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Four big holiday stressors – and ways to cope

  • December 7, 2018

“Take care of yourself first … so you can even be capable of helping other people out,” says Dr. Donovan Wong, Medical Director for Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services, who provides tips for managing Holiday stress for Moneyish, the...

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“Things will get better and I’m not alone”

  • November 21, 2018

  Hospitalized during a suicidal crisis when she was in middle school, Annie, 18, is now a college freshman pursuing a career in art. She might not have made it without Didi Hirsch and all the people who support...

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Didi Hirsch receives $1 million grant for teen suicide prevention

  • November 20, 2018

Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services was awarded a $1 million grant to expand its suicide prevention program for young people under age 24 and their families. The grant came from the Everychild Foundation, made up of more than 200...

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Board member Pamela Kluft interviewed by Beverly Hills Weekly

  • September 14, 2018

Pamela Kluft, a Vice Chair of Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services’ Board of Directors, spoke to The Beverly Hills Weekly about why she chairs Alive & Running, our 5K Walk/Run for Suicide Prevention. To read the full article, click...

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You can help save lives by supporting Didi Hirsch’s Hope & Light Campaign!

  • July 10, 2018

Last year, 45,000 Americans died by suicide. That’s 123 people every day. One is too many! They were teens, veterans and parents. Most of them struggled with depression or other mental health issues but fewer than half received treatment...

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“When I felt like giving up, you were always there for me.”

  • June 14, 2018

Melissa is grateful she can give her daughter, Mia, a life full of opportunities she never dreamed of for herself. Born with methamphetamine in her system, Melissa was taken from her mom at birth and spent much of her...

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Hope & Light: The Capital Campaign for the Didi Hirsch Suicide Prevention Center

  • June 14, 2018

A training academy for mental health professionals and specialized services for children affected by suicide will be available at Didi Hirsch’s 60-year-old Suicide Prevention Center this Fall after staff moves into the new building at 10277 West Olympic Boulevard...

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“She took the loneliness away.”

  • June 14, 2018

Crying uncontrollably for hours. Struggling to catch a breath. Pulling out her own hair. Magalie Alvarez, who had suffered mental and sexual abuse as a child, struggled with anxiety and depression for most of her life. But the 22-year-old...

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Dedicating Her Son’s Inheritance to Preventing Teen Suicide

  • December 6, 2017

Didi Hirsch’s Survivors After Suicide bereavement group provided more than comfort and support to Susan Sobel after her teenaged son Danny took his life. “It kept me alive,” says Susan. “It was like a lifeboat. I don’t know how...

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Didi Hirsch participates in MTV’s Video Music Awards

  • August 28, 2017

Fifty Didi Hirsch clients, staffers, volunteers and friends—most of whom have attempted or lost someone to suicide—joined rapper Logic onstage for a powerful performance of his suicide prevention song, “1-800-273-8255,” at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sun., Aug....

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