On-Campus Counseling Program provides on-site individual, group and family counseling at no cost to secondary school students in the Palo Alto and Menlo Park area. The program also includes bilingual counseling and education for Latino families.

The Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Program provides professional assessment and intensive outpatient treatment to teens struggling with drug and/or alcohol abuse, as well as prevention education in the community.

ACS Community Education targets both parents and teens, as well as business people, teachers, and other community members in educating them on the issues and challenges facing adolescents.

“It’s [ACS] helped me to ride that forty foot tsunami when it comes, instead of being smothered, or swept away.  It’s the greatest feeling.”

-Student
On-Campus Counseling Program
JLS Middle School

“I felt that someone understood me, and helped me find a solution to my problems, instead of leaving me to find out for myself.”

- Student
On-Campus Counseling Program
Terman Middle School

“I stopped cutting, I learned about myself, and I learned to talk to my parents more intimately.”

- Student
On-Campus Counseling Program
JLS Middle School