Mental Health Awareness Resources

 

Local Mental Health Resources

 

• New Horizons -- https://newhorizons-sfv.org

 

• Los Angeles Department of Mental Health:  https://dmh.lacounty.gov

 

• National Suicide prevention lifeline:  https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org

 

• 2021 NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) “You Are NOT Alone” Campaign -- Resource Guide for Advocacy https://www.nami.org/home

and General Education

• San Fernando Valley Mental Health Center (Northridge, CA) https://www.movinglivesforward.org

 

• Friends and Family https://www.fofca.org

 

• Stress and Mental Health for Youth during the Pandemic

Are Youth Sports Harming  Our Kids’ Mental Health? – LA Times OP-ED

 

• UCLA Gender Health Resources – Resources for LGBTQ+ adults and youth

 

• How Gun Violence Affects American Children-A podcast on the book Children Under Fire by John Woodrow Cox exploring the broader mental health effects of gun violence.

 

• How to Boost Mental Health at Your Workplace

 

• Is There a Connection Between Mental Health and Violence? One opinion… a Time Magazine article, “The Dangers of Linking Gun Violence and Mental Illness”