Programs

Wellness Center to Offer Services for Neurodivergent Conditions

July 24, 2024

Mental Health America of Los Angeles (MHALA) was recently awarded two grants that will support the agency’s new efforts to serve individuals with neurodivergent conditions like autism spectrum disorder and…

Youth Services Expand with Two New Programs

July 15, 2024

MHALA recently launched two new transition-age youth (TAY) programs that will allow the organization to help more youth ages 18-25 get connected to needed services. Caring Minds for Youth provides…

MHALA’s 2023 Impact Report Released

June 28, 2024

Read MHALA’s 2023 impact report here.

Harm-Reduction Outreach Saves Lives

January 26, 2023

The fentanyl epidemic has been a growing concern in many of the communities we provide services to through MHALA’s Homeless Outreach Program (HOP/E6). To help combat the high risk of…

Award-Winning Cookies Support Mental Health, Job Training

December 25, 2020

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…

Lessons in Mental Health, Service Delivery, and Social Justice

November 15, 2020

The hurdles brought on by a worldwide pandemic, coupled with months of social unrest, have become unexpected learning opportunities for Mental Health America of Los Angeles. “For nearly 100 years,…

‘TAY Has Helped Me Come Out of My Shell’

May 28, 2020

Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit Los Angeles County, Julian attended weekly group meetings at the Transition-Age Youth Academy in Long Beach. Every Friday, he and the other TAY students would…

2 Long Beach Nonprofits Receive Thousands in Grant Funding

February 14, 2020

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,…

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

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…