Adolescent Counseling Services

Cause Area

  • Children & Youth
  • Community
  • Education & Literacy
  • Health & Medicine
  • LGBTQ+

Location

1779 Woodside RoadSuite 200Redwood City, CA 94061 United States

Organization Information

Mission Statement

Adolescent Counseling Services (ACS) empowers youth in our community to find their way through social-emotional support and by building safe, accepting communities.

Description

Founded in 1975, ACS currently implements four core programs in Santa Clara and San Mateo County communities:

  • Community Counseling Program - Outpatient mental health assessment, treatment and education for teens and their families in the general community and at local Boys and Girls Clubs of the Peninsula
  • Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Program - A harm reduction outpatient treatment program providing treatment to teens and families struggling with drug and/or alcohol abuse, as well as community prevention education
  • Outlet - A program serving Bay Area Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Questioning (LGBTQ+) teens, families, and supportive allies with support group counseling, leadership training, and education in both Spanish and English.
  • On-Campus Counseling Program - Bilingual on-site individual and family counseling, crisis intervention, mental health education, and support at no cost to students/families attending local middle and high schools

Reviews

Would you recommend Adolescent Counseling Services?
2 reviews Write a review
by Philip A. (2019-11-22 00:20:40.0)
No one has ever contacted me in regards to volunteering
by Margaret O. from Belmont, CA (2016-02-03 17:57:53.0)
The people who organized thus event were really nice and fun. Plus the people I met were friendly as well.

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