Jhené Aiko Named Mental Health Is Health Ambassador in Los Angeles
The City of Los Angeles and Didi Hirsch, the premier provider of whole-person mental health and crisis care, honored Jhené Aiko as a Mental Health Is Health Ambassador on the steps of City Hall on Friday, April 29th. “There’s...
Read moreMental Health Monday: Suicide Prevention
Chris Holmstrom sits down with Adia Fadahei, a 19-year-old volunteer now with the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Watch the full video:
Read moreDidi Hirsch, LA Officials Declare May `Mental Health Is Health Month’
LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services joined three Los Angeles City Council members today to proclaim this May “Mental Health is Health Month” and introduce Grammy-nominated musician Jhene Aiko as one of this year’s campaign ambassadors. ...
Read moreShould we be screening every 8-year-old for anxiety?
“We know that one of the first mental health challenges children face is anxiety,” said Jonathan Goldfinger, CEO of L.A.-based Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services. Screenings also provide an “on-ramp” for primary care providers to talk with parents about...
Read more988 is an urgently needed national lifeline for mental health support, but will it be ready?
In February 2021, the Los Angeles Police Department teamed up with mental health services center Didi Hirsch to divert some of its 911 mental health calls. The program was such a success that the LAPD expanded it in June....
Read moreNew 988 Mental Health Crisis Hotline Goes Live In July — But Is There Enough Money For It?
A group of U.S. lawmakers is asking Congress to throw more support behind the launch of 988, the new national suicide prevention and mental health crisis lifeline that goes live in July. When it’s fully operational, 988 will represent the...
Read moreHealthy Communities News: Suicide Prevention
Every year, 47,000 Americans die by suicide — one person every 11 minutes. Host Hillary Russo of Healthy Communities News is helping shed light on how Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services is creating and innovating new ways to approach...
Read moreOp-Ed: Ensuring a Better Crisis Response in 2022
On June 2nd, 2019, Taun Hall, concerned about her 23-year-old son with acute psychosis, called 911 for help. Less than an hour later, a confused Miles Hall was fatally shot by police. As someone with schizoaffective disorder, Miles’ story is...
Read moreSelena Gomez Has Rewritten the Script for Beauty Start-Ups
Founded alongside Gomez’s makeup brand was her nonprofit, the Rare Impact Fund. Rare Beauty donates 1 percent of all sales (yes, that’s gross, not net) to the fund, which is dedicated to breaking mental health stigmas and providing communities with...
Read more‘Just dial 988’: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline to get a new number this July
For nearly two decades those in crisis have been able to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), but soon that number will be joined with a simple 988 dial. The new shortcut, approved by Congress more...
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