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Trends and Teen issues

Trends and Teen issues. About us…. The Right Solution Counseling Located in Eureka Work with children and adults Tutoring services – ACT test prep Teen group for High school Girls Today focus on: Teen issues and trends. Kolleen L. Simons. 15 years of experience

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Trends and Teen issues

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  1. Trends and Teen issues

  2. About us… • The Right Solution Counseling • Located in Eureka • Work with children and adults • Tutoring services – ACT test prep • Teen group for High school Girls Today focus on: Teen issues and trends

  3. Kolleen L. Simons • 15 years of experience • Specializing in depression, anxiety, trauma and adolescents • Criminal justice experience • DEA Area Clinician

  4. Over scheduled • Regardless of age • Parents ‘pushing’ children • Energy drinks to young children to help with school following busy evening schedule

  5. Mental health issues… • Increased in anxiety related • Body image • Increase in boys • Sleep difficulties • Younger children

  6. Working with children/teens • Regardless of age • Rapport can be difficult • Often behavior seeing at school may be encouraged at home • Parents not supporting or being inconsistent with messages

  7. Caregiver concerns • Caregivers who: • supply drugs or alcohol for their children • give children Xanax and/or marijuana • have substance abuse history

  8. Drugs and alcohol • Bath salts

  9. Bath salts • Usually snorted • Reports of students at Lafayette snorting • Sold at “Head shops” • Dragon Lair in House Springs • The Coughing Cardinal • Sells tobacco products, pipes, incents

  10. “Molly” • Ecstasy • Often snorted • Popular in Eureka and Pacific

  11. Heroin • According to DEA – St Louis • In past 2-4% pure – currently 60% Increase in West St Louis county

  12. And.. • Painkillers • Xanax • Cocaine (popular at Marquette) • Gummy bears (candy) • Vodka tampons • Pill parties • “Speed”

  13. Helpful resource DEA website - Drug fact sheets or resources for classroom/parents • http://www.justthinktwice.com/

  14. The Right Solution Counseling Service • Accept all ages • Will accept insurance – offer sliding scale for those without For more information: RightSolutionCounseling.com 314-374-1620

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