Teen and Young Adult Clinic

The Teen and Young Adult Clinic provides comprehensive medical services for young adults ages 12-21 years old. Our clinic staff understands the unique health issues that young adults face during this time in their lives.

The clinic is a service of the Center for Adolescent Health at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford. 

Services for Adolescents and Young Adults

General Health Services

  • General health checkups for school sports or employment
  • Immunizations
  • Urgent health care
  • Evaluation and treatment of menstrual disorders, including:
    • Absent periods (amenorrhea)
    • Irregular periods
    • Excessive bleeding
    • Menstrual cramps
  • Acne treatment
  • Growth and development concerns
  • Referrals for counseling for school, family, social and emotional issues

We also provide confidential reproductive health services, including:

  • Birth control (condoms, pills, shots, patches or vaginal rings)
  • Pregnancy counseling and testing
  • Sexually transmitted infection testing and treatment
  • HIV testing and counseling

As a Family Planning, Access, Care and Treatment (Family PACT) provider, our Teen and Young Adult clinic provides no-cost family planning services to:

  • Low-income men and women, including teens
  • People whose insurance does not cover family planning/birth control
  • People who have not met their insurance deductible or Share of Cost
  • Insured people that need to keep family services confidential

If you need Family PACT services, please call (650) 694-0600 and ask for a new patient Family PACT appointment.

Confidentiality and Consent

Confidential health care means information from the teen’s clinic visit will be discussed only between the teen and the Teen and Young Adult Clinic team. Information will not be shared with parents, family members, friends or anyone else.

However, someone must give consent, or permission, for the teenager to receive health care at the clinic. Consent may come from the patient or the parent/guardian, depending on the patient’s age.

Patients 18 years or older can consent for their own confidential health care. Please review our Guide for Patients Who Are Turning Age 18 in English (PDF) / Guide for Patients Who Are Turning 18 in Spanish (PDF)

Under California law, patients 12 to 17 years of age can receive confidential health care without a parent’s consent for:

  • Sexually transmitted infections
  • Contraception
  • Pregnancy-related issues
  • Substance abuse treatment
  • Mental health concerns

These services do not require a parent or guardian to be present at the medical visit. The Teen and Young Adult Clinic team will keep these visits confidential, except if the patient is going to hurt him/herself or others. Patients with financial need may qualify for a special program to help pay for services related to reproductive health care.

General health care for patients under the age of 18, including sports physicals and illness treatment, requires consent of a parent or guardian. The parent or guardian needs to be present at the first visit; a note is required for subsequent visits.