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National School Counselor’s Week 2021

Every year the American School Counselor Association (ACSA) celebrates National School Counselor’s Week (NSCW) during the first week of February.…
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Getting Help

I Hear Voices and I’m Embarrassed – What Do I Do?

If you hear voices, or you think you hear voices, you might be ashamed. Psychosis – particularly the prodromal symptom…
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Parents

7th Graders in Walnut Creek Riding with Drivers Who Used Alcohol or Drugs

If you’re a parent, teacher, or any kind of professional who works with youth in Contra Costa County, you might…
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Community Virtual Parent Support Group

To help parents cope during this uncertain time, Evolve Treatment Centers for Teens invites all members of the community to…
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Monitoring the Future Survey 2020: Key Findings

In 1975, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) funded a comprehensive nationwide…
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Cigarettes, E-Cigarettes, and Substance Use in Adolescents

If you follow our articles and blogs, you may have noticed we spend time and energy writing about tobacco use.…
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Research Report: The ABCD Study Renews Funding

In 2013, a group of public health agencies in the U.S. formed a partnership to launch a research initiative called…
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Family & Home Life

How to Talk to Children and Teens About Natural Disasters

By any reasonable standard, the past year has been a doozy. We used that special technical term because we’re all…
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Health & Exercise
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New CDC Guidelines on Exercise and Activity: What They Say for Adolescents

In 1996, the Surgeon General of the United States released a report that served as a wake-up call about the…
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Family & Home Life

Research Report: Boost Happiness and Wellbeing by Getting Outside

The shelter-in-place guidelines that have been in effect for millions of people in the U.S. since March take their toll.…
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Parents
Teen Vaping

Does Teen Vaping Lead to Adult Smoking?

In 2013, a group of over twenty researchers began an ambitious project: The Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH).…
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Marijuana Use Increases Over the Year for Most Age Groups

Research Report: Quarterly Patterns of Adolescent Marijuana Use

In the summer and fall of 2020, researchers at New York University conducted an in-depth analysis of marijuana use data…
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