Daybreak Health

Daybreak has built partnerships with more than 100 school districts across the US. Teletherapy sessions can typically start within one to two weeks of a referral, which is considerably faster than community mental health waiting times for children. Clinicians speak ten languages, and 74% identify as BIPOC, which reflects a deliberate effort to build a team that reflects the student populations they serve.

The school-based model is both the service’s main strength and its main limitation: families in partnered districts get fast, free access to a licensed therapist; families outside those districts can’t use Daybreak at all. It’s worth confirming on their website whether a student’s district is covered before treating it as an available option. For families who do have access, it’s one of the most cost-accessible routes into regular therapy for a child.