by Janae Moss, LMFT | Jul 31, 2019 | Community, Ending Stigma, Hope, Mental Wellness
Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) is a difficult but important topic on any day, and with July being Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, CSEC is even more important to discuss, as minorities are at a higher risk of being sexually trafficked....
by The Guidance Center | Jul 26, 2019 | Community, Ending Stigma, Mental Wellness, San Pedro
Clinical Therapist, Daniela Ruiz-Cedeño, ASW, and Clinical Supervisor, Steven Frausto, LCSW, sat down with The Guidance Center’s Communications Manager, Geneses Davis, to discuss immigrants and mental health. Steven and Daniela work with clients who have...
by Stevie McBride, LMFT | Jul 19, 2019 | Community, Compton, Ending Stigma, Mental Wellness
For Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, Clinical Therapist, Stevie McBride, LMFT, discusses his experience as a Black Mental Health Therapist. Stevie McBride, LMFT, a clinical therapist in The Guidance Center’s Long Beach Outpatient Program, where he...
by Jordan D. Le Blanc, ACSW | Jul 12, 2019 | Community, Compton, Ending Stigma, Mental Wellness
In the spirit of Minority Mental Health Month and with Pride Month just passing, I want to take a moment to speak not only to those who identify as members of the LGBTQ+ community, but also to those who identify as members of the African-American community....
by The Guidance Center | Jul 3, 2019 | Community, Ending Stigma, Mental Wellness
Bebe Moore Campbell was a mental health advocate, teacher, journalist and author. Campbell wrote various novels and children’s books and discussed mental health with the public to help drive change, raise awareness and destigmatize mental health conditions and...
by Kristin McNeese LCSW | Jun 7, 2019 | Community, Ending Stigma, Hope, Mental Wellness
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric disorder that can occur in people who have experienced or witnessed (exposed to) a traumatic event or events such as a natural disaster, a serious accident, a terrorist act, war/combat, rape or other...
