You will have to take your child out of school for some appointments. For the initial evaluation, you will most likely have to bring the child during their usual school day. If your child receives psychiatric services, the appointments also are during the school day.

Other therapy and case management appointments are more flexible as far as time. All therapists, case managers, and wraparound facilitators work some evening hours so they can accommodate family needs for after-school and after-work times.

Speak with the therapist or case manager and let them know of your need for an after-school or after-work time appointment. You may also be able to work out an early morning before-school appointment. You may not be able to have all of your appointments at those times, but the therapist can work with you on a schedule to have some of your appointments outside of school time.

If you have difficulty scheduling according to your needs, you may also ask to speak with the customer service department which can help address this. The Northern Lakes CMH Customer Services representatives may be reached by calling 1-800-337-8598.