New Family-to-Family Classes: We have two Family-to-Family classes scheduled for Spring: The Monday night class will begin April 11 and run on Monday nights from 6:15 to 8:45 pm, led by teachers Cheryl Cohn, Eddie Silberman, and Androohi Andreas. The
School Speaker Alliance Event: Recognizing and Navigating Mental Health Challenges in Tweens and Teens
Program Director Tim Davis and his son, Ryder, one of our Ending the Silence youth presenters, participated in an online event to discuss “Recognizing and Navigating Mental Health Challenges in Tweens and Teens.” Speaker Alliance of Los Angeles (SSALA) event.
Introducing Homefront Classes
We’re excited to announce that we will begin offering the NAMI Homefront class for our community in November! NAMI Homefront is a free, six-session program for family, friends, and significant others of military service members and veterans. The class helps
Let’s Talk About Mental Health—At School
Our Executive Director, Erin Raftery Ryan, penned a post for the Milken Family Foundation Educator blog, Connections. ““You’re on mute,” a sixth-grader kindly informed me during a recent Zoom presentation. While this phrase has become part of our new virtual
Back to School: Supporting Youth Mental Health
How can we work together to support the needs of youth as they transition back to the classroom? Here are some ways to help support student mental health. Request an Ending the Silence presentation at your school. Ending the Silence
Lowell Milken Family Foundation Grant for Mental Health Education, Support and Advocacy Efforts
We are thrilled to share the news that we have been granted $1.2 from the Lowell Milken Family Foundation to provide programmatic and operational support for our affiliate for the next three years. “This gift furthers our foundation’s mission over
Take Action: Urge Congress to Invest in Mental Health for Schools
Take Action: Tell Congress to invest $1 billion in mental health for schools, split between school-based mental health services and school staff like counselors, social workers, and psychologists. We need trained mental health professionals in schools who can identify children
Mental Health in the Age of Online Learning
By Ryder Davis Nearly one year ago, schools across the United States, and the world over, transitioned to online learning in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the ensuing months and semesters, a growing number of students have faced
Winter 2021 Virtual Classes Scheduled
Register now for our Winter 2021 classes! The classes are free, but registration is required. Family-to-Family Class: We are offering a Monday night class that starts January 4, 2021 and a Thursday night class that starts January 7, 2020. Find
Event: Mental Health Awareness at Pali High
We’re excited to be joining Palisades Charter High School for this virtual symposium on student mental health. October 1, 4 to 5 pm on Zoom.