National Suicide Prevention Month: What You Need To Know

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Who is affected?

National Suicide Prevention month is not only a time to share resources, but it’s also a time to learn about the stigma of suicide and how it impacts all of us. In our economic, social, and political climate, the collective mental health of our communities is in poor condition. According to the National Council for Suicide Prevention, over 800,000 people die by suicide every year. The National Alliance on Mental Illness reports that suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death in people aged 10-14 and the 3rd leading cause of health for people aged 15-24. Youth who are in lesbian, gay, or bisexual are 4x more likely to attempt suicide, and transgender people are 9x more likely to attempt suicide at some point in their lifetime. Of those who die by suicide, 46% have a diagnosed mental health condition and 90% have experienced symptoms of a mental health condition. This is truly a serious public health issue, but there are many roles you can play in joining efforts to prevent suicide.

Even though it can be awkward and uncomfortable at times, bringing light to these conversations is one of the most important ways we support our community and loved ones. We can dispel stigma by simply talking about these issues openly and safely.

What are the warning signs?

The National Council for Suicide Prevention lists the following as potential signs of self-harm. Contact a mental health professional or hotline (linked below) if you are someone who know are exhibiting these signs:

• Talking about wanting to die or to kill themselves
• Looking for a way to kill themselves, like searching online or buying a gun
• Talking about feeling hopeless or having no reason to live
• Talking about feeling trapped or in unbearable pain
• Talking about being a burden to others
• Increasing the use of alcohol or drugs
• Acting anxious or agitated; behaving recklessly
• Sleeping too little or too much
• Withdrawing or isolating themselves
• Showing rage or talking about seeking revenge
• Extreme mood swings

What can you do to help?

If you or someone you know is experiencing any of the above symptoms, there are a number of resources and hotlines you can easily connect with to chat with someone or get the care you need.

Call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org. Veterans, press 1 when calling.

Text TALK to 741-741 to text with a trained crisis counselor from the Crisis Text Line for free, 24/7

Veterans Crisis Line
Send a text to 838255

SAMHSA Treatment Referral Hotline (Substance Abuse)
1-800-662-HELP (4357)

RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline
1-800-656-HOPE (4673)

National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline
1-866-331-9474

The Trevor Project
1-866-488-7386

The National Council for Suicide Prevention offers a number of self-care suggestions you can regularly keep up with to work on your mental health. These include:

1. Practicing good emotional hygiene
2. Making time for friends and family
3. Making time for yourself
4. Nourishing your body with healthy food
5. Getting enough sleep
6. Moving your body
7. Helping others
8. Managing your stress
9. Managing other medical or physical problems
10. Asking for help

For more detailed information and examples of how to incorporate these practices into your life, visit https://www.take5tosavelives.org/do

It’s Black Business Month!

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Did you know that August is Black Business Month? It’s a time to honor and recognize all of the small businesses and entrepreneurs in our communities across Los Angeles. Here at Children’s Institute, we’ve been thinking consciously about the independent vendors with which we partner. Everything from food to flowers to decorations is often provided by a third-party service. We aim to hire people from the communities where we live and work, not just for events, but for our organization as well. We’ve worked with local black businesses who have taken our programs and events to the next level, and we want to share their incredible talent with you.

Andres House of Floral Design
Andre’s House of Floral Design in Leimert Park offers custom and personal floral arrangements for all occasions. We loved working with them for our Watts Grand Opening and our 2021 Cape and Gown Gala!

Chef Keith Corbin
We’ve been honored to work with Watts’ own Keith Corbin! Chef and Co-Owner of Alta Adams in West Adams and James Beard Award Nominee, he’s known for his unique take on soul food: a fusion of West African food and California cuisine. We’re excited to celebrate the release of his new memoir California Soul: An American Epic of Cooking and Survival that follows his journey from cooking in prison to running his own restaurant.

 

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Spectacular Events DĂŠcor
Georgeo Mcallister, aka “Mackee,” is known for creating unique and memorable balloon creations around Los Angeles. He helped make the Dream BIG Graduation and our Watts Campus Grand Opening fun and festive days to remember.
You can check out his work by heading to his website.

Charles Wine Company
Charles Wine Company is family-owned boutique wine business with vineyards located in the Lodi Appellation of California. We partnered with them for our Virtual Cape & Gown Gala and were impressed with selections of wines they offered! Head to their website to learn more about their wines, events, and vineyards.

 

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If you’re looking for something in our very own Watts neighborhood, check out these local Black-owned eateries!

Wings ‘n’ Waffles food truck has perfected the chicken and waffles with their unique spices and recipes. They also do community outreach, give away student scholarships, and provide an entrepreneur mentorship program all through their Wings ‘n’ Waffles Foundation.

Nature’s Thirst Trap is a juice and health food small business. Imani, the owner and Compton native, recognized that her neighborhood was lacking a health food restaurant, so she decided to share her passion for veganism and healthy living with her community.

Similarly, Crystal’s Soul Café offers Compton a delicious selection of vegan soul food. They describe themselves as “Black owned serving all divine souls.” You can get a taste of how delicious their food is just by checking out their Instagram.

 

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Compton Vegan’s owner, Lemel Durrah, also recognized the need for healthy food alternatives. You can check out his scrumptious takes on vegan soul food at his food truck or West LA location.

 

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Hawkins House of Burgers offers the best of a traditional burger joint with a variety of burgers, such as their Turkey Burger or Fish Burger as well as breakfast platters and a crowd favorite, chicken and waffles.

Watts Coffee House is more than just coffee and tea. They’re serving up all- American breakfast and brunch favorites with occasional menu items such as smothered pork chops, fried lobster and grits, and beef brisket.


Additionally, Los Angeles is in the midst of celebrating Black Restaurant Week until August 28th. If you’re a foodie and in the mood for trying hotspots all around the greater LA area, check out their suggestions.

In the News: Children’s Institute’s New Frank Gehry Designed Watts Campus

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Children’s Institute (CII) in Los Angeles opened its new 20,000-square-foot campus designed by world-renowned architect Frank Gehry in summer 2022, becoming its first ever purpose-built home in the community of Watts. The $20 million Children’s Institute campus is a permanent investment and commitment to the community of Watts, an architectural landmark and a critical resource for families.

Maria Hall-Brown has a conversation with Martine Singer, President & CEO of Children’s Institute about their brand new facility. The new space will offer therapeutic programs, parenting workshops and after-school activities to serve a community still recovering from the pandemic.

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“The Gehry building is intended to be an anchor to draw more investment into the community and help revitalize it, above and beyond the [Children’s] Institute’s purpose of assisting local residents.”
KTTV Fox 11

“Son bienvenidos en cualquier edificio de CII y estamos aquí para servirles”.

Telemundo52

“Child care, individual and group therapy, and other services at Children’s Institute now have a permanent home in the community.”

Spectrum News 1 

“However, it’s Gehry’s next-to-debut L.A. project that, although more modest in scale and less headline-grabbing in nature than the others, is poised to have the most meaningful impact.”
The Architect’s Newspaper

“Este hermoso edificio, diseñado por Frank con gran cuidado, generosidad y comprensión, nos permitirá ser un verdadero socio de la comunidad”.

ARQA

“I wanted this community to walk in and feel that we poured our hearts and souls into the design for them… I hope that this building can help facilitate nurturing, care, and healing. That’s what we designed it to do.”
Architectural Digest

“Choosing the corner of 102nd and Success for this beautiful new site is our way of saying that we keep our commitments, and we’re here to stay.”
LA Sentinel

“The new Watts campus is a beautiful symbol of Children’s Institute’s ongoing commitment to our city and this neighborhood in particular.”

Building, Design + Construction

“We are thrilled to increase our investment in the future of this extraordinary neighborhood in such a public way.”

Urbanize Los Angeles

 

Fun Science Experiments for Families

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August is a time of preparing to go back to school and reconnecting with friends and loved ones. We want to encourage family bonding and enrichment by celebrating all the different ways you and your family can have fun in your own home!

Have you ever tried an at-home science experiment? It’s a lot easier than it sounds and you don’t need many extra materials or ingredients. Check out a few recipes below.

Erupting Volcano
Skills Level: Basic
Messiness Level: High
Skill Practiced: Chemical reactions

What you’ll Need:
* 2 Liter bottle of coke
* Packet of Mentos
OR
* Warm water
* Dishwashing detergent
* Baking soda
* Vinegar
* Empty soda bottle

If using the Mentos method, all you’ll need to do is drop one tablet into the 2 liter soda bottle. Make sure to do this outside and keep your children at a safe distance. If using the baking soda method, place an empty container on a tray and use play dough or foil to create the “volcano” base around it (so the opening of the container is the top of the volcano). Drop remaining ingredients into container and watch it erupt! See here for more info.

Sink or Float
Skills Level: Beginner
Messiness Level: Low
Skill Practiced: Water density

What You’ll Need:
* Sink, bathtub, or large container of water
* Objects of various densities and size (ball, coin, empty bottle, rock, etc.)

This game is best for young toddlers and infants. While bathing your child, give them a variety of objects to try and sink. Let them observe which objects sink (more dense objects) and which objects float (more hollow objects).

DIY Lava Lamp
Skills Level: Easy
Messiness Level: Medium
Skill Practiced: Chemical reactions

What You’ll Need:
* Vegetable oil
* Water
* Empty container (ex. empty water bottle)
* Antacid tablet (ex. Alka-Seltzer)
* Food coloring

Mix water with desired food flooring. Break up the antacid tablets into a few pieces and drop into water. Add vegetable oil and watch the liquids and oil separate into fun globs! See here for more info.

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Solar Oven
Skills Level: Difficult
Messiness Level: Medium
Skill Practiced: Solar energy

What You’ll Need
* Carboard box (ex. Pizza box or shoe box)
* Aluminum foil
* Plastic wrap
* Food to cook (we recommend s’mores)
Optional:
* Wooden Skewer or stick
* Plastic wrap

The most basic solar oven can be made with just a box and foil. Simply wrap the box in the foil and set your desired food inside. Then, place the box in the sun for a few hours and watch your food cook (or melt!). For more precision and faster cooking, prop the pizza box up with a stick or skewer and place the food on the base of the box. Cover the bottom part of the box with plastic wrap. The foil from the top of the box will reflect down into the bottom, melting the food faster. See here for more info.

Dinosaur Bones
Skills Level: Medium
Messiness Level: Medium
Skill Practiced: Paleontology

What You’ll Need:
* Flour
* Salt
* Water
* Images of dinosaur bones
* Oven

Mix the flour, water, and salt until you get a thick dough. Shape your dough into different bone shapes. You can leave the bones as clay material to reshape, or you can bake them at 250 degrees for 3 hours to achieve a hard bone-like texture. See here for more info.

Egg Drop
Skills Level: Easy
Messiness Level: High
Skill Practiced: Gravity
What You’ll Need:
* A few eggs (varies on how many you want to use)
* Various objects to wrap/store eggs in (ex. felt, plastic wrap, foil, leftover container, blanket)

Find a high point (such as stairs or a landing) to drop the eggs from. Using the materials gathered, create structure to protect egg from cracking when dropped. Drop protected egg from high point to see if it stays together or breaks!

Watts Campus Hosts USC’s Center for Health Journalism Fellows

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Children’s Institute (CII) was thrilled to welcome University of Southern California’s (USC) Center for Health Journalism Fellows at our Watts Campus on Wednesday.

Award-winning journalists from across the country were given grants to fly to Los Angeles and learn about different health services.  Because USC’s Annenberg School of Journalism recognizes CII as a cornerstone in wrap-around social services, they asked CII to host their fellows so the journalists could learn more about the vital work we do across LA.

The group of 26 journalists met at our original Watts campus to observe our Community Schools Summer Program, where they got to see a volunteer CII staff member read The Rainbow Fish aloud to students who asked questions to the guest reader and wished them well in a group cheer. Mary Brougher, Senior Director of Community Schools & Experiential Learning, explained how we work with schools near our campuses to provide academic enrichment, health services, and social-emotional skill-building resources.

After observing the Community Schools program, CII staff escorted the journalists to the new Watts campus where they were invited to observe Toddler Socialization, a program designed to bring parents and families from our home-based early education programs together to form a support system and develop social skills. Vice President of Early Childhood Services, Ana Palacios, explained that Home-Based Services allow our Home Visitors to meet with families in their homes once a week to provide socialization, nutrition and wellness skills, or assist with obtaining any other resources the family may need.

Then, CII hosted two presentation panels: one consisting of staff and one made up of current clients. President and CEO, Martine Singer, gave a brief overview of CII’s services and spoke to the benefit of our two-generation approach. She shared that chronic absenteeism—missing more than 10% of the school year— is a major issue affecting children and families, especially due to the pandemic.

Vice President of Head Start, Justine Lawrence, explained how our Early Education Program works within this two-generation model to provide wrap around services and trauma-informed individualized treatment plans for children and families enrolled in our Head Start and Early Head Start programs. She also described CII’s Conscious Discipline Program which educates teachers in self-regulation and co-regulation with their students.

Vice President of Behavioral Health and Wellness, Jesus Parra, explained the need for early social-emotional and cognitive development, answered questions about the psychological benefits of early childhood brain stimulation, and the need for consistent, healthy caregiver relationships.

Vice President of Strengthening Families and Communities, Danette McBride, provided an overview of our larger programs such as Project Fatherhood, Individualized Transition Skills Program (ITSP) for foster youth, and family preservation programs. She also touched on our unique relationships with police. This is particularly pertinent, given that our new Watts campus is home to the Watts Gang Task Force—formed nearly 15 years ago to broker peace in the community—along with the LAPD’s Community Safety Partnership, a nationally recognized model for relationship-based policing.

The morning concluded with a panel of community members involved in CII’s programs. Jenifer, a recent graduate and foster youth, spoke about her development through CII’s foster youth program. With the help of CII, she was able to apply to college, build a resume, and learn how to manage her finances and save enough money to purchase her own car. She wanted the media to know that everyone goes through different hardships and that many of these issues would be better if people had the right support systems.

Anjelica, mother of two in our early childhood education programs, spoke to the benefits of therapy and how she was connected to therapy through CII’s two-generation approach. She wanted everyone to know that therapy can be life changing for many families if it was just destigmatized in our communities.

Isaiah and Rodrigo, both participants in Project Fatherhood, shared emotional testimonies about their growth as father figures in their children’s lives. Isaiah was proud to tell the group that his twin daughters are national cheerleading champions. Furthermore, he wants the journalists to know that the system is often not in favor of fathers and many families, especially fathers, would be better supported if custody and Child Protective Services processes were just clearer and more accessible.

Rodrigo echoed what the other parents mentioned: he didn’t realize parental custody and switching children off between parents, particularly at the police station, was more common than he thought. Through his own journey in Project Fatherhood, he agreed with Anjelica that therapy is a necessary healing tool.

Hosting this engaged and innovative group of reporters offered an excellent opportunity to showcase our services and the integral work of CII’s frontline staff. We hope these USC Center for Health Journalism Fellows take what they learned from CII and use it to inform their reporting on communities where investment is needed most.

Children’s Institute’s Frank Gehry-Designed Watts Campus Grand Opening

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On Saturday, June 25, more than 500 guests joined us in celebrating the grand opening of Children’s Institute’s new Watts campus.

The speaking program included celebratory remarks from CII President and CEO Martine Singer, Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly Mitchell, CII Watts Building Committee Chair Bridget Gless Keller, LAPD Deputy Chief Emada Tingirides, President of the Watts Gang Task Force Donny Joubert, CII Board Trustee Gelila Assefa Puck, and world-renowned architect Frank Gehry.

Lovingly designed by Frank Gehry, this permanent commitment to Watts will be home to programming that enriches and empowers the children and families of the Watts community. A range of offerings for children and families include toddler socialization, individual and group counseling, youth development activities, parenting workshops, workforce development, and Project Fatherhood sessions.

CII, along with community partners—Watts Gang Task Force, the LAPD’s Community Safety Partnership, Watts Willowbrook Conservatory, East Side Riders Bike Club, Cedars-Sinai, Watts Leadership Institute, Sisters of Watts, Ted Watkins Memorial Park, Your Special Day, and St. John’s Community Health—showcased the new space with activities and learning opportunities for the whole family. Free food trucks—South LA favorites All Flavor No Grease, Wings n Waffles, Compton Vegan, and Coolhaus—provided delicious refreshment to attendees while they enjoyed music from Ricardo Lemvo and Makina Loca.

The Watts Gang Task Force, formed nearly 15 years ago to broker peace in the community, will have it’s first-ever permanent home office in this building along with the LAPD’s Community Safety Partnership, a nationally recognized model for relationship-based policing. “The new Watts campus is a beautiful symbol of Children’s Institute’s ongoing commitment to our city and this neighborhood in particular,” said Los Angeles Police Deputy Chief and Children’s Institute Trustee, Emada Tingirides.

 

Earlier this month, we celebrated the donors, community partners and artists who made our new campus in Watts possible. It is truly inspiring to see so many people from different walks of life, bringing their unique gifts together—whether that be food or art, connections or funds—to make a space like this possible. The art in CII’s new Watts campus was chosen specifically with the Watts community in mind and with the generous help of Watts Towers Art Center Campus Director, Rosie Lee Hooks, and Education Coordinator, Rogelio Acevedo.

Thanks to all of our community friends, partners, elected officials, businesses and neighbors, this will be a place for learning, connection and healing.

PROUD of our LGBTQ+ Foster Youth

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June is a time for PRIDE.

And, we are so proud of our foster youth and how much they have accomplished this year despite the hardships of an ongoing global pandemic, the threat violence in our schools and communities and the everyday pressures of being a teenager/young adult.

CII’s Individualized Transitional Skill Program (ITSP) supports transition aged (16-21) foster youth in preparing for a fulfilling adult life outside the foster system by providing mentorship, life skills classes, and encouraging high school graduation and college readiness.

Last year, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the isolation many of our youth were experiencing, our staff created “The Bright Room,” a virtual meeting space for our LGBTQ+ youth to meet and talk about their lives and especially the unique struggles of being part of both the LGBTQ+ community and the foster system. The Bright Room has allowed our LGBTQ+ youth to feel heard, supported and acknowledged as they face barriers during the coming out process. We are happy to say that these sessions are now in-person—with the exception of out-of-state youth or youth who have being exposed to COVID-19.

Since then, staff have made significant efforts to reinforce training that enables them to provide affirming services to our LGBTQ+ youth. An annual LGBTQ+ training helps our Transitional Development Specialists (TDS) in practicing self-awareness and forming a deeper understanding of LGBTQ+ terminology, intersectionality, risks and protective factors. This has allowed our youth to hone stronger relationships with their TDS and helps us to identify their specific needs in order to provide them with adequate resources.

ITSP staff has also been partnering with different LGBTQ+ organizations to give youth access to a wider network of mentors, mental health services and health care as they navigate their identity journey: LGBTQ+ programs at community colleges provide support groups, events and advocacy opportunities where youth are able to build comradery with their peers. Public Counsel provides legal services for youth in filing name and/or gender-affirming petitions. Businesses like the Shay Hotel and Yogasix host Pride fundraisers with proceeds going toward LGBTQ+ services for ITSP’s youth.

We are proud of the network of support being created for our youth, and we want them to know that, even when they feel like the odds are stacked against them, there is a community willing and able to help.

Thank you for being exactly who you are, for standing up for what you believe and for spreading the love that is shown to you. The world is a better place, because you are in it.

Sincerely,

Stephani Collazo
ITSP Supervisor

Processing this Weekend’s Mass Shootings

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Dear CII Family,

We begin this week with heavy hearts as we process the multiple mass shootings occurring across the country over the weekend, including at a nearby church in Laguna Woods. Forty-four people have perished or been injured in Buffalo, Houston, Milwaukee and Los Angeles.

Tragically, we are no strangers to gun violence in our city, but I want to acknowledge the particular terror inflicted in Buffalo through a pre-meditated attack by a self-proclaimed white supremacist with the express purpose of murdering Black people, as well as what the media is referring to as a “politically motivated hate incident” targeting Taiwanese-Americans at their place of worship in Laguna Woods. While these attacks cause immediate pain to the victims and their families, they also re-traumatize Black and Asian communities everywhere who are all too familiar with being the target of racist hate, violence and injustice.

If you, your neighbors, clients or students are experiencing this heartache, anger or fear, please consider these resources provided by the National Child Traumatic Stress Network:

I want you to know that we will stand with you, always.

Children’s Institute—through the passion and effort of our highly-qualified and compassionate staff—will continue to combat the traumatic impact of racist policies that have limited opportunity in our communities for far too long.

Together, we will advocate for a more equitable and just society.

With my sincerest regards,

Martine Singer

President & CEO

Recognizing Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month

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Dear CII Family,

May is Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month! It is a time for honoring the generations of Asian and Pacific Islanders who have enriched American society and continue to break barriers for their communities. The month of May was chosen in 1977 to commemorate the immigration of the first Japanese person to the United States on May 7, 1843, and to mark the anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869. The majority of workers who laid those tracks were Chinese immigrants. However, AAPI is a broad term encompassing a rich diversity of countries, cultures, languages and religions, each with their own distinct history of how they came to be in the United States.

In the 1960’s, a pivotal time for advocacy and social change, the Asian American Political Alliance (AAPA) was formed at UC Berkeley to unite people of Asian American heritage under this umbrella term in order to form more cohesive coalitions and to push for political action. The AAPA played an incredibly influential role in encouraging other Asian Americans to get involved in the larger civil rights movement.

Today, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders continue to fight for their communities to be seen and respected, socially and politically. We have all witnessed how easily entire ethnicities can be not only disparaged but also put in harm’s way based on fear and inflammatory rhetoric, from Japanese internment during World War II to attacks on Sikh’s following 9/11 and most recently the rise of anti-Asian violence during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now more than ever, the work that we do to is essential to addressing today’s trauma as well as the generational trauma stemming from histories of war and colonization in immigrant and refugee communities.

In addition to being AAPI month, May is also Mental Health Month. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, Asian Americans have the lowest rate of seeking help for emotional wellness of any racial/ethnic group. This is due to the many systemic barriers to accessing mental health care and quality treatment, as well as stigma and lack of culturally or linguistically relevant care that addresses mental health in a more holistic way.

I thank our Asian American and Pacific Islander staff—representing 5% of team CII—for the work that they do, every day. Their visibility and expertise are paramount to communities getting the quality care that they deserve and working toward mental health equity.

With gratitude,

Martine Singer
President & CEO

ÂĄMayo es el Mes de la Salud Mental!

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Durante mĂĄs de 100 aĂąos, Children’s Institute (CII) ha apoyado a niĂąos y familias en la curaciĂłn de experiencias traumĂĄticas. Cada aĂąo, CII tiene un impacto positivo sobre las vidas de 30 000 niĂąos y familias en Los Ángeles, donde dĂŠcadas de inversiĂłn insuficiente y polĂ­ticas racistas han generado pobreza y falta de oportunidades, desde Echo Park hasta Watts y Long Beach. Nuestro modelo de dos generaciones incluye educaciĂłn temprana de alta calidad y programas para jĂłvenes, servicios de orientaciĂłn, apoyos para la crianza de los hijos y defensa de la inversiĂłn comunitaria donde mĂĄs se necesita. Pero aĂşn queda mucho por hacer para que todos los niĂąos tengan un acceso equitativo a las oportunidades, las familias tengan caminos hacia la prosperidad y las comunidades estĂŠn sanas y seguras.

Este mes de mayo, trabajemos juntos para hacerle frente al estigma en torno a la salud mental, romper los ciclos generacionales de trauma y garantizar que los niùos y las familias de Los Ángeles tengan acceso equitativo a una atención de salud mental de alta calidad y culturalmente competente.

Descargue los siguientes grĂĄficos para compartirlos en sus canales de redes sociales.

Puede mezclarlos y combinarlos o compartirlos todas. Copie y pegue los subtĂ­tulos de la plantilla o escriba los suyos. Sea lo que sea que decida, ÂĄgracias por poner de su parte para terminar con el estigma de la atenciĂłn de salud mental!

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CONCIENTIZACIÓN POR EL MES DE LA SALUD MENTAL

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  • ÂżSabĂ­a que mayo es el #MesdelaSaludMental? AcompĂĄĂąeme a correr la voz para que podamos hacerle frente a los estigmas en torno a la salud mental, porque nadie deberĂ­a tener que luchar solo. Juntos, podemos promover la curaciĂłn y priorizar el bienestar. childrensinstitute.org
  • ÂĄMayo es el #MesdelaSaludMental! Trabajemos juntos hacerle frente a los estigmas en torno a la salud mental y romper el ciclo del trauma generacional. MĂĄs informaciĂłn: childrensinstitute.org

 

LLAMADOS A LA ACCIÓN: OBTENER AYUDA Y BRINDAR APOYO

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  • Mayo es el #MesdelaSaludMental, y yo apoyo el acceso equitativo a la atenciĂłn de salud mental para niĂąos y familias en nuestra comunidad de Los Ángeles. Sepa cĂłmo puede ayudar: childrensinstitute.org/donate
  • Mayo es el #MesdelaSaludMental y nadie debe luchar solo. Juntos, podemos romper el ciclo del trauma generacional dentro de nuestras comunidades. Si necesita ayuda, pĂłngase en contacto con childrensinstitute.org/contact
  • ÂżSabĂ­a que las organizaciones pediĂĄtricas declararon una emergencia nacional en la salud mental de los jĂłvenes debido a la pandemia y las continuas injusticias estructurales? Mayo es el #MesdelaSaludMental y yo apoyo el acceso equitativo a la atenciĂłn de salud mental para los niĂąos de nuestra comunidad de Los Ángeles. childrensinstitute.org

 

INFORMACIÓN ACERCA DEL TRAUMA

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  • Mayo es el #MesdelaSaludMental y nadie deberĂ­a tener que luchar solo. TĂłmese un tiempo para evaluarse a sĂ­ mismo e identificar las diversas formas en que el estrĂŠs y el trauma pueden afectar nuestras mentes y cuerpos. Cuando estĂŠ listo, busque ayuda: childrensinstitute.org/contact
  • Mayo es el #MesdelaSaludMental y es importante identificar las muchas causas del trauma, incluyendo la violencia, la discriminaciĂłn y la pobreza. Juntos podemos marcar la diferencia: childrensinstitute.org/donate

 

CONSEJOS ACERCA DE CÓMO LIDIAR CON LOS SÍNTOMAS DEL TRAUMA

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  • Mayo es el #MesdelaSaludMental y nadie deberĂ­a tener que luchar solo. Eche un vistazo a estos consejos acerca de cĂłmo lidiar con los sĂ­ntomas del trauma. Si estĂĄ buscando apoyo, comunĂ­quese con: childrensinstitute.org/contact

 

SEÑALES DE QUE PODRÍA NO ESTAR BIEN (¡Y ESTÁ BIEN DECIR QUE NO ESTÁ BIEN!)

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  • Mayo es el #MesdelaSaludMental, tĂłmese un tiempo para evaluarse a sĂ­ mismo e identificar las diversas formas en que el estrĂŠs y el trauma pueden afectar nuestras mentes y cuerpos. Cuando estĂŠ listo, busque ayuda: childrensinstitute.org/contact