Pandemic’s toll on mental health accentuated in cities
Covid-19 hasn’t been the only catastrophe sweeping the country this year. Health experts say Americans are experiencing symptoms of anxiety and depression made worse by pandemic-related stressors, including job loss, evictions, remote learning, travel restrictions and limits on gathering....
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Local Doctor Offers Ways To Cope With Holiday Blues
For many, the holiday season can often lead to feelings of sadness and loneliness, and doctors say those emotions could be magnified this year due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. “We’re all under and enormous amount of stress nowadays,” Dr....
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Pepperdine University names Didi Hirsch Division Director Elan Javanfard an Outstanding Alum in Healthcare
Didi Hirsch’s Elan Javanfard was named a Pepperdine University Outstanding Alum in Healthcare. Elan has spent his career increasing awareness and decreasing stigma on mental health. He was awarded the American Association of Suicidology’s Inaugural Crisis Residential Unit Excellence...
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Suicide Rates are Expected to Increase Amid the Pandemic, and After
COVID-19 has taken more than 44 millions lives globally. However the pandemic has not just taken the lives of those who’ve lost the fight with the coronavirus, but also those who did not win the fight with their own mental thoughts. ...
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On World Mental Health Day, Experts Encourage Others To Seek Help If Feeling Isolated During Pandemic
Saturday marks World Mental Health Day. From the pandemic, to civil unrest and the upcoming election, mental health experts have noticed an uptick in patients seeking to help deal with day-to-day issues. “We know that a lot of people...
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Lisa Foxx talks to Didi Hirsch CEO Dr. Goldfinger about the importance of Suicide Prevention Month
Didi Hirsch CEO Dr. Jonathan Goldfinger was interviewed by Lisa Foxx on 104.3 MYfm about Suicide Prevention. Listen to the full interview here:
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Melissa Rivers Advocates for Suicide Prevention
Melissa Rivers advocates for Suicide Prevention and talks Didi Hirsch’s Alive & Running 5K Walk/Run – a virtual event in 2020. Watch the full clip:
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Melissa Rivers Talks Virtual Alive & Running and Suicide Prevention
Melissa Rivers appeared on Spectrum 1 News to discuss Suicide Prevention and the upcoming Alive & Running Virtual 5K Walk/Run for Suicide Prevention. Watch the full clip:
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Around Town: Angels, O.C. Health Care Agency team up with Didi Hirsch Suicide Prevention Center
The Didi Hirsch Suicide Prevention Center has teamed up with the Los Angeles Angels and the Orange County Health Care Agency to raise funds to bring more suicide prevention services to the people of Orange County. Through the end...
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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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