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HillsidesCares: Mental Health Support for Children and Teens in Los Angeles
From residential care to outpatient therapy, this Pasadena-based program helps families navigate child and teen mental health with compassionate, comprehensive support. The mental health of our children was a chief concern during the pandemic in 2020, and it hasn’t faded. We worried about them being isolated, about their social skills declining and their overall outlook […]
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Postpartum Depression and Maternal Mental Health: Why It Matters Now
Bringing a child into the world is one of life’s greatest joys, but for some women, childbirth also brings unexpected challenges, including postpartum depression (PPD). Symptoms can range from slight, short-term effects — often called the “baby blues” — to more extreme and longer-term mental illness such as postpartum psychosis. While demands on mothers today […]
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World Mental Health Day Panel Discusses Children’s Mental Health
Since 1992, every October 10 we recognize World Mental Health Day. As busy and stressed parents, we know the importance of managing our own well-being to show up for our family. In our increasingly complicated, fast-paced, post-pandemic world, kids are feeling these same stresses and it’s taking a toll on their mental health. In 2021, […]
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Mental Health and Moms: A Conversation with Clinical Psychologist Carissa Gustafson
We had the chance to chat with clinical psychologist Carissa Gustafson on maternal mental health, what issues moms are facing and tools they can use to deal with mom guilt and overwhelm. You work with many moms through your Calabasas-based practice. Please tell us some of the common issues moms are facing? A lot of […]
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Mental Health Resource: Teens 4 Teens Help
Teens 4 Teens Help was founded by Kathy and Jeff Long a few years after their own daughter, Kara, was admitted to a Residential Program for eating disorder treatment. Upon her recovery, Kara began speaking about her disorder at a few high schools. During one such visit, a young man told Kara that her words inspired him not […]
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Back-to-School Mental Health
The beginning of school can feel like a sunny day…right before a tornado touches down. But with a bit of storm preparation, this school year can be different — especially when we start with a focus on mental health. Teaching your children to evaluate and prioritize their mental health can lead to positive changes in […]
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It’s time to have the ‘mental health talk’ with your teen
Teenagers today are facing unprecedented levels of stress. In a recent study, researchers from the Health Resources and Services Administration found that anxiety and depression among young people have drastically increased over the last five years. This data doesn’t surprise me. In my work as the wellness director at Geffen Academy at UCLA, I’ve witnessed […]
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MindMD: A Walk-in Wellness Clinic for Urgent Mental Healthcare
When your child is having a mental health crisis, the last thing he needs is to have to wait weeks to get on a mental health professional’s appointment book — or linger in a hospital emergency room with people waiting to be treated for physical injuries and illnesses. Like physical ailments, when a mental health […]
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May Book Corner: Mental Health Awareness
As an important part to overall health, the month of May brings us Mental Health Awareness Month. This month’s picks address bullying, mental illness, and the importance of surrounding oneself with loved ones through adversity. A Blue Kind of Day by Rachel Tomlinson, illustrated by Tori-Jay Mordey Psychologist and author Rachel Tomlinson released her newest […]
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Taking Care of Children’s Mental Health
In October 2021, the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Children’s Hospital Association declared a national emergency in children’s mental health. In an ongoing effort to help provide parents with insights on how to get their children the help they need, we interviewed A. Paul Kurkjian, M.D., a pediatric psychiatrist at […]
