Program areas at ACS
The on-campus Counseling program: founded in 1980, the mission of the on-campus Counseling program (occp) is to provide free Counseling Services for teens and their families at secondary schools. Bi-lingual Services are provided when necessary and appropriate.
Adolescent substance abuse treatment: is an outpatient treatment program for adolescents. A client can move progressively through three program levels or enter the program at any level according to individual need. The Services are available to preteens, teens and their families, including parents and siblings on a sliding scale basis.
Outlet: offers support groups and leadership Services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex, and asexual/ally+ (lgbtqia+) youth. Outlet also works within community institutions to change how lgbtqia+ youth are treated throgh its signature unique (understanding issues in the queer experience) trainings.
Community Counseling program: started in september 2008, the mission of the community Counseling program (ccp), formally known as after-school Counseling program (ascp), is to provide affordable out-patient assessment, treatment and education for all teens and their families in need of Counseling Services in our community.