This June, L.A. CADA continues to commemorate Pride Month with you. Did you know that 1.2 million Americans identify as Black and Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay Transgender, or Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ+)? This community is dispersed across the U.S., and can be found everywhere that Black folks live. Unfortunately, many live at the intersection of race, sexual orientation, […]
This June, L.A. CADA continues to celebrate Pride Month with you. Have you ever wanted to be a good ally to LGBTQ+ people? Here are some suggestions from L.A. CADA’s behavioral healthcare staff: First, listen to LGBTQ+ people and educate yourself. Be open and truly listen to their stories, and ask questions respectfully. Check […]
This June, L.A. CADA continues to celebrate Pride Month and recovery. People, those who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer – about 7% of the U.S. population – are at least twice as likely to have mental health challenges as compared to the general population. LGBTQ+ people are a sexual minority, and minorities […]
This June, L.A. CADA is celebrating Pride Month and recovery. As we know, the Stonewall riots in New York were a tipping point for the gay liberation movement. Initially commemorated on the last Sunday of June as “Gay Pride Day,” we now have an entire month to celebrate LGBTQ+ culture. The LGBTQ+ community has overcome certain challenges […]
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and that warrants a look at mental health treatments that are scientifically proven to work. Let’s take a look at some of them: Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is the grandaddy of evidence-based treatment. Literally, thousands of well-designed research studies have been developed to test its effectiveness. CBT does what the […]
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and here are L.A. CADA’s best tips for managing the stress that impacts our mental health: Exercise. Working out regularly is one of the best ways to relax your body and mind and improve your mood. You have to do it often for it to pay off. Deep Breathing. […]
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and managing stress is a huge part of mental health. Stress is something everyone experiences. Despite being unpleasant, stress in itself is not an illness. But there are strong connections between stress and mental health conditions, including depression, anxiety, psychosis, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It helps to understand what stress does to […]
May is National Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in America. There is clear strength and diversity in L.A. County’s AA/PI community. In fact, outside of their home countries, L.A. County has the largest populations of Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Indonesian, Korean, Sri Lankan, and Thai people anywhere in the world. The City of […]
May is National Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in America. Here in Los Angeles County, L.A. CADA joins in celebrating the strengths and diversity of L.A. County’s incredible AA/PI community, including our behavioral healthcare specialists. Did you know that L.A. County is home to more Asian Americans than any other county in the […]
Now that pandemic restrictions have eased and more data is coming in, we can take a more objective look at how COVID-19 affected our community. And it is increasingly evident that the pandemic exacerbated the need for behavioral health services at the same time that individuals with existing alcohol, drug, and mental health disorders faced […]
