A survey conducted by the Korea Daily found 9 out of 10 Koreans experienced feelings of depression in the past three years with 70 percent of them relying on their own abilities to power through it.
Mental Health & Trauma
A chat room at a community center becomes a safe space for Koreans and Korean Americans in Los Angeles to discuss their mental health struggles.
Ethnic studies programs create pathways to mental health recovery for incarcerated Asian and Pacific Islanders by helping them connect to their history and identity.
Arturo is one of many formerly incarcerated individuals who navigate mental healthcare in and out of prison.
Clinical social worker LaVontae Hill found help for his mental health struggles due to OCD and anxiety but had to fight entrenched mental health stigma along the way.
San Diego reporter Lisa Halverstadt and Seattle-based journalist Will James joined Brett Feldman, director of USC Street Medicine, this week to discuss recent policy shifts and how reporters can cover the urgent story of homelessness and mental health.
Jovenes, Inc. in Boyle Heights is helping young adults break the cycle of homelessness. But as health providers at Children's Hospital Los Angeles shared, the health challenges go well beyond housing.
California Surgeon General Dr. Diana Ramos explains how her own childhood fuels her drive to raise awareness of childhood adversity and its links to poor health.
A new series focuses on survivors who are working to address trauma, addiction and other mental health issues stemming from factors as diverse as youth incarceration, Indigenous displacement, racism and child welfare practices.
A new project will take a fresh look at the history and politics of deinstitutionalization in California, which left many people with severe mental illness with no plan to provide for their care.