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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 […]

When a Teen Needs Help, Now They Can Text For It

in Academic Stress / Dating Violence / Depression / Domestic Abuse / Risky Behaviour / Self-Harm / Sexual Assault / Suicide Prevention / Teen Therapy / Texting Hotlines by acsteens February 27, 2014January 27, 2022 0 comments

By Monica Ippolito MFTI Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment/After-School Counseling Program Intern Parents, have you noticed the way that your teens communicate with their friends and family? If you have spent anytime on a middle or high school campus or seen a group of teens standing around at the movie theater, mall or amusement park then you have […]