Austin Child Guidance Center has entered into a contest with other non-profit agencies across the United States in order to win $25,000 for improvements to our Children’s Healing Garden! This will help ACGC to purchase a rain-harvesting system for irrigation, as well as create a meditation labyrinth. Every day in March, please go to the [...]
Austin Child Guidance Center is now offering walk-in therapy services for children, up to age 17, and their family members, on Tuesdays (11 a.m. to 12 p.m.) and Fridays (3 p.m. to 4 p.m.). Mental health professionals are available to talk with youth and families who are struggling. Walk-in services are open to current clients as well those [...]
Join ACGC on Friday, March 5, 2010 for our 27th Annual Children’s Mental Health Seminard at The University of Texas at Austin’s Thompson Conference Center! This year’s speakers are Dr. Kevin Stark, Clinical Director of Psychology, and Dr. Jane Gray, Director of Psychology Training, at the Texas Child Study Center. Dr. Stark is an internationally recognized expert in the treatment [...]
Do you want to help children navigate life and help the relief effots in Haiti? Join Austin Child Guidance Center’s Pace Pals for Kids in the 2010 Austin Marathon! Due to the disastrous event in Haiti on January 12, 2010, ACGC has expanded its goals for this year’s race. Keeping in mind our mission and dedication to [...]
Are you or do you know a parent of a child with ADHD? Austin Child Guidance Center is accepting referrals for parents of children age 4-11 years who have been diagnosed with disruptive behavior disorders, such as ADHD and ODD, and who are interested in an education and support group. Beginning Monday, February 1st, the [...]
On Saturday, October 24, 2009, Austin Child Guidance Center held a Community Open House to celebrate the dedication of the Children’s Healing Garden. View a slideshow of the day’s events here! A video is available here. Special thanks are due to Edward Pierce Photography for the beautiful pictures and video.
With Representative Lloyd Doggett on hand to read [...]
The October issue of Yoga Journal features an article on the impact of yoga and mindful awareness practices among adolescents involved in juvenile justice systems throughout the United States. Program developers and practitioners across the nation were interviewed for the story. Shawn Kent, MA, LPC, a therapist who incorporates yoga and mindfulness in his work with youth [...]
View Austin Child Guidance Center’s fiscal year 2008 Annual Report
Emily Joins the Group
