Sarah Muñoz
Senior Director of Marketing and Communications
T: 562-285-1330 ext. 1031
M: 310-436-5276
smunoz@mhala.org
Reinventing Mental Health Services in a Pandemic
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 dealing with mental health concerns before the crisis, and those most vulnerable and at risk, there are special challenges to meet the need. Read more in…
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Coronavirus Brings Toughest Mental Health Month In Memory
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 population,” Christina Miller, president and CEO of Mental Health America of Los Angeles (MHALA), said. She was speaking of the coronavirus pandemic and the forced…
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With Pandemic Heaped on Crisis, Homeless Services Are in Triage Mode
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. “They’re a real community,” says Laurie Ramey, a homeless-outreach director. “They really look out for each other.” So when one man at the camp came…
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Top Women Leaders in Health Care
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
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, housing and social services to low-income housing communities – received $86,000. Century Villages at Cabrillo received $35,000 for its Pathways to Health program, which works…
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Positive Mental Health Message
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 mental illness at the 18th annual Golden Bell Awards, held Wednesday in the Van Dam Pavilion at the Antelope Valley Fairgrounds. It “celebrates achievements of…
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Building a Better Long Beach: Bringing Expanded Support Services to Midtown
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 and opportunity, housing support and more to Midtown. “Our agency really believes in providing integrated, comprehensive services . . . for people on the street,”…
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Mental Health Focus of New Youth Program
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 program aimed at countering escalating rates of anxiety and depression. Read more in the Daily Breeze — will open in a new tab.
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Singer Kelis to Join List of Chefs Cooking at Long Beach’s Under the Toque
“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 the only species that cooks.” This is what singer-now-hot-sauce maven Kelis is now known for—and her love of cooking, which has catapulted the star into…
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MHALA Makes Progress on Long Beach Boulevard Site
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 new one-stop center in the 1900 block of Long Beach Boulevard is scheduled to open before the end of the year, according to Dr. Christina…
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