Positive Mental Health Message

By Mental Health America of Los Angeles | November 2, 2019

As mental health groups across the nation recognized Mental Illness Awareness Month last month, Mental Health America of Los Angeles raised local awareness about the capabilities of people recovering from…

Building a Better Long Beach: Bringing Expanded Support Services to Midtown

By Mental Health America of Los Angeles | October 7, 2019

Construction is well-underway on the new Mental Health America of Los Angeles (MHALA) facility, which is set to bring mental and physical health care services, as well as employment support…

Mental Health Focus of New Youth Program

By Mental Health America of Los Angeles | October 5, 2019

Dr. Christina Miller, president and CEO of Mental Health America of Los Angeles, comments on the fast-emerging youth mental health crisis that has prompted a nonprofit group to create a…

Singer Kelis to Join List of Chefs Cooking at Long Beach’s Under the Toque

By Mental Health America of Los Angeles | October 4, 2019

“Everything is better smothered, dipped or poured—and food is revolutionary because it is the one and only international language. It’s the most human thing you can partake in. We are…

MHALA Makes Progress on Long Beach Boulevard Site

By Mental Health America of Los Angeles | October 4, 2019

For more than two decades, Mental Health America of Los Angeles (MHALA) has been Long Beach’s go-to nonprofit for mental health services for the homeless population. Through that partnership, a…

Fundraiser to Honor Mental Health Advocate Nancy Foster

By Mental Health America of Los Angeles | September 12, 2019

MHALA’s Under the Toque Gala Returns Oct. 7 Long Beach, Calif. (September 12, 2019) – Mental Health America of Los Angeles is honoring the work of Nancy Foster as part…

The Deputy’s Shooting Was a Hoax, but People with Mental Illness Were Blamed First

By Mental Health America of Los Angeles | August 28, 2019

The fabricated story of a shooting by a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy in Lancaster was about much more than one rookie officer gone awry. Read More at the LA…

MHALA: Helping Those Who Need it Most

By Mental Health America of Los Angeles | May 28, 2019

Founded in 1924, Mental Health America of Los Angeles (MHALA) is one of the oldest nonprofit mental health organizations in the country. Each year, the organization serves more than 7,500…

For Some of Long Beach’s Homeless With Mental Illness, the Path to Recovery Can Lead Through the Alley

By Mental Health America of Los Angeles | April 5, 2019

April marks the two-year anniversary of the establishment of Alleybusters, a partnership between the non-profit Mental Health America of Los Angeles (MHALA) and the DLBA.  The program, which started in…