Kintegra’s School-Based Behavioral Health Program

Why Partner with Kintegra Health?

Kintegra Health is North Carolina’s largest provider of school-based behavioral health services, employing over 170 licensed therapists serving students in over 200 schools across 17 North Carolina counties.

Partnering with Kintegra means bringing equitable, high-quality behavioral health care directly to your students – when and where they need it most.  The Program brings licensed mental health therapist directly into your school, with proven positive impact on  student attendance, health outcomes and overall well-being.

How the School-Based Program Works

Kintegra places a licensed therapist directly within your school.  The therapist is a Kintegra staff member, on site full-time, 5 days/week, providing counseling for students, as directed by your administration.   The therapist works alongside your administrative and teaching staff, becoming fully integrated into the school culture and activities.  This proven model provides consistency for students, reduces stigma and makes mental health services accessible, integrated and aligned with your academic mission.

Therapists provide both direct counseling services and school-wide support, helping address mental health needs at every level.

Students must be enrolled in Kintegra’s School Based-Health Program to receive services. The enrollment process includes parental/guardian consent, which is managed and maintained directly by Kintegra.

Unlike many school-based programs, Kintegra can also provide continued access to care during the summer months, ensuring continuity of services beyond the academic year.

Program Benefits/Outcomes

• Increased student attendance
• Improved  academic performance
• Better  emotional regulation
• Stronger peer relationships
• Fewer disciplinary referrals
• Rapid crisis response when needed
• Reduced burden on school staff
• Decreased stigma around mental health
• Increased access to care for all students
• Year-round support for students & families

Students and families have access to Kintegra’s broader network of practices, where services include:

• Primary care
• Dental care
• Pharmacy services
• Specialty care (chiropractic, optometry, podiatry)

See the Behavioral Health School Data Sheet here, which provides statistics supporting the positive outcomes from the 2024/2025 academic year.  Data for the current academic year will be completed in August 2026.

Services

Kintegra offers comprehensive behavioral health services for students in grades K–12, including:

• Individual therapy
• Family support and engagement
• Crisis intervention
• Clinical mental health assessments

Therapies focus on a variety of concerns, including but not limited to:  anxiety and depression, behavioral concerns, academic challenges and social and/or peer-related issues.

Licensed, On-Site Professionals

All services are provided by qualified, licensed clinicians, including:

• Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselors (LCMHC/As)
• Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSW/As)
• Licensed Marriage & Family Therapists (LMFT/As)

These professionals are trained to work within school systems and collaborate effectively with educators and administrators.

Is there a Cost?

Kintegra provides school-based behavioral health services at no cost to the school or school district.

There are no fees collected from students or families on-site for counseling sessions.  Kintegra serves without regard for ability to pay and applies a sliding scale discount fee program based on household income and size.  Family members of privately insured students may be responsible for fees not covered by insurance.

Kintegra’s billing department is available to answer any questions for students and families.

What is Required from School Administration?

We ask that the school:

• provides a private office or counseling space dedicated for Kintegra’s therapist and appropriate for counseling sessions.
• allows Kintgra access to install, operate and maintain, at Kintegra’s expense, its own circuitry, or the ability to connect to existing internet including access to the school’s internal network server
• invites and includes the Kintegra Program staff in school staff and parent meetings, sports and extra-curricular events in order to inform, educate, promote, and conduct Program enrollment activities.
• works with Kintegra to support the promotion and enrollment process into the Program, which includes providing us with the name and addresses of the students at the beginning of each academic year, to allow Kintegra access to mail/provide information regarding the Program to parents.
• Executes Kintegra’s standard Memorandum of Agreement for School Based Behavioral Health Services in your school(s).

How to Get Started

• Contact Our School-Based Team: cprice@kintegra.org

Real Impact: What Schools Are Saying

“I have seen firsthand how Kintegra’s school therapists have helped students overcome challenges… from anxiety and peer pressure to life crises… This support transformed a student’s life from hopelessness to graduation.”
— Assistant Superintendent, NC School System

For more information about Kintegra Health, visit www.Kintegra.org