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When we undergo a traumatic event, we may feel that our lives are changed forever. And while we know a lot about how trauma impacts adults, we know far less when it comes to children and adolescents.
When someone we love is grieving, our first impulse is to try to make it better—after all, who wants to see someone they love suffer? In this article, we discuss how to help a grieving friend.
The Be There Certificate, by Jack.org and Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation, is a free self-paced course that can be completed in less than 2 hours. Its purpose is to teach you how to support your peers in a real and safe way.
In this article, we discuss why depression isn’t just a “chemical imbalance” and why we should focus on the importance of connection and environment in treating depression.
Mental health awareness has increased in recent years and while some conditions such as anxiety, depression, and ADHD have received great public awareness, complex mental illnesses remain in the shadows.
This article includes mental health resources and crisis hotlines for a variety of identities, therapy options and support groups in Los Angeles & Orange County.
Being the parent of a teenager who is struggling with mental health problems is challenging. Many parents are left asking “what do I do?” when their teen is overwhelmed and emotionally reactive.
Grief can be incredibly difficult. Taking a dialectical approach to grief and allowing ourselves to feel multiple complex emotions can be incredibly helpful. The article touches on the different ways that grief can manifest, as well as a concept called dialectics.
With the recent youth mental health crisis, it can feel overwhelming for children and families of those who are struggling with self-harm or suicide. Having more public discussions about the therapy options that are available, and that these symptoms are treatable, is essential.
Lady Gaga revealed in an interview with Oprah that she has struggled with depression, self-harm, and suicide, and that Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) helped her through some of her darkest moments.
When we undergo a traumatic event, we may feel that our lives are changed forever. And while we know a lot about how trauma impacts adults, we know far less when it comes to children and adolescents.
When someone we love is grieving, our first impulse is to try to make it better—after all, who wants to see someone they love suffer? In this article, we discuss how to help a grieving friend.
The Be There Certificate, by Jack.org and Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation, is a free self-paced course that can be completed in less than 2 hours. Its purpose is to teach you how to support your peers in a real and safe way.
In this article, we discuss why depression isn’t just a “chemical imbalance” and why we should focus on the importance of connection and environment in treating depression.
Mental health awareness has increased in recent years and while some conditions such as anxiety, depression, and ADHD have received great public awareness, complex mental illnesses remain in the shadows.
This article includes mental health resources and crisis hotlines for a variety of identities, therapy options and support groups in Los Angeles & Orange County.
Being the parent of a teenager who is struggling with mental health problems is challenging. Many parents are left asking “what do I do?” when their teen is overwhelmed and emotionally reactive.
Grief can be incredibly difficult. Taking a dialectical approach to grief and allowing ourselves to feel multiple complex emotions can be incredibly helpful. The article touches on the different ways that grief can manifest, as well as a concept called dialectics.
With the recent youth mental health crisis, it can feel overwhelming for children and families of those who are struggling with self-harm or suicide. Having more public discussions about the therapy options that are available, and that these symptoms are treatable, is essential.
Lady Gaga revealed in an interview with Oprah that she has struggled with depression, self-harm, and suicide, and that Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) helped her through some of her darkest moments.
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