Success Stories

MHALA’s 2023 Impact Report Released

June 28, 2024
Cover of 2023 impact report. Diverse group of people under MHALA logo.

Read MHALA’s 2023 impact report here.

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CNN’s ‘This is Life with Lisa Ling’ Spotlights MHALA Member

December 13, 2022
Lisa Ling sits with MHALA member Diana

Mental Health America of Los Angeles (MHALA) Member Diana shared her story of overcoming mental illness and homelessness on “This is Life with Lisa Ling.” The episode “LA’s Mental Health…

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‘TAY Has Helped Me Come Out of My Shell’

May 28, 2020
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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…

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‘My Job Brought Back the Fire in My Heart’

March 24, 2020
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Jordan enlisted in the U.S. Army right out of high school, serving as a supply specialist. While in the military, he learned “the value of bonds.”  “It doesn’t matter who…

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‘This Is Where My Miracle Happened’

February 24, 2020

My name is Rennie and there’s not enough time in a day to tell you of all the trauma, poor decisions, impaired judgement, all the different things that set my…

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‘I Took My Weakness and Made it a Strength’

February 24, 2020

“I’m an immigrant. I came here when I was seven and was raised by a single mom.” Karen’s mom was abusive when she was growing up. Her family would occasionally…

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‘MHALA Loved Me Back to Life’

December 16, 2019
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It was the promise of a hot shower that convinced Roxanne to visit Mental Health America of Los Angeles. Roxanne was a copywriter at a radio station before her world…

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

April 5, 2019
Man with back turned wearing AlleyBusters shirt

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…

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