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“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...

  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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

People keep leaping to their deaths from iconic Pasadena bridge. How do we stop them? By Steve Lopez As you stand on the majestic Colorado Street bridge in Pasadena, high above the Arroyo Seco, it’s hard to imagine the...

With heavy hearts, Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services announces that Dr. Norman L. Farberow, co-founder of its world-renowned Suicide Prevention Center, died September 10 on World Suicide Prevention Day—a day that would not have been possible without him. “Dr....