Cassy Bay Area

In a given year, 20% of young people experience mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, eating disorders, academic stress, low self-esteem, and substance abuse. Unfortunately, the vast majority of these kids do not receive the treatment they need. Left untreated, many teens contemplate suicide, the third leading cause of death for young people today.

Counseling and Support Services for Youth (CASSY) has the mission of de-stigmatizing mental health services in order to support students’ social and emotional well-being and make it the norm in our local schools. CASSY partners with local elementary, middle and high schools in the Silicon Valley area to provide comprehensive mental health services to enrolled students and their families at no cost.

From a single school district’s summer school program in 2009, CASSY now provides a year-round mental health safety net for over 17,500 students at 24 schools in four local communities. Sereno Group is proud to support their meaningful and effective program.

Please visit cassybayarea.org for more information about their programs.