Adolescent Counseling Services (ACS) – very effective: promotes healthy social & emotional development of adolescents, their families & their communities through counseling & education; CARAVAN HOUSE = group home for abused & neglected teenage girls ages 12 to 18, licensed by Dept. of Social Services & referrals come from all over California; ON-CAMPUS COUNSELING PROGRAM = provides on-site individual & group counseling to students @ PAUSD & Menlo/Atherton, including bilingual counseling & community outreach for Latino families; ADOLESCENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAM = provides prevention education in the community as well as intensive outpatient treatment to teens struggling with drug and/or alcohol abuse. Philippe Rey, PsyD, Executive Director, 4000 Middlefield Road, Room FH, Palo Alto, 650-424-0852.
Camp Recovery Centers – FREE 5-week educational-lecture series for adolescents & their families, LAHS has heard good things about this program @ First United Methodist Church, 24 N. 5th Street, San Jose. To enroll: call Angie @ 408-367-2181, or call 877-557-6237.
Community Health Awareness Council (CHAC) – programs address variety of emotional problems that include drug & alcohol abuse, physical & psychological abuse, teen pregnancy & truancy, domestic violence, gang participation, child custody conflicts, suicide prevention, economic hardship, & any other crisis or situation that may produce destructive behavior, provides counseling to public schools in Los Altos/Los Altos Hills & Mountain View. P.O. Box 335, Mountain View, Located at: 711 Church Street, Mountain View, 650-965-2020.
Marijuana Anonymous – Very effective: see www.marijuana-anonymous.org for meeting times in our area.
National Council on Alcoholism & Drug Dependence (NCADD) in the Silicon Valley – very effective: Controlled Substance Education (CSE) class ordered by court, employer, parent or self, ten hours of class plus proof of attendance of four Marijuana Anonymous meetings. 1415 Koll Circle, Suite 101, San Jose, 408-292-7292.