The holidays can be
stressful, especially for teenagers dealing with
substance abuse or mental health issues. Help is
available, for both teenagers and their families,
from the University of Iowa Adolescent Health and
Resource Center.
The center’s social workers, counselors, and
physician offer help in-person and online all year
long, besides helping teenagers deal with the holidays,
according to Mary Larew, the center’s medical
director and associate professor (clinical) of pediatrics
in the Carver College of Medicine.
The center, at 509 Kirkwood Avenue in Iowa City,
helps teens with substance abuse or mental health
problems or concerns. Interested individuals may
call (38)4-0847 to make an appointment or check on
eligibility.
Teens and parents can visit the “Ask a Professional” feature
on the center’s web site to ask for expert
advice about nonemergency concerns. The web site
is listed under the center’s name at www.medicine.uiowa.edu/isciowa.
Teens also can call the center —about nonemergency
concerns—from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through
Thursday and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays with any
question.
For emergencies and matters of crisis, however,
individuals should dial 911, or contact the Crisis
Center in Iowa City at 351-0140.
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