A nonprofit organization, CISSCT, served over 9,000 students in the New Braunfels Independent School District (NBISD) during the 2025-26 school year. The organization provided various services, including mental health and counseling, to students in need.

Services Provided

Approximately 923 students received continuous intensive services, while 2,405 students received targeted services for additional support. The services included food, school supplies, and resources for parents, as well as ongoing individual and small group services. A total of 9,607 students received schoolwide prevention services.

CISSCT also provided attendance-related services to 985 students, with 53 students receiving rides to or from school for a total of 258 trips. The organization’s site coordinators and clinical counselors offered daily interventions, referrals, parent consultations, individual and group counseling, as well as suicidal ideation and self-harm interventions.

Clinical counselors provided intensive, solution-focused therapy to students experiencing anxiety, depression, self-harming behaviors, or suicidal ideation. Site coordinators served 864 students, and clinical counselors provided 83 students with therapeutic counseling.

Demographics and Funding

Hispanic students made up the largest demographic served by CISSCT, followed by white students and Black or African American students. The organization operates in 60 schools across several districts, including Luling ISD, Marion ISD, Comal ISD, Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD, Seguin ISD, and Navarro ISD.

The services provided by CISSCT are grant-funded, and the cost is not passed on to the school district. The organization helped students with five suicide protocols, and the number is decreasing every year.

Original reporting: Community Impact — Austin — read the source article.