Supporting Adolescent Immigrants

Written By: Ruby Ortiz, Clinical Trainee at ACS, On-Campus Counseling Program a CHILD’S EXPERIENCEwhen immigrating to the United States and adapting to a new reality is often one that is overlooked. However, it is important to know that from 1989 to 2001, the U.S. accepted approximately 400,000 refugee children (Xu, 2007). We should recognize that […]

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5 COPING STRATEGIES FOR ADOLESCENTS WITH DEPRESSION

Written By: Aishwarya Subramanian, MFT Trainee at ACS, On-Campus Counseling Program What is depression? What does it really mean to wallow in the depths of my mind, Feeling like I am drowning, When in fact I know how to swim. Maybe this is one of those times where swimming isn’t enough. Something else – a […]

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