Adolescent Counseling Services

Isn’t there an ‘App’ for that?! Real perspective on College Application Anxiety

in Academic Stress / Anxiety / Applying for College / Community Counseling / Depression / E-News / Mental Health / Parent Tips / Parent-Teen Communication / Parenting / Perfectionism / Stress / Stress Management / Teen Self-Image / Uncategorized by Adolescent Counseling Services December 1, 2016January 27, 2022 0 comments

Written By: JoAnn Kukulus, MFTI, On-Campus Counseling Program Site Coordinator Cooler weather, changing seasons, shorter days, Autumn holidays…..COLLEGE APPLICATIONS!!! High school students in general are reporting greater stress than ever and with deadlines for submitting college applications. Admission to next fall’s academic term is rapidly approaching, and to be perfectly honest, now is possibly one of […]

Adolescent Counseling Services Joins Giving Tuesday

in ACS News / Press Mentions / Press Releases by Adolescent Counseling Services November 28, 2016January 27, 2022 0 comments

Community Corner | By Jamie Wilkins (Patch Staff) – November 25, 2016 10:30 am ET Adolescent Counseling Services has launched a campaign to kick off the giving season and think about those suffering from mental health. From Adolescent Counseling Services: Adolescent Counseling Services (ACS) has joined #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving held November 29th […]

Nature and Mental Health

in Anxiety / E-News / Mental Health / On-Campus Counseling / Parent Tips / Parenting / Recent Trends / Stress / Stress Management / Teaching Mindfulness by Adolescent Counseling Services November 9, 2016January 27, 2022 0 comments

Written By: Marlina Selva, LMFT, ACS Site Supervisor, On-Campus Counseling Program The demands of school and daily routines can be a source of mental fatigue for students as well as for parents. Fortunately, there are ways of alleviating mental stress. One such way is through encounters with nature. Outdoor activities can help relax and restore […]

Here’s How Schools Can Support Students’ Mental Health

in Academic Stress / Anxiety / Behavioral Norms / Co-Occuring Disorders / Depression / Disorders / E-News / Mental Health / On-Campus Counseling / Parent Tips / Parent-Teen Communication / Parenting / Perfectionism / Stigma / Stress / Stress Management / Teen self-esteem / Uncategorized by Adolescent Counseling Services October 4, 2016January 27, 2022 0 comments

Written By: Meg Anderson, nprED About one in five children in the United States shows signs of a mental health disorder — anything from ADHD to eating disorders to suicide. And yet, as we’ve been reporting this month, many schools aren’t prepared to work with these students. Often, there’s been too little training in recognizing the […]

Do sports protect teens from abusing painkillers or enable it?

in Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment / Drugs & Alcohol / E-News / Electronic Cigarettes / Marijuana / Parenting / Prescription Drugs / Prevention / Recent Trends / Risky Behaviour / Smoking / Teenage Smoking / Uncategorized / Vaping by Adolescent Counseling Services September 7, 2016January 27, 2022 0 comments

Reported By: Alexandria Hein, FoxNews.com Health As communities nationwide battle a growing opioid and heroin use epidemic, researchers and public health officials are scrambling to identify how abuse may begin. One of those sources, research suggests, could be high school athletics. But studies conducted thus far have produced conflicting results regarding whether participation in sports encourage […]

Back to School Stress Management Tips

in Academic Stress / Anxiety / Community Counseling / Depression / E-News / Excercise / Mental Health / Monitoring Media / On-Campus Counseling / Parent Tips / Parent-Teen Communication / Parenting / Stress / Stress Management / Teaching Mindfulness / Teen Therapy by Adolescent Counseling Services September 1, 2016January 27, 2022 0 comments

Written By: Katie Luce, LMFT, ACS Site Supervisor – La Entrada Middle School School is back in session, which can create considerable stress for students and their families. The transition from summer vacations, relaxed schedules and no homework to packed schedules can be challenging. Here are some ideas to reduce stress for yourselves and for […]

Talking to Teens about Violence and Tragedies

in Community Counseling / E-News / Grief / Mental Health / Mental Health / Monitoring Media / Parent Tips / Parent-Teen Communication / Parenting / Recent Trends / Stress by Adolescent Counseling Services August 3, 2016January 27, 2022 0 comments

Written By: Ann Stillingfleet, ACS Clinical Intern, Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment and Community Counseling Programs Every week the news brings stories of seemingly senseless and random acts of violence — either globally or locally. How do we talk to our children, especially our teens, about these events when the source of much of what they […]

Resources for LGBT Teens

in Bullying / E-News / Gender / Gender identity / LGBTQ Issues / Mental Health / Outlet / Stigma / Suicide / Suicide Prevention / Texting Hotlines / Transgender by Adolescent Counseling Services July 27, 2016January 27, 2022 0 comments

An interview with TeenVogue Magazine and Steve Mehdelsohn of the Trevor Project According to the Trevor Project, a young person contemplates suicide every 95 minutes. Beyond that, LGB youth are four times as likely to attempt suicide than their straight peers, and LGBTQ youth are eight times more likely to attempt it if they’ve been thrown […]

How Parents Can Help Their Underage Kids Resist Alcohol

in Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment / Binge Drinking / Drinking / Drugs & Alcohol / E-News / Marijuana / Parenting / Prescription Drugs / Prevention / Recent Trends / Recovery / Risky Behaviour / Smoking / Teen Partying / Treatment by Adolescent Counseling Services July 13, 2016January 27, 2022 0 comments

Reported By: Aimee Cunningham, NPR Health News “Parental monitoring and warmth are a protective device against kids’ binge drinking.” While a sense of inevitability often surrounds the topic of teen drinking, adults can play an important role in preventing underage alcohol use. Two recent studies provide guidance for parents. One finds that parents […]

Rituals in Therapy

in Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment / Community Counseling / E-News / Mental Health / Parent Tips / Parent-Teen Communication / Parenting / Stress / Stress Management / Teaching Mindfulness / Teen Self-Image / Teens and Technology / Uncategorized by Adolescent Counseling Services July 1, 2016January 27, 2022 0 comments

Written By: Ann Stillingfleet, ACS Clinical Intern, Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment and Community Counseling Programs What comes to mind when you think of rituals? Perhaps you visualize a religious ceremony, a celtic gathering in an oak grove, a medicine man or sage woman conducting a healing or a centuries old tradition passed down through generations. […]