by The Guidance Center | Aug 13, 2021 | Anxiety, Community, Ending Stigma, Hope, Mental Wellness
The Guidance Center is excited to be one of 200+ nonprofit organizations participating in the third annual online giving event, Long Beach Gives! Set for Thursday, September 23, 2021, this citywide movement is a 24-hour day dedicated to help raise awareness...
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...
by The Guidance Center | Jul 1, 2021 | Community, Ending Stigma, Hope, Mental Wellness, Trauma-informed
One in six U.S. children between the ages of 6 and 17 has a treatable mental health disorder such as depression, anxiety problems or attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a 2016 National Survey of Children’s Health data published online...
