Community Celebrates Ribbon-Cutting and Grand Opening of Thorington Building
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Community Celebrates Ribbon-Cutting and Grand Opening of Thorington Building
The Merced County Office of Education and the Merced County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services hosted the grand opening of the Student Resiliency Center and several other programs today, June 27, at the Thorington building in Merced.
The grand opening event, which included a ribbon cutting and welcome address from Merced County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Steve Tietjen and Behavioral Health and Recovery Services Director Dr. Kimiko Vang, invited the more than 100 guests in attendance to explore the newly established Student Resiliency Center and other programs at the historic building.
Merced County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Steve Tietjen thanked the crowd for joining the celebration and taking the opportunity to learn more about the Student Resiliency Center and many other programs located in the Thorington building. “We’re excited that you’re here and that we all recognize the important work that needs to go on, particularly in this post-COVID era, around supporting families, students and their behavioral health, families in crisis, youth looking for work and foster youth that need our support everyday.”
The Student Resiliency Center offers mental health services for students, such as trauma reduction and suicide prevention, as well as behavioral health training for school staff.
While addressing the crowd, Behavioral Health and Recovery Services Director Dr. Kimiko Vang shared her excitement for the new space, which welcomes students and families to receive support for their mental health. “Mental health and well-being are the foundation to any student’s academic success,” Vang continued in her remarks. “Through the Student Resiliency Center, we are proud to provide an additional access point to mental health and substance use services to students between the ages of 12 and 18.”
Additional programs at this location include the Empower Program, Cal-SOAP, Foster and Homeless Youth Services, MCOE Student Programs Administration, the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative, the Virginia Smith Trust and the Family Resource Center, which celebrated its 30th anniversary during the event.
