How to Save a Life: Stories to help you heal
Pandemic stress and trauma have upended our world. If you are struggling right now, you’re not alone. Most of Los Angeles is right there with you.
Although we cannot make the pain of this moment go away, our hope is that we can help make the cascade of threats to your mental health a little easier to manage.
Inspiration, education, community and self-discovery can help us heal.
One man’s death may not have been preventable, but understanding what led to it offers hope for others.
Suicide is complicated and nuanced, but can be preventable.
Ketamine or more specifically, its cousin — esketamine — has started to change the landscape of depression, especially where it borders on suicide.
A poll of young Californians finds a generation feeling the strain of problems from the cost of housing to a lack of healthcare.
In a world that can often feel out of control, People’s Yoga aims to teach kids how to create a safe place of their own through mindfulness and meditation.
I thought meditation wasn’t for me. I was wrong. I just needed some technology to show me the way.
The COVID-19 pandemic and the shifting attitude on mental health in Korean culture pushed more Korean Americans to seek therapy for the first time.
Asian Americans often struggle to talk about anxiety, depression and mental illness. The L.A. Times wants to hear about those difficult conversations.
Elder Jerry Tello talks about how traditional healing can fill the gaps of a clinical setting.
Feeling sad or hopeless ? These 12 beautiful places in Los Angeles will lift your spirits.
Our hope is that we can help make the cascade of threats to your mental health a little easier to manage.
A psychologist and expert in trauma urges professionals and parents to take a holistic approach to healing our children.
A list of crisis hotlines, low-fee and sliding scale counseling, support groups, and mindfulness and meditation services
The new 988 number is meant as an alternative to 911. But how does it work? And is it safe to call?
Therapists ask clients to consider the systemic forces that are contributing to their mental health struggles and then work to empower them to do something about it.
It all started with a ‘dialogue in the streets’ and a 50-cent charge for a brief therapy session.
L.A. is known for its yoga culture. But yoga studios are few and far between in South L.A., so this co-op was created to expand the practice’s reach.
The Times is publishing a series of personal essays by people who have all taken different approaches to mental health challenges.
Talking to a forensic psychologist in prison was one of many moments that led Luis Garcia to a path of transformation.
Bea and Edward Stricklan’s son has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. The brain disorder is treatable, but accessing adequate treatment has been difficult, if not impossible.
To help someone in psychosis, one psychologist says, it’s best to first just be there and listen.
Rest is crucial after COVID-19, but the systems in this country don’t support mental health well or the physical health needs of folks who need it.
A pivotal part of Lil Kalish’s mental health over the past year has been giving themself space to heal the absence of a boyhood they never fully had as a child.
Readers want to know how we can deal with worldwide grief and how to move forward when COVID-19 is still so prevalent.
The COVID-19 pandemic has amplified the need for mental health services on college campuses, and many schools are struggling to meet the demand.
You’re walking down the street and you notice someone in distress. Should you stop and help? How? Mental health experts share the best steps to take.
