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01/09/2026

It's important to your mental health to set yourself up to succeed and that can apply to a New Year's resolution, so here are some tips to help in that regard. Whether you're making resolutions now or anytime throughout the year, we are all for making changes for the better!
https://www.verywellmind.com/why-new-years-resolutions-fail-6823972

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/platonic-psychology/202512/why-new-years-resolutions-fail-the-missing-fourth-element

https://www.apa.org/topics/behavioral-health/new-year-resolutions

Many people make New Year's resolutions but few keep them. Learn the psychology behind why our resolutions fail and what we can do to meet our goals instead.

12/29/2025

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Email from Alum Rock Counseling Center, Inc. Your gift matters. There is still time to help Alum Rock Counseling Center (ARCC) continue to guide our community's children from the depths of fear, distr

12/21/2025

ARCC's offices will be closed from 12/22-12/26. If you need support, please know that you are not alone. You can reach out to the National Su***de and Crisis Line by phone at 800-273-8255 or text "BAY" or "RENEW" to 741741. Happy Holidays from our ARCC family to yours!

12/18/2025

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Email from Alum Rock Counseling Center, Inc. Please consider giving to ARCC this holiday season Dear Friends, Alum Rock Counseling Center has always filled a unique need in our community, where specia

12/15/2025

Our allcove Palo Alto program, which is a space for youth to find community support and advice or to just take a moment to pause, has recently faced funding challenges, but the youth and the community see the value of this resource in these troubling times and are fighting to save it. If you're interested in reading more, please follow this link: https://www.paloaltoonline.com/youth/2025/12/10/well-worth-it-palo-alto-students-rally-to-save-mental-health-center/

If you're interested in signing the petition (Community/Youth) to help save this program, please follow one of the links below (Community Petition for adult signatures, Youth Petition for youth signatures):
https://www.change.org/p/community-petition-protect-youth-mental-health-preserve-funding-for-allcove-palo-alto?recruiter=213121906&recruited_by_id=cea3fa40-9d8d-11e4-adf8-f36f5c86f8d9&utm_source=share_petition&utm_campaign=petition_dashboard&utm_medium=copylink

https://www.change.org/p/youth-petition-save-allcove-palo-alto-we-need-our-mental-health-center-to-stay-open

During a busy school finals season, local high school senior Nico Fischer has something else on his mind. Amid another Palo Alto youth su***de cluster, he wants more people to know that mental health services are on the county's chopping block.

12/10/2025

Next week, ARCC's clinicians will be passing out 149 gifts generously provided by Family Giving Tree (FGT) as part of their Holiday Wish Drive to bring our clients ages 0-19 some much-needed cheer. Thanks to for their continuing partnership in this wonderful endeavor, and for everything else that they do for our community.

11/28/2025

Wishing everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Remember: Gratitude is good for you. It awakens you to all the goodness in your life. It shifts your mindset from lack to abundance.

We are grateful for our dedicated donors, our staff & volunteers, and the community we serve. What's something you're thankful for today?

11/13/2025

Happy World Kindness Day! Here's a friendly reminder to practice kindness towards ourselves and others not just today, but every day!

11/11/2025

Research tells us that early experiences during the first five years of life shape the developing brain and are critical to the healthy development of young children. Alum Rock Counseling Center (ARCC)’s Early Childhood Mental Health (ECMH) services form the foundation for lifelong well-being. Our team uses evidence-based approaches to provide early interventions that support a child's social-emotional skills, cognitive development, and ability to form healthy relationships and ultimately can help prevent future mental health issues, promote success in school, and improve overall quality of life for the child and family. We thank our clinicians for the caring support that they provide to many families who would otherwise not be able to access these services.

11/06/2025

ARCC's Downtown Youth Wellness Center (DYWC) serves some of our community's most vulnerable youth ages 12-25. Many of them will not receive gifts during the holidays because their families cannot afford them…or sometimes, because they have no family. If you would like to consider helping a teen in need, you can view the DYWC Amazon Wishlist at: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2DMH2OKWVMWFF/ref=nav_wishlist_lists_2
Thank you for caring!

11/02/2025

November is Native American Heritage Month, also known as American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month—a special month dedicated to the contributions of Native people and raising awareness about the challenges and and achievements this community has faced historically and in present times. ARCC sits on the ancestral land of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe, land which was and continues to be of great importance to the Ohlone people. Consistent with our values of respect and diversity, we have a responsibility to acknowledge and honor our relationship to Native peoples. May their cherished traditions and customs continue to be passed down for generations to come.