Written By: Michelle Murphy, Clinical Trainee at ACS, On-Campus Counseling Program AS A PARENT it’s not easy to understand how your child or teen is experiencing ADHD. What are the visual and auditory sensations accompanying the disorder? What is contributing to their lack motivation and focus to complete a task? This 6 minute film, gives […]
Written By: Alex Basche, ACS Clinical Intern, Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment & Community Counseling Programs Through my work in ACS’ Substance Abuse Treatment program, it is not uncommon to see co-occurring behavioral disorders in youth struggling with substance abuse. Anxiety, mood and behavioral disorders top the list of the most common adolescent mental health diagnoses, so […]
May 6-12 is National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week organized by the Child Mind Institute and supported by a number of adolescent health and substance abuse organizations. The following is a message from the president of the Child Mind institute, Harold S. Koplewicz, M.D., a leading child and adolescent psychiatrist. Why is it important to […]
