Source: BostonGlobe.com By Jan Brogan Dr. Barry N. Feldman, director of psychiatric programs in public safety at the University of Massachusetts Medical School and an educator in suicide risk and prevention at high schools across the state, uses the acronym FACTS as a tool to outline the warning signs for teenage suicide. F — Feelings […]
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Motivational Interviewing Training Workshop – Friday, April 18th
March 19, 2014 
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ACS’ is hosting our 2nd Annual “Motivational Interviewing Training Workshop” on Friday, April 18, 2014. This is an all day workshop starting at 9 am until 4 pm hosted at Silicon Valley Community Foundation in Mountain View. This workshop will be useful training for teachers, school administrators, guidance counselors, therapists in training, and licensed therapists. […]
Continue readingMay 9th is National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day
May 7, 2013 0 Comments
May 9th, 2013 is the National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day and SAMHSA wants everyone to participate. National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day is a key strategy of the Caring for Every Child’s Mental Health Campaign, which is part of the Public Awareness and Support Strategic Initiative by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services […]
Continue readingPalo Alto Students Report Better Mental Health
October 15, 2012 0 Comments
Article from Palo Alto Weekly By: Chris Kenrick Palo Alto youth are emotionally healthier than they were two years ago, according to newly released data from the California Healthy Kids Survey. The percentage of ninth- and 11th-graders who said they had seriously considered suicide in the past 12 months dropped from 18 percent to 11 […]
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