by The Guidance Center | Mar 21, 2019 | Community, Ending Stigma, Inside TGC, Prevention & Early Intervention
“I feel confident in approaching a mental health related situation” This article comes from our Spring 2019 Newsletter. Last year, The Guidance Center in partnership with Los Angeles and Long Beach Police Departments and Los Angeles County...
by The Guidance Center | Oct 12, 2018 | Community, Ending Stigma, Inside TGC, Prevention & Early Intervention
This past year, The Guidance Center embarked on another exciting film project – this time partnering with Long Beach (LBPD) and Los Angeles Police (LAPD) Departments and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) to develop a series of web-based trainings on...
by Diana Cruz, LCSW | Feb 28, 2018 | How to, Mental Wellness, Prevention & Early Intervention
Meet Taylor, a 15-year-old high school student. Taylor has been dating Alex for six months. Recently, Taylor appears sad and has stopped hanging out with friends. When friends ask to hang out, Taylor will run it by Alex but will cancel plans with friends when Alex...
by The Guidance Center | Oct 25, 2017 | Community, Mental Wellness, Prevention & Early Intervention
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. It’s important that we take a stand together and break the silence that allows domestic violence to thrive, celebrate survivors, mourn those we have lost at the hand of domestic violence, and empower others to work to end...
by The Guidance Center | Mar 3, 2017 | Community, Ending Stigma, Events, Mental Wellness, Prevention & Early Intervention
National Eating Disorders Awareness Week was this past week (February 28 – March 4). It’s important to raise awareness of eating disorders because like other mental health conditions, there are many myths, misconceptions and stigmas associated with eating...
by The Guidance Center | Feb 24, 2017 | Classroom, Ending Stigma, How to, Prevention & Early Intervention
Kayla Caceres (left), Marriage and Family Therapist Intern in Intensive Services; Bernice Contreras (right), Marriage and Family Therapist Intern in Intensive Services; and Enrique Martinez (not pictured), Associate Clinical Social Worker in Long Beach Outpatient...
