by Melissa Mojica, LMFT | Jun 17, 2021 | Community, Ending Stigma, Hope, Mental Wellness
Transitioning from Jail to Shelter: A Therapist’s Experience Since 2018, I have served as the Public Safety Clinician in the Long Beach City Jail. In the midst of the pandemic, I was temporarily reassigned to three different shelters to provide mental health services...
by Melissa Mojica, LMFT | Feb 22, 2019 | Community
April 2, 2018 was my first day working in a jail. I walked up and down the long walkways thinking to myself, how did I end up here? I followed the detention officer down the catwalk with my head down, intentionally distracted with a custody report on my...
