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Studys Show Substance Abuse Use Higher in Teens with Mental Health Issues

in Co-Occuring Disorders / Drugs & Alcohol / Mental Health / Smoking / Teenage Smoking / Uncategorized by acsteens February 14, 2013January 27, 2022 0 comments

Two studies have recently come out showing a higher prevalence of substance abuse and cigarette use amongst adolescents with mental health disorders. The first study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry revealed a significantly higher prevalence of substance abuse and cigarette use by adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity […]

Cyberbulling: What Parents Need to Know

in Bullying / Cyberbullying / Mental Health / Online Monitoring / Online Safety / Parent-Teen Communication / Parenting by acsteens February 5, 2013January 27, 2022 0 comments

by Katie Luce, LMFT Site Director at Redwood High School & Jordan Middle School This article is intended to educate parents and families about a serious issue affecting adolescents known as cyberbullying. My hope is to provide information, highlight some of the emotional issues that arise from cyberbullying, and offer suggestions regarding what families can […]

ACS Meets the Challenge: Treating Co-Occurring Disorders

in Co-Occuring Disorders / Disorders / Mental Health / Recovery by acsteens January 24, 2013January 27, 2022 0 comments

Adolescent Counseling Services (ACS) has long served the mental health needs of teens and their families on the Peninsula. In 1991, ACS launched the Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment (ASAT) Program to treat teens with substance abuse and dependency issues. In the past two years, the program has matured, encompassing multi-modal approaches to treatment for youth […]

How to Address Self-Harm with my Child

in Cutting / Parent-Teen Communication / Parenting / Self-Harm by acsteens December 12, 2012January 27, 2022 0 comments

Continuation of blog post ” Cutting As Pain Relief? Understanding and Helping Teens Who Self Harm” The following tips were excerpted from The Cornell Research Program on Self-Injurious Behavior in Adolescents and Young Adults, www.crpsib.com, Copyright 2012. How should I talk to my child about his/her self-injury? Address the issue as soon as possible. Don’t […]

Cutting As Pain Relief? Understanding and Helping Teens Who Self Harm

in Cutting / Self-Harm by acsteens December 12, 2012January 27, 2022 0 comments

By Jennifer Jones, LCSW Site Director, Palo Alto High School This article is intended to educate parents and the general public about an increasingly common behavior among adolescents called self-harm. Although brief, I hope to shed some light on some of the emotional issues and neurophysiology behind the behavior and to help families be able […]

20 Things Teens Don’t Have To Sweat About-Yet!

in Behavioral Norms / Parent-Teen Communication / Parenting / Stress / Tumblr / Uncategorized by acsteens November 14, 2012January 27, 2022 0 comments

Between exams, college applications, friend drama and dating angst, you have enough to worry about as a teenager without constantly stressing out about your future. Although there are some things in high school that can be genuinely anxiety-inducing (the common app! landing a prom date!), other concerns — like a getting a credit card or […]

Palo Alto Students Report Better Mental Health

in California Healthy Kids Survey / Mental Health / Parenting / Recent Trends by acsteens October 15, 2012January 27, 2022 0 comments

Article from Palo Alto Weekly By: Chris Kenrick Palo Alto youth are emotionally healthier than they were two years ago, according to newly released data from the California Healthy Kids Survey. The percentage of ninth- and 11th-graders who said they had seriously considered suicide in the past 12 months dropped from 18 percent to 11 […]

September 10th, World Suicide Prevention Day

in Suicide / Suicide Prevention by acsteens September 10, 2012January 27, 2022 0 comments

Dare to reach out your hand into the darkness, to pull another hand into the light. ~Norman B. Rice The International Association for Suicide Prevention invites the world to light a candle in support of suicide prevention, suicide survivors and in memory of lost loved ones. Join your friends and neighbors in lighting a candle […]

How to Keep Your Teen’s Safe in the Summer

in Drugs & Alcohol / Mental Health / Parenting / Teen Motivation by acsteens July 18, 2012January 27, 2022 0 comments

Summer time for a teen can be a great time to unwind from a stressful school year, get a part-time job for extra spending money, or prepare for future challenges such as; college prep tests, college applications, AP classes or driving tests. For some teens it can also mean a plenitude of idle time without […]

The “Good-Grade” Drug-Adderall, Ritalin, Vyvanse, etc.

in "Good Grade" Drug / Academic Stress / Depression / Drugs & Alcohol / Prescription Drugs / Sleep by acsteens June 15, 2012January 27, 2022 0 comments

An article published in the Saturday, June 9th, 2012, New York Times put a brilliant spotlight on the prescription drug abuse of Adderall, Ritalin, Vyvanse, and other medications prescribed to treat symptoms of A.D.H.D, by high school students pushing themselves to succeed in high school and get into top colleges. At high schools across the […]