The Addict and the Enabler

Written By: Laura Cole, ACS Clinical Intern, Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment and Community Counseling Programs ACS’ Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Program depends on the participation of not only the teen struggling with substance abuse, but the family or guardian as well.  Addiction affects the entire family, and each family member has a personal responsibility to the […]

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Positive Communication between Teens and Parents

By: Mayra Vargas, ACS Intern, Community Counseling Program Communication between adolescents and parents is one of the most difficult things in the realm of family relationships. Adolescents in the teen stage begin to explore and experiment with their own identities, and that can sometimes cause a shift in the parent-adolescent relationship. Sometimes, parents don’t know how to communicate with […]

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Speak! Feel! Be! Support Group for Youth and Parents

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 9, 2015 Press Contact: Aarika Riddle Advancement and Marketing Director (650) 424-0852 ext. 103 aarika@acs-teens.org  “Speak! Feel! Be!” Support Group to Start for Local Youth and Parents Adolescent Counseling Services (ACS) to offer new support group following recent tragedies PALO ALTO, Calif. — Adolescent Counseling Services (ACS), a community-based nonprofit agency […]

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