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How to: Fight Human Trafficking
In honor of January being National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, we want to take the opportunity to encourage you to join us in the fight to end human trafficking – all year long. As a mental health agency, The Guidance Center provides a safe place...
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How to: Start the New Year Off Positively
The New Year is always a great time to start fresh and make positive changes. But, changing your routine or mindset can be difficult on your own.Liz Liskin, Clinical Therapist in our San Pedro Clinic, is here to help you lay out a clear – and meaningful – first step...
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The Community Who Saved the Holidays
Before we head out to celebrate the holidays, we want to take a moment to express our gratitude for those compassionate community members and local organizations who truly saved the holidays for 50 of our families this year.We’re inspired by each and every one of our...
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How to: Holiday Tips for Parents of Children with Anxiety, Depression, or ADHD
The holidays can be a whirlwind of activities for both parents and children. There’s shopping to do, parties to attend, community festivals to enjoy - which all should be magical and exciting, right?But, what if just the thought of going to a crowded mall,...
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Happy December + Upcoming Community Events
Happy December! The holidays are just around the corner, and here at The Guidance Center, we’re getting excited to celebrate with our communities.Whether you live in Compton, San Pedro or Long Beach, there’s so many fun ways to connect and celebrate. We put together a...
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What This Holiday Season Means to Our Board of Directors
“I just can’t stand poverty. I can’t fix poverty around the world, but for that one family, for that one day, I can fix poverty,” said The Guidance Center Board Member and Marriage and Family Therapist Intern, Luis Maimoni.Spreading joy this holiday season means a lot...
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Five Ways to Create a Trauma-Informed Classroom Pt. 2
This blog post is continued from Five Ways to Create a Trauma-Informed Classroom Pt. 1. To read part one, click here.Understanding how trauma impacts developing brains and applying that knowledge with love are key components of the trauma-informed model. Armed with...
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Five Ways to Create a Trauma-Informed Classroom Pt. 1
Nearly 35 million U.S. children have experienced one or more types of childhood trauma, reports National Survey of Children’s Health (NHCS). Studies show trauma is toxic to children’s developing brains and inhibits their ability to learn in the...
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New Co-located Partnership + Upcoming Community Events
Our Fall Newsletter is scheduled to go live the week of Nov. 7. To get a sneak peak at what’s inside, check out the following article on one of our latest co-located partnerships! The Guidance Center is excited to announce our new partnership with Century Villages at...
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Trauma-Informed Film Event Featuring Paper Tigers
On October 12th, we hosted a free film screening event to provide community members with an opportunity to experience the transformative power of the trauma-informed approach for themselves.Nearly 150 people attended the screening of Paper Tigers, which follows...
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Domestic Violence Awareness Month + Upcoming Community Events
On average, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States. During one year, this equates to more than 10 million women and men.*It’s not something that is easy – or even feels safe – to talk about, but when we...
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What does trauma-informed mean?
A child sets his head down on his desk. He just can’t seem to focus on the teacher or the instruction she is giving to the class. An outsider might perceive this student’s actions as a lack of motivation or pure laziness.However, that assumption couldn’t be further...
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Cheers to Another Fabulous Sunset Sip!
Wine and laughter filled the night at Sunset Sip 2016, and what a successful event it was! We can’t begin to express how grateful we are for the outpouring of support we received from the community at our 70th anniversary celebration.More than 250 people...
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Celebrating 70 Years of Help & Hope
For 70 years, The Guidance Center has provided comprehensive mental health treatment to bring help and hope to our community’s most disadvantaged children and their families.We plan to celebrate this milestone in providing healing care with the community at our annual...
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Long Beach Pride Parade
On May 22nd, The Guidance Center marched with the Long Beach Pride Parade for our very first time, and we couldn't have had more fun! We thank all of our wonderful staff who volunteered their time to stand in solidarity with our LGBTQ community and continuing to...
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San Pedro Client Art Exhibit
On May 25th, our San Pedro Clinic hosted their very first Client Art Exhibit, themed "Garden of Dreams", in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month. Children and their families, along with staff and board members, attended the exhibit to view all of the creative art on...
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5th Annual Client Art Exhibit
Statistics provided by the National Institute of Mental Health. www.nimh.nih.govIn honor of Children's Mental Health Awareness Week and Mental Health Awareness Month, we held our 5th Annual Client Art Exhibit at our Long Beach Clinic last Monday, May 2. Children and...
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Client Success Story: Darren
Darren is a six year-old boy who was referred to The Guidance Center for school-based mental health services due to a lack of school attendance. He suffered from extremely high levels of stress as a result of being separated from his parents. Darren would...
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Dina Andrews: 30 Years of Service
Dina Andrews has created quite the legacy. She is the epitome of social work, not only having mastered the interventions and skills required, but also maintaining the ability to follow her heart and share it with those around her. If you were to spend five minutes...
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Community Connections: Workshops for Young Horizons & Head Start Programs
The Guidance Center’s Long Beach outpatient program is strengthening its existing partnerships by expanding trainings provided to Young Horizons and Head Start programs.The workshops focus on the needs of children ages 0-5 and are offered to Head Start and Young...
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