Diverse Atlanta students and a counselor gathered together at golden hour outside a school
Serving Greater Atlanta, GA

Mental health care inside Atlanta's schools.

Empower U Wellness Networks partners with Atlanta Public Schools, charter networks, and districts across metro Atlanta to deliver culturally-competent counseling, behavioral support, and educator development — right where students already are.

Medicaid Provider — We Accept Georgia Medicaid
20+
Years experience
15,000+
Children and families served
Medicaid
Accepted Provider

What we bring to your building

A full mental-health team, already in the hallway.

Pick the modules that fit your school. We staff, supervise, bill Medicaid and insurance where eligible, and report outcomes back to your leadership team.

01Tier 2 & 3

On-site Counseling

Licensed clinicians embedded in your building — individual, group, and crisis sessions for ADHD, anxiety, depression, trauma, and grief.

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02Behavior

Behavioral Support

BCBA-led behavior plans, classroom interventions, and de-escalation coaching aligned with Georgia IEPs and 504 plans.

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03ABA

ABA Therapy

Applied Behavior Analysis delivered in-school by BCBAs and RBTs — skill acquisition, social communication, and data-driven progress monitoring for students on the autism spectrum.

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04Staff

Educator PD

Trauma-informed practice, restorative circles, and Nurtured Heart Approach — workshops scheduled around your PD calendar.

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05Families

Family Workshops

Bilingual (English / Spanish) parent groups on adolescent mental health, autism support, and navigating special education services in Georgia.

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06Wraparound

Care Coordination

We bridge schools, families, DFCS, DBHDD, and community providers — one warm handoff instead of a referral pile.

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07Medicaid

Medicaid Billing

As a Georgia Medicaid provider, we handle all claims and documentation so schools and families don't carry the administrative burden.

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School counselor in supportive conversation with an Atlanta student

Our approach

With purpose. On purpose.

Atlanta students don't fit into generic care models. We design every engagement around the building, the community, and the kid sitting across from us.

  • Culturally representative care

    Our Atlanta clinicians reflect the students they serve — across language, neighborhood, and lived experience.

  • Evidence-based, not one-size

    CBT, DBT-informed groups, ABA, and trauma-focused care — matched to each student's profile and school context.

  • Built for school rhythm

    We work with bell schedules, IEP timelines, and Georgia DOE compliance — not against them.

For school leaders

One contract.
A whole care team.

We staff principals, APs, and SST chairs with a turn-key behavioral health partner — credentialed, supervised, and reporting outcomes quarterly across Atlanta Public Schools, Fulton, DeKalb, Clayton, and Gwinnett counties.

Georgia Medicaid Provider

We bill Medicaid directly — no cost to families

Bilingual clinicians

EN · ES — reflecting Atlanta's communities

Quarterly impact reports

Aligned to your school's GA DOE metrics

48-hr crisis response

Same-day onsite for acute incidents

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Educators and Empower U clinicians collaborating in an Atlanta school staff room

For families

Care that meets your kid where they spend their day.

If your child's school partners with Empower U, services are typically free to families — we are a Georgia Medicaid provider and bill directly so your family pays nothing out of pocket.

01

Ask your school

Speak with the counselor or principal — they can refer your child to Empower U in minutes.

02

We verify coverage

Our team checks your child's Medicaid or insurance eligibility so there are no surprises.

03

Meet your clinician

We pair your family with a clinician who understands your community and speaks your language.

04

See real change

Quarterly progress check-ins keep you, the school, and the clinician on the same page.

We Accept Georgia Medicaid

Empower U Wellness Networks is an enrolled Georgia Medicaid provider. Most school-based services are covered at no cost to your family. Contact us to verify your child's eligibility.

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Resources & Reading

Articles for Atlanta parents & educators.

A curated, automatically-updated feed from trusted newsrooms and clinical institutions covering child mental health, special education, ABA, and what's happening inside Georgia schools.

The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionChild Mind InstituteEdutopiaThe Hechinger ReportUnderstood.org
Mental HealthParents

The Wall Street Journal: Teens Who Can’t Put Down TikTok and Instagram Are Losing Their Sense of Time

Dr. Vera Feuer, chief clinical officer at the Child Mind Institute, discusses how short-form videos affect the circuitry of the brain. The post The Wall Street Journal: Teens Who Can’t Put Down TikTok and Instagram Are L

Child Mind InstituteOct 14, 2026
Education PolicyBoth

A university-branded boot camp promised tech jobs. It delivered only debt

Looking back, there were a lot of warning signs. Christopher Collins fielded several calls a day from recruiters with IronCircle, a cybersecurity boot camp provider, urging him to enroll in its online courses. Once he di

The Hechinger ReportOct 14, 2026
Education PolicyBoth

Colleges are cutting administrative jobs — and critics say that’s a good thing

It was in the quiet of the summer when a new president at Louisiana State University said the school would lay off 25 administrators, including several who were high in the campus hierarchy, and shift the savings to facu

The Hechinger ReportOct 13, 2026
Education PolicyBoth

COLUMN: As careers, college and the workforce change rapidly, should high schools evolve? Help us find out

Evan Perez could be the face of a new movement. He’s a first-year student attending Babson College on a full scholarship, majoring in business with a concentration in entrepreneurship. He won awards for building an AI-re

The Hechinger ReportOct 13, 2026
Mental HealthParents

The SNF Global Center Names New Research and Communicator Fellows Ahead of World Mental Health Day 2026

The latest cohort of Fellows will join an international network of experts leading scalable, community-driven innovations in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The post The SNF Global Center Names New Research and

Child Mind InstituteOct 9, 2026
Mental HealthParents

Child Mind Institute Study Finds Strong Link Between Teen Belonging and Mental Health

Released in recognition of World Mental Health Day on October 10, Building Bridges: Teen Loneliness and Connection asked 1,000 U.S. teens aged 14-17 what connection means to them, where they feel most connected, and who

Child Mind InstituteOct 7, 2026

Sources are independently published. Empower U Wellness Networks shares these for educational purposes; views expressed belong to the original authors.

Common questions

Things principals and parents ask us first.

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Let's build something your students feel.

Whether you lead a school, district, charter network, or you're a parent looking for support — tell us about your community and we'll be in touch within one school day.

Email
hello@euwellnessatl.org
Phone
(470) 555-EU4U
Service Area
Greater Atlanta — Fulton, DeKalb, Clayton, Gwinnett & beyond
Insurance
Georgia Medicaid Provider · Most commercial plans accepted