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Cheers to Another Fabulous Sunset Sip!
Wine and laughter filled the night at Sunset Sip 2016, and what a successful event it was! We can’t begin to express how grateful we are for the outpouring of support we received from the community at our 70th anniversary celebration.More than 250 people...
Celebrating 70 Years of Help & Hope
For 70 years, The Guidance Center has provided comprehensive mental health treatment to bring help and hope to our community’s most disadvantaged children and their families.We plan to celebrate this milestone in providing healing care with the community at our annual...
Long Beach Pride Parade
On May 22nd, The Guidance Center marched with the Long Beach Pride Parade for our very first time, and we couldn't have had more fun! We thank all of our wonderful staff who volunteered their time to stand in solidarity with our LGBTQ community and continuing to...
San Pedro Client Art Exhibit
On May 25th, our San Pedro Clinic hosted their very first Client Art Exhibit, themed "Garden of Dreams", in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month. Children and their families, along with staff and board members, attended the exhibit to view all of the creative art on...
5th Annual Client Art Exhibit
Statistics provided by the National Institute of Mental Health. www.nimh.nih.govIn honor of Children's Mental Health Awareness Week and Mental Health Awareness Month, we held our 5th Annual Client Art Exhibit at our Long Beach Clinic last Monday, May 2. Children and...
Client Success Story: Darren
Darren is a six year-old boy who was referred to The Guidance Center for school-based mental health services due to a lack of school attendance. He suffered from extremely high levels of stress as a result of being separated from his parents. Darren would...
Dina Andrews: 30 Years of Service
Dina Andrews has created quite the legacy. She is the epitome of social work, not only having mastered the interventions and skills required, but also maintaining the ability to follow her heart and share it with those around her. If you were to spend five minutes...
Community Connections: Workshops for Young Horizons & Head Start Programs
The Guidance Center’s Long Beach outpatient program is strengthening its existing partnerships by expanding trainings provided to Young Horizons and Head Start programs.The workshops focus on the needs of children ages 0-5 and are offered to Head Start and Young...
Encouragement from our CEO: Community
I did it! I completed all 31 miles of my first‐ever 50K in 9 hours and 50 minutes. My secret goal was to finish under 10, so I’m very happy I accomplished that. The day before the race I had a lot of anxiety about whether or not I was going to be able to finish and if...
Encouragement from our CEO: Balance
The race is finally just a few days away! I’m not fully recovered and was still sick through the weekend, so that impacted my training. I went running on Monday for about an hour, and it felt alright all things considered. I’m feeling a little less confident,...
Encouragement from our CEO: Fighting Discouragement
This last week, Matt, Erick, and I trained on our own since we couldn’t find a mutual time to get together. On Sunday, I did a 20 mile run on the actual course. While I’ve done this route before, I was feeling pretty discouraged because all I could think of was how...
Encouragement from our CEO: Confidence
Hi friends! Thank you for continuing to follow me on my 50K journey. Since my first post, I have received many positive and heartfelt responses from my staff and friends alike. From emails to stopping by my office, their kind words have inspired me and warmed my...
Encouragement from our CEO: Perseverance
Fear. Obstacles. Uncertainty. Pride. Confidence. Hope. These are the roller coaster of emotions I've been experiencing as I train for the Sean O'Brien 50K Trail Run on February 6, 2016. Why did I say yes to a 31-mile mountain run with an elevation climb of 6,500...
How to: Talk to Your Children after a Threat, Crisis or Mass Shooting
Paris. San Bernardino. Could it happen in Redondo Beach or in Los Angeles? The threat of terrorism closed Mira Costa High and Aurelia Pennekamp Elementary last week. Today, the entire Los Angeles Unified School District closed their doors after police identified...