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Questions About Your Teen’s Substance Use: Understanding Your Options

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Growing Around Your Grief: Arsalan’s Story

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Honoring Rick Mogil at Alive Together 2026

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Talking to Your Teen About Substance Use: Starting the Conversation Early

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Why Teens Experiment With Substances: What Parents and Caregivers Should Know

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Caltrans completes long-awaited fencing project on 118 bridge

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Univision: Centro de rehabilitación permite a madres enfrentar la adicción sin separarse de sus hijos

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The Therapeutic Benefits of Music for Mental Health

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The Power of Play: Why It Matters for Your Child’s Mental Health

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Understanding Self-Injury: What It Is, Why It Happens, and How to Help

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Caltrans completes long-awaited fencing project on 118 bridge

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Univision: Centro de rehabilitación permite a madres enfrentar la adicción sin separarse de sus hijos

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08 Peer to peer counseling to combat teen suicide rates

RTBC: Inside the Teen-Run Hotline Meeting America’s Mental Health Crisis

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Spectrum: Wildfire trauma lingers long after flames fade for SoCal survivors

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Sacbee: A new 988: California’s vision for mental health crisis line plagued by delays

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Didi Hirsch Awarded $1 Million American Red Cross Grant to Expand Long-Term Mental Health Support for Los Angeles Wildfire Survivors

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LAist: Didi Hirsch receives funding to support mental health of January fire survivors

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Bridge

Sac Bee: New California law guides suicide deterrents on bridges and overpasses | Opinion

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NPR: Despite funding cuts, these teens are still answering calls for help

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Next Gen Council Expands Impact, Advances Didi Hirsch Mission

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Two Years of Hope and Community at Our Third Place

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Strengthening Families Through Black Birth Equity and Advocacy

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CENS in Action: Supporting Every Step of the Recovery Journey

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Above the Influence

Above the Influence: Mandi’s Story of Recovery

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Navigating Grief: A Mother’s Story of Love, Loss, and Resilience

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Held by Loss, Moved by Purpose: Noemi’s Story of Healing

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From Crisis to Connection: Damia’s Story as a 988 Counselor

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A Voice in the Dark: Brandon’s Legacy

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Growing Around Your Grief: Arsalan’s Story

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Courage on the Line: Teens Who Answer the Call

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Paying it Forward: The Lasting Impact of Care

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Healing a Mother’s Suicide

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The Hug

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Fire Works

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The Healing Power of Yoga

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A Legacy in Suicide Prevention: A Gift that Endures

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Transforming Pain into Purpose: Greg’s Journey after Loss

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Questions About Your Teen’s Substance Use: Understanding Your Options

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man in blue shirt holds camera and smiles

Honoring Rick Mogil at Alive Together 2026

  • 1 min read

Talking to Your Teen About Substance Use: Starting the Conversation Early

  • 4 min read

Why Teens Experiment With Substances: What Parents and Caregivers Should Know

  • 4 min read
Pink record plays on a vinyl player. The vinyl player sits on a desk with a small green plant

The Therapeutic Benefits of Music for Mental Health

  • 3 min read
mom wearing a blue sweater holds her child in the air. The child is dressed in an aviation outfit and spreading their arms like wings

The Power of Play: Why It Matters for Your Child’s Mental Health

  • 3 min read

Understanding Self-Injury: What It Is, Why It Happens, and How to Help

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Debunking Myths About Harm Reduction 

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Understanding Harm Reduction in Substance Use: A Compassionate Approach 

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