I am very excited to read this. Being fiscally conservative the times that I think the city of Palo Alto or county of Santa Clara are spending money on worthwhile projects are few and far between, but I am very, very glad to see money being spent on this project as it is desperately needed. Let's hope the execution on the idea goes smoothly.

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Adolescent Counseling Services looks forward to partnering with Alcove to provide substance misuse treatment to local youth and families as well as needed support to our LGBTQ+ youths! We have been providing counseling support to the Palo Alto community for 45 years now. We know community! We are community!

Will Allcove accept insurance, or will the teens' families need to pay out-of-pocket?

Terrific news! Thank you Dr Adelsheim for your years of work to make this happen!

as a 2016 Gunn alum who had a really difficult time finding adequate mental health care after anxiety/depression/extenuating circumstances, I'm so glad that our community is finally investing in our youth and giving them the tools they need to maintain their mental health and wellness. I just wish this was done a lot sooner, or when I was in school - would have made my quality of life and probably life in general substantially better. but I'm glad other Palo Alto teens won't have to go through what I went through.

Wonderful article. I'm very excited to learn that Allcove will be opening soon. Speaking as an adolescent psychiatrist, I think it is awesome that Stanford is opening this clinic and that many teens will be able to access much-needed services here. Thank you!