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Dear AAPI Community

March 26, 2021
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March marked the one-year anniversary of the start of the pandemic. Since it began, we have seen increasing violence and hatred aimed at our Asian American and Pacific Islander neighbors.…

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Award-Winning Cookies Support Mental Health, Job Training

December 25, 2020
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The Village Cookie Shoppe is one of Mental Health America of Los Angeles’ social enterprises and part of the organization’s Employment Program. Proceeds from each purchase from The Village Cookie…

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How Traumatic Images Impact Us, for Better and for Worse

June 6, 2020
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The striking image of a lone man standing before a fleet of tanks in Tiananmen Square on June 5, 1989 brought worldwide attention to the plight of pro-democracy demonstrators in…

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Reinventing Mental Health Services in a Pandemic

May 18, 2020
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The COVID-19 crisis has impacted the mental health of our entire community. It’s hard to find anyone who does not feel some degree of anxiety and unease. But for those…

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Coronavirus Brings Toughest Mental Health Month In Memory

May 14, 2020
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May has been Mental Health Awareness Month since 1949. May 2020 may well be the most stressful in the last 71 years, Long Beach experts say. “It’s impacting the whole…

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With Pandemic Heaped on Crisis, Homeless Services Are in Triage Mode

April 17, 2020
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About 10 people live in the Dominguez Gap homeless camp along the edge of North Long Beach. Some are older—one woman just turned 81—and many have been there for years.…

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Top Women Leaders in Health Care

March 30, 2020
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MHALA’s President & CEO, Dr. Christina Miller, is one of Los Angeles Business Journal’s women health care leaders, chosen for their “exceptional stewardship and achievement.” Continue reading

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2 Long Beach Nonprofits Receive Thousands in Grant Funding

February 14, 2020
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Two local nonprofits recently received grants from Dignity Health – St. Mary Medical Center to expand their services. Mental Health America of Los Angeles – which provides comprehensive mental health,…

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Positive Mental Health Message

November 2, 2019
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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…

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

October 7, 2019
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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…

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