DMH + UCLA Prevention Center of Excellence

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2022 UCLA Cultural North Star Award Winner

The Prevention Center of Excellence was recognized by the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine as a 2022 UCLA Cultural North Star Award winning program.

About

The DMH + UCLA Prevention Center of Excellence (COE) is committed to improving the wellbeing of Los Angeles County by creating a robust continuum of workforce development programs. Its offerings aim to support the development and sustainment of prevention networks that are both trauma and resilience informed. The COE capitalizes on DMH’s service delivery experience and footprint alongside UCLA’s interdisciplinary expertise in mental health prevention training, education, and implementation support to improve both the provision of care and wellbeing in the workplace. The COE’s goal is to optimize and sustain trauma and resilience informed programs that leverage community platforms to create a robust continuum of workforce development programs. Its offerings aim to support the development and sustainment of prevention networks that are both trauma and resilience informed.

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Promoting Secure Attachments: Strategies for Supporting Youth and Families

This course is designed to equip providers with essential knowledge and skills to support youth and families affected by trauma and relational ruptures. Using attachment principles, participants will explore the effects of trauma and relational ruptures on youth development, brain function, and behaviors across the lifespan. The course teaches practical strategies for fostering healthy relationships, including relational repairs, trauma sensitive communication, and emotion regulation. Through experiential learning, providers will practice implementing strategies that strengthen relationships and build resilience, enhancing the ... View more

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Training Calendar

Check out our calendar below for upcoming trainings!

Resource Collections

Provider Guides for Working With Foster and Adoptive Youth and Caregivers

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6 items

Building Resilience in the NICU

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35 items

Guidance for Los Angeles County Mandated Reporters

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9 items

Crisis Response Tools

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28 items

Supporting Children in Foster Care: Tips for Social Workers

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25 items

Support for Working With Veterans

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7 items

Digital Wellbeing for Youth

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17 items

Strategies to Manage Stress in School

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25 items

Support After Tragedy

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11 items

Supporting Dads in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)

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6 items

Managing Grief and Loss

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12 items

Building Your Trauma and Resilience Informed Approach

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35 items

Techniques and Tools for Greater Family Engagement

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15 items

Resources for Working in Solidarity With LGBTQ+ People

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29 items

Supporting Youth Experiencing Worry and Anxiety

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22 items

Building Connection in Foster Families

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37 items

Supporting People With Lived Experiences of Homelessness

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30 items

Telehealth Tips for Providers

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12 items

Wellbeing in the Workplace

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54 items

Promoting Family Resilience

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25 items

Courses

An Introduction to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

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Attachment, Trauma, and Healing: Understanding the Impact of Trauma on Children and Youth in Child Welfare

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Job Preparation and Readiness

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Ensuring Privacy and Confidentiality in Peer Support and Community Mental Health

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Trauma and Resilience Informed Care: Everyday Strategies

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Promoting Secure Attachments: Strategies for Supporting Youth and Families

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Functional Behavioral Assessment and Behavior Intervention Plan Training

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Foundations for Building Resilience in Youth

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Satisfaciendo las necesidades de personas LGBTQ+: Mejores prácticas para una comunicación afirmativa

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15 Things Veterans Want You to Know

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Dual Diagnosis

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Lowering the Temperature: De-Escalation Strategies

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Introduction to the Community Resiliency Model

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The Impact of Trauma on the Brain and Pathways to Healing

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Looking Through a Trauma and Resilience Informed Lens

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Empirically Supported Treatments in Autism Spectrum Disorder

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Primeros auxilios psicológicos para todos

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Cómo promover el bienestar en el lugar de trabajo

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Cambiando de perspectiva: Adopción de un enfoque basado en el trauma y la resiliencia

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Servicios de calidad para personas LGBTQ+: Una introducción

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Enhancing Family Engagement Through Adaptive Practices

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Psychological First Aid for Everyone

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Providing Quality Services to LGBTQ+ People: An Introduction for Staff

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An Introductory Course on Autism Spectrum Disorder

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Meeting the Needs of LGBTQ+ People: Best Practices for Affirming Communication

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Strategies for Wellbeing: Mitigating Workplace Stress and Leveraging Resilience

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The Resilient NICU

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Managing Role Conflicts Through Acceptance, Emotion Regulation, and Gratitude

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Kindness Counts: Strategies for Self-Compassion

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What We Say Matters: Trauma Sensitive Communication for the Workplace

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Understanding Implicit Bias and the Strategies to Mitigate Its Outcomes

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Recognizing and Managing Anxiety in the Classroom

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Assess, Recover, Mitigate, Strengthen (ARMS): A Wellbeing Regimen for Professionals

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Crisis Oriented Recovery Services (CORS)

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Foundations for Building Family Resilience

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Cultivating Compassionate Schools

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Shifting Perspectives: Adopting a Trauma & Resilience Informed Lens

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Enhancing Professional Wellbeing

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Growing Foundational Skills in Early Childhood

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Trainings

Harm Reduction Strategies and Applications for Working With Youth Who Struggle With Substance Use Disorder

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Self and Community Care Open Session: Move, Release, Restore

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Keeping Students Safe: Recognizing and Responding to Sexual Harm in Schools

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A Systems Approach to Population Behavioral Health: The UCLA Continuum Model

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How to Provide Effective, Sensitive, and Family-Centered Feedback to Parents of Young Children

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Beat the Odds: Social and Emotional Skill Building Delivered in a Framework of Drumming

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Supporting Grieving Families

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Project Fatherhood: Father Involvement Is a Game-Changer

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Adolescent Substance Use: Identifying and Responding to Misuse

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Supporting Transgender and Gender-Diverse Children: Applying the Gender Affirmative Model in Everyday Clinical Practice

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An Introduction to Mindful Self-Compassion

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Understanding the Adolescent Brain and Behavior in the Context of Foster Care/Adoption

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The Development of Executive Functions in Early Childhood

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Hands-On Play to Promote Executive Functioning in Young Children

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Addressing Racial Stress and Trauma: Promoting Resilience for Youth of Color Within the Therapeutic Setting

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A Population Level Approach to Wellbeing: Integrating Trauma Informed Prevention Within Systems of Care

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Breaking Barriers: Using Community-Engaged Approaches to Address Trauma and Mental Health Disparities in Immigrant Populations

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Addressing Health Disparities of Vulnerable Underserved Youth: Discovering Challenges and Strategies in Intervention Research

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Understanding Gifted Children: Common Characteristics and Treatment Consideration

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Bi+ Affirmative Psychotherapy: Supporting Bisexual, Pansexual, and Non-Monosexual Youth

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The Los Angeles LGBTQ+ Youth Preparedness Scan

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Foundations of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Working With Adolescents and Families

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Black Male Grief Reactions to Traumatic Loss: Increasing Understanding, Healing, and Services Among Black Men in an Anti-Racist and Anti-Oppressive Way

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Reducing Racial and Ethnic Bias in Child Abuse Reporting

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From “Weathering” a Storm to Mandating an Evacuation: Forecasting the Racism Effect on Black Maternal and Infant Mortality

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Training Health Care Professionals in Suicide Prevention: Washington State's Story

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Praxis of Intersectionality: Examining our Axes of Power and Oppression to Support Our Anti-Racist Work and Cultural Responsiveness

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Pandemics and Policing: On Racism, Adversity, and Health

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Moral Injury as an Identity Wound

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Racial Protective Factors for Black Youth: Cultivating Resilience

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Afraid and Awake: The Interaction Between Trauma and Sleep in Children and Adolescents

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Anti-Racism in Autism Research and Treatment: Discussing a Way Forward

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LGBTQ+ Youth in Foster Care: Where Are Their Resource Families?

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A New Theory of Moral Injury: The Moral Failure Continuum, From Moral Slip to Moral Decay

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Working With and Understanding the Needs of Families Experiencing Homelessness

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Empowering Telehealth Providers Working With Families

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Managing Student Stress and Anxiety With Particular Focus on the Trauma of the Pandemic and Racial Injustice In Our Society

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Responding to Racial Injustice: Implications for Teachers and Schools

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Back-to-School: Exploring Challenges and Opportunities for Engaging, Teaching, and Supporting Students During the Pandemic

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Trauma and Resilience Informed Care Foundations for Educators

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Psychological First Aid Training for Veteran and Family Peer Access Network

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Ask the Expert Session 1: CORS Foundations and Concepts

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Ask the Expert Session 2: CORS Individual Case

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Ask the Expert Session 3: CORS Family Case

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Maintaining Professional Wellbeing for Educators

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Estrategias informadas sobre el trauma para poder trabajar con individuos con discapacidades para el personal no clínico

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Trauma Informed Strategies for Working With Individuals With ID/DD/ASD for Non-Clinical Staff

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Trauma Informed Strategies for Working With Individuals With ID/DD/ASD for Clinical Staff

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Attending to Pediatric Medical Traumatic Stress

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Body Based Strategies to Support Provider Wellbeing

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Promoting Resilience in Families With Preschool-Aged Children: Findings From a Randomized Trial of the FOCUS for Early Childhood Program

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Chronic Pain and Stress in Youth: From Trauma to Resilience

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Structural Competency: Medicine for the Inequalities That Are Making Us Sick

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Homeboy Industries: Kinship Practices (Module 1)

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Trauma Informed Sex Trafficking Training for Mental Health Professionals

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Counseling Grieving Children and Teens

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Homeboy Industries: Trauma and How to Move Towards Healing While Working With Youth (Module 2)

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Homeboy Industries: Cultural Humility and Client-Centered Practice (Module 3)

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Homeboy Industries: Wellness: Reducing Stress in the Workplace and for Yourself as an Individual (Module 4)

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A Novel Approach to Toddler Sleep: Supporting Responsive Parenting and Helping Children to Feel Secure at Night

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Understanding Problematic Sexual Behavior Among Preteen Children

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The Science of Handling Bullying: Lessons From the UCLA PEERS Clinic

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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)

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Introduction to Digital Citizenship for School Administrators

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Introduction to Digital Citizenship for K-5 Educators

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Introduction to Digital Citizenship for Middle and High School Educators

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Protecting Youth Online: Clinical and Legal Perspectives on Social Media and Online Risk-Taking

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Trauma Sensitive Communication in Schools

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Supporting Parents After Loss: Mental Health and Peer Support Providers

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Cultivating Spaces for Healing and Wellbeing for Educators

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Self and Community Care Open Session 1

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Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Parent Coaching and Family Therapy

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Wellbeing for LA Creative Wellbeing Fall Renewal Retreat: 3-Part Interactive Training Series

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Ask the Expert: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (Session 1)

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Ask the Expert: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (Session 2)

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Supporting Parents Through Pregnancy After Perinatal Loss

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Creative Wellbeing Learning Community Gathering – December 2022

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Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy as a Tool on the Tool Belt to Address Population Mental Health

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Self and Community Care Open Session 2

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Wellbeing for LA Creative Wellbeing Winter Renewal Retreat (Part 1)

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Wellbeing for LA Creative Wellbeing Winter Renewal Retreat (Part 2)

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Wellbeing for LA Creative Wellbeing Winter Renewal Retreat (Part 3)

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Keeping Young People Safe: An Overview of Self-Harm

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Overcoming Awkwardness: Discussing Body Development Does Not Have to Be a Horror Show

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Creative Wellbeing Learning Community Gathering – March 2023

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SITREP: New Directions in Treatment for Veterans With Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy

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Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Skills Primer

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Self and Community Care Open Session 3

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“Sexual Healing:” Embracing a Sex-Positive Approach to Working With Youth and Families

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Trauma Across the Lifespan: Long-Term Effects of Childhood Trauma

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Behind Closed Doors: Intimate Partner Violence and Child Welfare

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Wellbeing for LA Creative Wellbeing Spring Renewal Retreat (Part 1)

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Wellbeing for LA Creative Wellbeing Spring Renewal Retreat (Part 2)

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Wellbeing for LA Creative Wellbeing Spring Renewal Retreat (Part 3)

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Co-designing a Mobile App to Meet the Needs of Minoritized and Under-Resourced Youth Within Schools

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Outside of the Box Techniques to Better Support Youth Impacted by Systems

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Creative Wellbeing Learning Community Gathering – June 2023

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Depression Care for Diverse Individuals From Low-Income Backgrounds

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Familial Trauma: An Immigration Journey

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Minority Stress and the Medical Professional: How Minority Stress Affects Mental Health

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Supporting the Whole Child: Brain-Based Strategies to Support Emotion Regulation in Children

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Self and Community Care Open Session 4

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Creative Wellbeing Learning Community Gathering – October 2023

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MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Adults

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Self and Community Care Open Session 5

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Self and Community Care Open Session 6

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Creative Wellbeing Learning Community Gathering – December 2023

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Implementing Assembly Bill (AB) 2085: Guidance for Mandated Reporters in Los Angeles County

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The Role of Trauma in Predicting Motives for Cannabis Use and Problematic Cannabis Use in Adolescent and Emerging Adult Medical Cannabis Patients and Non-patient Cannabis Users

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Pervasive Penalty: The Negative Impacts of Policing Homelessness for the Unhoused and Medical/Welfare Providers

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Indigenous Wellness and Health Models, Processes, and Healing

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The Ethics and Practice of Applying Radical Healing

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Relational Savoring: A Brief Intervention Approach to Enhance Relationship Outcomes Among Parents and Children

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Supporting Pregnant and Parenting People Struggling With Substance Use Through Plans of Safe Care

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Strategizing Biomedical HIV Prevention for Ending the HIV Epidemic: Comprehensive Overview and Implementation Considerations

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"There's No Place Like Home": Preventing the Intergenerational Cycle of Foster Care

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Best Practices in Substance Use Disorder Treatment: A Focus on Stimulants and Opioids

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Treatment Modalities for Youth Substance Use Disorders

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An Introduction to Culturally Responsive Services for LGBTQI+ Individuals

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And How Are the Children? Suicidality in Adolescents and Young Adults

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Paternal Mental Health in Family Health Promotion

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Mental Health for Moms: Increasing Scalability of Evidence-Based Treatment Using a Coaching Model

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An Introduction to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in Three Exercises

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The Use of Hip-Hop Counseling Theory in Clinical Practice

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Behind the Curtain: How to Support a Parent During a Child Welfare Investigation

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Grief and Loss: Supporting Children, Youth, and Families in Child Welfare

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Supporting New Parents of Medically Complex Infants

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Focused and Flourishing: Working With LGBTQ+ Families

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Trauma Informed Care for Patients With Psychiatric Multi-Morbidity

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Creating a Family Plan: What Immigrant Parents, and Their Supporters, Need to Know

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Perinatal Depression: An Overview and Updates

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Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) With LGBTQ+ Youth and Young Adults

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Anxiety Disorders in Pregnancy and the Postpartum

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Perinatal Presentations of Bipolar Disorder and Psychosis

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Reproductive Goals Counseling, Contraception, and Mental Health

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Perinatal Substance Use Disorders: Part 1

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Prioritizing the Mental Health of High School Athletes

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Promoting Placement Stability Utilizing the Child and Family Team Process

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Digital Pathways to Prevention: Integrating Mobile Tools to Support Youth and Family

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Teaching Our Boys How to Cry

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Identifying Cross-Sectional Predictors of Adolescent Sleep Health Through Machine Learning

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Substance Use Disorders in Perinatal Patients: Part Two

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Trauma and the Perinatal Experience: Presentations, Assessments, and Care

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Managing Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Perinatal Women

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Other Resources

People with Lived Experience: Peer Workforce

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Professionals Supporting Children in Foster Care

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Veteran Family Wellbeing Center Speaker Series

Training Series

Understanding Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs): A Quick Guide for Clinicians

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Parent Education Moments: Infants

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Self-Care Tips for NICU Families

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Strategies for Preventing and Addressing Birth Trauma

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The State of Youth Sports: Managing Load, Recovery, Specialization, and Burnout

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Compassion in Action Series

Training Series

Supporting Siblings of NICU Babies: A Family Guide

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Trauma-Sensitive Communication for Small Business Owners: Responding to ICE-Related Stress with Empathy and Respect

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Caring for Mental Health in Times of ICE-Related Stress: Tips for Los Angeles County Small Business Owners

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Supporting Employee Wellbeing In Response to ICE Raids: Strategies for Los Angeles County Small Business Owners

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NICU Parenting: Coping With Comparisons

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Helping Kids With Autism Understand Puberty

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Identifying Anxiety and Depression in Children

Article

Adopting a Strength-Based Approach With Black Students

Article

Subtle and Often Overlooked Characteristics of Autism

Article

What Not to Say When Your Child Is Questioning Their Gender

Article

Psychiatric Care in Pregnancy and Postpartum

Training Series

Supporting Newcomer Students: A Trauma Informed Approach for Educators

Learning Experience

Provider Guides for Working With Foster and Adoptive Youth and Caregivers

Resource Collection

6 items

Returning to Work With a Baby in the NICU

Printable Tool

The Role of Educator Bias on Black Girls' Mental Health and Wellbeing

Learning Experience

Wolf Lesson 1: Wolves Are Always Okay With Who They Are

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Wolf Lesson 2: In Order to Be Okay With Who They Are, Wolves First Know Who They Are

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Wolf Lesson 3: Wolves Accept the Past to Make Room for New Things in Their Lives

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Wolf Lesson 4: Wolves Are Open to Learning New Things

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Wolf Lesson 5: Wolves Give 150% To Everything They Do

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Wolf Lesson 6: Wolves Live by the Power of Their Bond

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Wolf Lesson 7: Wolves Use Their Individual Gifts and Talents for The Benefit of All

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Wolf Lesson 8: Wolves Communicate Effectively; They Keep It Honest and Real

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Wolf Lesson 9: Wolves Know How to Lead and How to Follow — They Can’t Lead if They Don’t Know How to Follow

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Wolf Lesson 10: Wolves Collaborate and Work Together; They Know That Together, They Will Succeed

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Wolf Lesson 11: Wolves Understand They Are a Part of Everything Around Them

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Wolf Lesson 12: Wolves Are Into Being, Not Doing

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Sharing Your NICU Story

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Being Responsive to Birth Trauma

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Providing Support for Postpartum Anxiety

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Recognizing Birth Trauma

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Recognizing Postpartum Anxiety

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Recognizing Postpartum PTSD

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Youth Resilience and Safety: A Training Series for Support and Advocacy

Training Series

Supporting Communities After Wildfires

Website

Addressing the Wildfires: A Resource Guide for Caregivers and Educators

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Be PREPARED to Communicate About Wildfires

Printable Tool

Supporting Employee Wellbeing After a Crisis

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NICU Resources for Feeding and Sleep

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Parent/Caregiver Resources for Social-Emotional Development/Behavior Management

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Parent/Caregiver Resources for Transition to Parenthood and Special Needs Parenting

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Parent/Caregiver Resources for General Child Development

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Recognizing Mental Wellbeing

Article

Implementing AB 2085 Supplemental Module for Mandated Reporters in Education: Slide Deck and Facilitator Guide

Printable Tool

Building Resilience in the NICU

Resource Collection

35 items

From Shadows to Strength: Raising Depression Awareness

Article

10 Questions to Ask When Navigating the NICU

Printable Tool

EmpowerHER: Understanding and Supporting Girls' Mental Health

Learning Experience

Helping Children Manage Emotional Changes of Puberty

Article

Practice A.C.C.E.S.S.

Printable Tool

Celebrating Norma: A Passionate Advocate for Mental Health

Article

Empathy in Action: Blanca Diaz’s Role as a Mental Health Promoter

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From Veteran to Mental Health Promoter: Kevin Collins' Journey of Healing and Service

Article

Feeding Newborns: Inclusive Strategies to Build Empathy and Equity With Families

Printable Tool

SEEDS Discussion Guides for Growing Foundational Skills in Early Childhood

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Risky Behavior and Substance Use in Teens Exposed to Trauma

Printable Tool

High School Student-Athlete Mental Health

Learning Experience

Tips to Engage With Adolescents

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The Differences Between How Family Engagement Looks for Young Children Versus Adolescents

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Tips for Effective Engagement in Family Discussions About Feelings and Emotions

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Spontaneous Ways to Incorporate Emotion Regulation Into Work With Children and Adolescents in Various Settings

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The Importance of Considering a Child's Age When Talking About Emotion Regulation

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Using the Feeling Words List in Non-clinical Settings

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Different Ways to Use the Feeling Thermometer in Everyday Life

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How Children and Adolescents Can Use More Than One Feeling to Express Their Emotions

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The Importance of the Feel-Think-Do Grid

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How to Connect Feeling, Thinking, and Doing Without the Feel-Think-Do Handout

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Creative Ways to Use Tokens of Appreciation in Community Settings

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Ways the Principles of Tokens of Appreciation Can Be Incorporated Without Using Actual Tokens

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Activities and Worksheets to Complete With Adolescents to Help Them Define Their Feelings

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Examples of Engaging Younger Children When Talking About Feelings and Emotions

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How to Consider Culture When Talking About Emotions With Adolescents, Children, and Families

Video

Creative Wellbeing Spring 2024 Virtual Retreat 3-Part Training Series: Infusing Arts Into Child Welfare

Training Series

Ask the Expert: Engaging With Youth

Video Series

Addressing Birth Trauma

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Safe Sleep Conversations

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Addressing Microaggressions in the NICU

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Microaggressions in the NICU Tip Sheet

Printable Tool

Culturally Sensitive Sleep Conversations

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Supporting Culturally and Linguistically Diverse NICU Families

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When New Parents Have Trauma Histories: Recognizing and Responding With Sensitivity

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Cultivating Self-Awareness to Address Disparities in Healthcare Settings

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Supporting Wellbeing in the Workplace

Micro Lesson Series

Prevention in Practice

Article Series

STAR (Stress, Trauma and Resilience) Podcasts

Podcast Series

This Hour Has 50 Minutes

Podcast Series

Guidance for Los Angeles County Mandated Reporters

Resource Collection

9 items

Slide Deck and Facilitator Guide for Implementing Assembly Bill (AB) 2085: Guidance for Mandated Reporters in Los Angeles County

Printable Tool

Q&A Panel on Implementing AB 2085 in Los Angeles County

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Implementing Assembly Bill (AB) 2085: Strategies to Enhance Los Angeles County Mandated Reporters' Decision-Making

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Assembly Bill 2085 General Neglect Decision Tree

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LA County Department of Children and Family Services’ Newborn Risk Assessment For Substance-Affected Newborns

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LA County Plan of Safe Care Template (Draft)

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Los Angeles County Plan of Safe Care Process Map (Draft)

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How to Treat ADHD (Without Medication): Part II

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Constantly Worried About Weight

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Como hablar con un ser querido sobre la bulimia nerviosa

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What's the Most Effective Treatment for ADHD

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Should You Reward Your Child for Good Behavior?

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How to Tell if Therapy Is Working

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When Is Dieting Dangerous?

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What Is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)?

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What Does Anxiety Feel Like?

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Feeding and Eating Disorders, and Medication: What You Need to Know

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Are Diet and Depression Related?

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Make Your Mindfulness Practice Work for You

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5 Top Tips for OCD

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Substance Use: Stop the Stigma

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Can You Recover From Addiction?

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¿Qué es el trastorno del espectro autista?

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The Truth About OCD: Obsessions and Compulsions

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Feeding and Eating Disorders: When Food Is More Than Just Food

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Do Parents Make Their Child Anxious?

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Eating Disorder Treatment

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What are Antipsychotics?

Video

Ataques de Pánico: Conoce Las Señales

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5 Ways to Replace Self-Harm Behaviors

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¿Qué es TOC?

Video

¿Qué es la autolesión?

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What Is a Mental Health Crisis: How to Support Someone in Need

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Healthy vs. Unhealthy Exercise

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¿Qué son discapacidades intelectuales o del desarrollo (IDD)?

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Trastorno depresivo mayor

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Foods That Fight Depression

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Let's Talk About It: How to Recover from an Eating Disorder

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¿Qué es el trastorno de personalidad narcisista?

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Treatment for Anorexia

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Coping Strategies for Self-Harm

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Trastorno por atracón: 3 mitos comunes

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What Is Mindfulness?

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3 Things Someone With Schizophrenia Wants You To Know

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Tips for Dealing With Stress as a Caregiver

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Top Tips to Avoid Self-Harming

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3 Myths About Self-Harm

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Does Nutrition Actually Impact Your Mental Health?

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¿Qué es un trauma?

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Types of Anxiety Disorders and How to Treat Them

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How to Treat ADHD (Without Medication): Part I

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Recognize the Signs of an Opioid Overdose

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What Is Self-Harm?

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Medication for Substance Use Disorder

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What is ADHD?

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5 Top Tips for Living with ADHD

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Binge Eating Disorder: Know the Facts

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The Healthiest Way to Approach an Unsolvable Problem

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Síntomas de la esquizofrenia

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How to Support Someone With Suicidal Thoughts

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Effective Treatment for Suicide Prevention

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The Best Non-medication Treatment for OCD

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Is Time-Out Harmful?

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When Anxiety Becomes a Problem

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What Is Narcissistic Personality Disorder?

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How to Learn Mindfulness?

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What Is Differential Attention?

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Is It Okay for Your Mind to Wander During Mindfulness?

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What is Ketamine?

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¿Qué es la anorexia?

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How to Help Your Teen Navigate Anxiety

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Difference Between Binge Eating and Overeating

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3 Myths About Anorexia

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How to Help Your Child Deal With Traumatic Events

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Signs of an Eating Disorder

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What Is Collaborative Care?

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Let's Talk About It: What is Anxiety?

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Identifying Depression in Kids

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Mental Health Wellness Tips

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A Guided Meditation for Anxiety

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Let's Talk About It: How to Help Someone with an Eating Disorder

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Bulimia Nervosa: Stigma, Myths, and Facts

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Six Grounding Techniques for Teens

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Abstinencia de opioides

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What Is Bipolar Disorder?

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Bulimia Nervosa: Symptoms, Treatment, and Support

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The Age of Anxiety: Tips for Caregivers Navigating Teen Mental Health

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How Can We Reduce the Stigma Surrounding Mental Health?

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Ways to Support Someone With Bipolar Disorder

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¿Qué es el trastorno bipolar?

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What Is Alcohol Use Disorder?

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What Are Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities?

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The Most Common Symptom of ADHD

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How Mindfulness Affects Physical and Mental Health

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Let's Talk About It: How to Overcome Anxiety

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How to Get Diagnosed for ADHD

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What Is Treatment-Resistant Depression?

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Night Owl vs. Early Bird: Working With Your Neurobiology for Better Sleep

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Do You Know Your Risk for Addiction?

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Let's Talk About It: What is Therapy Like for Teens?

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¿Qué es Ansiedad?

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What Is Trauma?

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Having Trouble Sleeping

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What Is Anorexia?

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Does Anxiety Begin in Childhood?

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What Do Parents Need to Know About Anxiety in Children?

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What Is Individual Therapy?

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Taking Care of Yourself When Your Loved One Has Major Depressive Disorder

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Let's Talk About It: How to Cope with Seasonal Depression

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¿Qué es esquizofrenia?

Video

Tips For Parenting an Anxious Child

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Is There a Parenting Strategy That Should Not Be Used?

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How to Support Someone With Anorexia

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The Connection Between Mental & Physical Health

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Can You Reward a Child Too Much?

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Let's Talk About It: What Does Anxiety Feel Like?

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Depresión y ansiedad infantil

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Menstruation

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Promoting Mental Health and Wellbeing in School-Age (6–12 Year Old) Youth: A Training for School Staff

Learning Experience

Creative Wellbeing: 3-Part Virtual Retreat Series for Adults Supporting Youth in School-Based Settings

Training Series

Goal Setting

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Concussions and Children: A Primer for Parents

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Childhood Depression and Anxiety: What a Family Needs to Know

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Difficulty With Concentration

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Responsible Use of Opioids

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Ana Amador, LCSW

Hilary Aralis, PhD

Claudia Avalos-Garcia, LMFT

Alyssa Ayon, MSW

Eraka Bath, MD

De'Nisha Beasley, MSW

Helen Chen, MSW

Megan Cox, MA

Sophie de Figueiredo, PsyD

Miguel Drayton, MFA, MS

Casey Estorque, EdM, MA

Susan Finley, EdD

Norweeta G. Milburn, PhD

Daisy Gomez, EdD

Christina Harrison, LCSW

Roya Ijadi-Maghsoodi, MD, MSHPM

Jessica Jeffrey, MD, MBA, MPH

Allycen Kurup, PhD

Sung-Jae Lee, PhD

Lauren Marlotte, PsyD, ABPP

Charles Martin, EdD

Ruben Martinez Jr., MS, LMFT

Laura McMullin, PhD

Catherine Mogil, PsyD

Rebecca Morgan, LCSW

Elizabeth Ollen, PhD

Natalia Ramos, MD, MPH

Ivy Snyder, PhD

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