FAIRFIELD — A second counselor will be placed in Fairfield Intermediate school, at no cost to the district, thanks to a partnership between the Butler County Mental Health Board and Fairfield Schools.

        Intermediate school Principal Gayle Niehaus said a survey of her staff showed teachers felt the top issue facing the fifth- and sixth-graders enrolled there was family relationships related to divorce.

        Other issues the staff would like the counselor to address included attention deficit disorder, conflict resolution, bullying and anger management.

        Beginning in November, the extra counselor will be assigned to the school at least three days a week, said Barbara Perez, who serves as the board's school mental health coordinator.

        Services would be provided through establishment of groups devoted to a topic, individual counseling sessions with students with behavior disorders or even evening sessions with parents.

        The district chose the intermediate school to partner with the board because there is only one counselor assigned for the 1,400 pupils enrolled there.

        All fourth- and fifth-grade students in the district attend there, said Superintendent Robert Farrell.

        “We felt this was a building where we could make an impact,” Mr. Farrell said. “It was a place we could get them early (and) address obstacles to learning.”

        The counselor will be provided through the Counseling Source, an agency the mental health board contracts with for services, Ms. Perez said. The individual assigned would be selected jointly by the firm and the school.

        Fairfield is the third Butler County district the board is partnering with to provide services, Ms. Perez said.

        Services are also provided to the Middletown and New Miami schools through grants and other funding sources. Eventually, the board plans to expand services to other Butler County schools.

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