Our Mission

Black Dog Solutions’ mission is to improve service connection between mental health and educational services to primary school, middle school, high school and college students; to extend that work in other communities; to raise funds to support that work;
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Black Dog Solutions uses organizational systems and behavior management evidence based practices as a foundation to target and improve desired outcomes.

We are here to help

BDS is equipped to provide services independently or as an adjunct to current services. BDS provides access to experts, technical assistance, research, and consultation to a variety of settings,including educational and agencies.

Our Practice

Philosophically, BDS is divided into three broad practice categories: macro, mezzo and micro. Macro level interventions are provided on a large scale that affect agencies, state or federal organizations and systems of care. Mezzo level interventions happen on an intermediate scale, involving institutions like school districts and tribes. Micro level interventions happen directly with an individual client or family.

ConsulTation

Macro, Mezzo and Micro level consultation at BDS for comprehensive and functional systems reviews.

Research

BDS collaborates with different agencies and universities to develop well planned, clear and specific research at the Macro and Mezzo levels to orchestrate meta-analyses and system analysis level inquiries

Dissemination

BDS feels responsible to act locally to engage globally by disseminating our research and consultation summaries that we have ensured adequate provisions to protect the privacy of subjects and to maintain the confidentiality of any identifiable data at each segment of the research from recruitment to maintenance of the data.

Why the name?

There is a story that comes from the Cherokee people. In this story, an elder is talking with a child. The elder says there are two wolves inside of us which are always at war with each other. One of them is a good wolf which represents things like kindness, bravery and love. The other is a bad wolf, which represents things like greed, hatred and fear.

The child stops and thinks about it for a moment, then looks up at the elder and says, “Grandfather, which one wins?

The grandfather quietly replies, the one you feed

We aim to solve this problem of the black dog troubling kids and families.

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Winston Churchill

“I think this man might be useful to me – if my black dog returns. He seems quite away from me now – it is such a relief. All the colours come back into the picture.”