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A Balcony View: Hospital battle ends, but the war ensues
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It is early Monday morning. As he had promised his son the night before, the father arrives at BHC Alhambra Hospital hoping to speak with the physician in charge of the juvenile unit. The 72-hour psychiatric hold...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Internists, Health and Medical Professionals, Pasadena (Los Angeles, California), Lorazepam (drug)
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Coalition awarded federal grants
LA CRESCENTA — The Crescenta Valley Drug and Alcohol Prevention Coalition on Tuesday was awarded a major federal grant that will total $625,000 over the next five years as they work to thwart substance abuse among local teens. The Office of...Tags: Substance Abuse, Juvenile Delinquency, Heads of State, Crimes, Behavioral Conditions
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Exploring the possibilities
Twenty-four teens sat at attention in the community room at the Glendale Police Department. Some were in uniform, while others would be getting their powered blue shirts and navy slacks and police Explorer badges. The teenagers were at different stages...Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, Crimes, Social Issues, Crime, Law and Justice
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Teen shed shyness as library volunteer
Rosemont Middle School eighth-grader Lace Co Ting Keh says she learned a lot during the summer at the La Crescenta Public Library. But, she wasn't just talking about the valuable lessons she retained from multiple books. A self-proclaimed shy teen, Co...Tags: Education, North Carolina, Family, Duke University
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Glendale police talk latest drug trends in teens
NORTH GLENDALE — Top Glendale Police officials gathered Wednesday night to educate parents about the latest drug trends among teens — and dangers lurking in their medicine cabinets. Dozens of concerned residents, school officials and...Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, Recreational Substance Use, Internists, Drug Trafficking, Common Cold
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Prescription drugs laid to waste
LA CRESCENTA — Area residents this weekend were given a chance to dispose of unused prescription drugs as federal officials work to curb a growing abuse problem. During the national "Take-Back" event sponsored by the Drug Enforcement Agency...Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, Heads of State, Behavioral Conditions, Internists, Gil Kerlikowske
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Birth control is key to preventing abortions
Birth control is key to preventing abortions I hope the group praying to end abortion is successful, but I think promoting contraception is a more effective approach ("Group prays for an end to abortion," Oct. 18). It is unplanned pregnancies that end in...Tags: Family Planning, Social Issues, Health Treatments, Birth Control, Abortion
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Safe haven for youth opens in La Crescenta
LA CRESCENTA — Local teens began setting their own rules Tuesday night for a new youth center established to help thwart substance abuse and keep them off the streets. The group of roughly 40 teens yelled out rules, including no smoking,...Tags: Substance Abuse, Drugs and Medicines, The Salvation Army, Christianity, Anglicanism
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A Balcony View: Mental health care must improve
While this story begins and ends in Glendale, most of what occurs takes place in Alhambra. It's the true story of a teenager living in Glendale and a broken mental-health-care system that failed to help him.
Like many teenagers, the one in this story...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Behavioral Conditions, Medical Services, Heart and Circulatory System, Pasadena (Los Angeles, California)
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Mentoring program opens site in Glendale
Just weeks after opening, the mentoring and after-school program Generation Next is already attracting dozens of local teenagers to its new Glendale site, Director Ara Arzumanian said. Funded and operated by the Armenian General Benevolent Union, an...Tags: Crimes, Pasadena (Los Angeles, California), Crime, Law and Justice
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Drug testing program is important
In April 2009, Crescenta Valley High School implemented a voluntary drug testing program ("Drug testing in schools," April 30). I would like to encourage every Crescenta Valley High family to participate in this program. Drug use and abuse is in every...Tags: Church and State Relations, Juvenile Delinquency, Crimes, Drugs and Medicines, Parenting
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Therapist offers tips for communicating with teens
Communicating with pre-teens and teens can be tricky, arduous and explosive. There are communication styles that make dialogue so much more successful. Join other parents at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday at the Crescenta-Caņada YMCA to hear Pam Erdman, licensed...Tags: PTA, Family, Clubs and Associations
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