Teen Health Centers

A wide variety of services provided through school-based and school-linked programs:

The Corewell Health Teen Centers are located in schools or conveniently located near schools on a major bus line. These locations make it easy for young people to access quality healthcare services without missing class or causing a parent to miss work. Healthcare services are available to youth ages 10-21; special education students receive services through age 26.

Available services include, but aren't limited to:

• Primary healthcare
• School, sports, and work physicals
• Acute illnesses and injuries
• Immunizations
• Pap smears and pelvic exams
• STD and HIV testing and treatment

Through a variety of innovative and award-winning programs, the Corewell Health Teen Centers help young people make healthy choices.

• Peer education programs related to nutrition and fitness, substance abuse, violence, sexually transmitted infections, and pregnancy prevention
• Presentations by Teen Center staff and teen peer educators to school, community, religious, professional, and parent groups on topics such as:
  • Alcohol, tobacco, and other drug prevention
  • Nutrition, fitness, and obesity prevention
  • HIV/AIDS prevention and risk reduction
  • Adolescent development and other health topics
  • Violence prevention
• After-school and summer youth programs – giving teens healthy ways to spend their free time
• Health insurance outreach, education, and application assistance

The Corewell Health Teen Centers offer a wide variety of mental health/counseling services designed to help teens and young adults face the many challenges in their lives – addiction, violence, grief, depression, and abuse.

• Individual and family counseling
• Crisis intervention
• Anger management groups
• First-time and early juvenile offender diversion program
• Referrals to other services