Since COVID-19 struck, distress lines have been lighting up at the nation’s oldest suicide prevention center.
In 2014, after trying several times to take her own life, Ann Taylor, a former physical therapist and mother of two, went to a support group on Los Angeles’s Westside for survivors of suicide attempts. It was raining that...
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Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services Appoints Jonathan Goldfinger, MD, President & CEO and Promotes Senior Vice President Lyn Morris, LMFT, to COO
CULVER CITY, Calif., June 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services—a national leader in suicide prevention and one of Los Angeles County’s largest nonprofits treating families, youth, and adults with mental illness and substance use disorders—is proud to announce the selection...
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Reformers want police to step back from mental health calls. The LAPD says it’s been trying
Under current protocols, an LAPD patrol unit dispatched to a suicide call will stabilize the scene, handcuff the individual and, in some cases, determine if they meet the criteria for a 5150 hold, a detention of up to 72...
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Suicide prevention bill goes before Assembly Appropriations Committee
SACRAMENTO – With the stress and economic fallout from the COVID-19 emergency escalating mental hardships among millions of Californians, the Assembly Health Committee, approved on Monday, May 18, a unanimous bipartisan vote on a bill written by Assemblyman James...
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Melissa Rivers talks to Christine Devine about Didi Hirsch’s Erasing the Stigma Campaign
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Storic Media Podcast Networks Launches Melissa Rivers’ GROUP TEXT Podcast Today
Storic Media Podcast Networks has launched its newest podcast, “Melissa Rivers’ Group Text,” a wide-ranging discussion of current events, Pop culture, fashion, lifestyle, relationships, fitness, parenting, entertainment, mental health, and more. The podcast is inspired by daily group chats about informative...
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Hospital Workers Flood Suicide Crisis Line With Coronavirus-Related Calls
Dr. Lorna M. Breen, an emergency room doctor in New York who had been treating COVID-19 patients, died by suicide on April 26. While there has been a lot of discussion around the enormous stress and feelings of fear...
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How Hollywood’s Biggest Stars Are Lending A Hand
Watch the video that mentions Melissa Rivers hosting this year’s virtual Erasing the Stigma Awards:
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Didi Hirsch Holds Virtual Erasing the Stigma Awards
People magazine, suicide prevention advocate Talinda Bennington, and Emmy-award-winning news anchor Christine Devine are being honored at the 24th annual Erasing the Stigma Awards program by Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services. A virtual event, it is available for viewing online at www.erasingthestigma.org. The...
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Disaster Distress Helpline Calls Increase During Coronavirus Pandemic
People can feel anxious and distressed during the global shutdown, which has led to increased calls to the National Disaster Distress Helpline. Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services, a nonprofit mental health organization with locations in Southern California, handles calls for the...
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