counselor has worked with us, as parents, and with [our son] to address his anxiety and help better address his needs, strengths, and challenges. Brigid has followed up with us on multiple occasions to see if she can provide further help. I cannot speak more highly of her kindness, professionalism, compassion, and prompt service - I cannot believe how quickly she was able to help--> within a day, not a week or month!

I am also grateful that the BRAVE program was able to assist our family with funding for therapy...with three young children, expenses are always tight, and the cost of therapy for [our son] was a definite concern for us. The BRAVE program is such an incredible resource for our county, and we greatly appreciate your assistance.