by Jacqueline Ochoa, AMFT | Sep 24, 2021 | Anxiety, Community, Ending Stigma, How to, Mental Health Awareness Month, Mental Wellness, Parenting Tips, Prevention & Early Intervention
“I looked up at the trees and asked for their wisdom. I observed their willowing branches and crisp brown leaves, dead with only a shimmer of light running through their veins. Its branches holding on to life with the few lively leaves it managed to hold on to....
by Joeline Navarro | Sep 17, 2021 | Anxiety, Community, Ending Stigma, How to, Mental Health Awareness Month, Mental Wellness, Parenting Tips, Prevention & Early Intervention
In the midst of our busy everyday lives, work, parenting, school, chores and so many other responsibilities can sometimes be overwhelming. When you add being in the middle of a pandemic, it is hard to remember to take time for ourselves.Practicing self-care is...
by Lauren Ford, Psy.D. | Aug 5, 2021 | Anxiety, Community, Ending Stigma, Hope, Mental Health Awareness Month, Mental Wellness
A year and several months into the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s hard to know what to feel. We have all been through an enormous, prolonged stressor, and it’s affected everyone. It might have affected each person differently, but no one is untouched. Because everyone had...
by Priscilla Gomez, LCSW | Jul 22, 2021 | Community, Ending Stigma, Hope, Mental Health Awareness Month, Mental Wellness, Trauma-informed
Three years ago, The Guidance Center and Educare of Los Angeles at Long Beach Unified School District partnered together to have a Mental Health Clinician and Consultant on-site to address and assess the needs of children and families that were at risk for mental...
by External Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force | Jul 15, 2021 | Community, Ending Stigma, Hope, Mental Health Awareness Month, Mental Wellness
In the wake of the murders of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd last summer, a group of staff members aligned to combine their talents and work together to address social injustices in the community. Members of the External Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Task...
by The Guidance Center | Jul 8, 2021 | Community, Ending Stigma, Hope, Mental Health Awareness Month, Mental Wellness
This July, during Minority Mental Health Month, we continue to raise awareness about the mental health experiences of underserved and underrepresented communities. We reached out to our diverse staff who identify as BIPOC (black, indigenous and/or people of color) and...
