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Since its opening in 2015, the Imperial Valley LGBT Resource Center has implemented numerous resources and programs that are available to the community. Some of the programs are: support groups for transgender, youth group, domestic violence, etc. All these serviceare provided to help with both mental and physical health. Join us as Rosa Diaz and Joey Espinoza tell us more about their resources and how they help the community with their mental health. |
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“If we don’t initiate the young men, they will burn down the village”-African Proverb. Our Nation’s young men of color are getting disciplined in school, dropping out, and facing unemployment and involvement in the criminal-justice system at disproportionately high rates. Club mentors create a safe space for young men to come together weekly in circles to have fun, enjoy food and engage in the process of removing the mask of masculinity; peeling off the layers of pain, frustration, fear, sadness and disappointment. Through this work, the young men start to show up with greater passion and purpose, which provides them with a clearer life direction |
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The Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) is an evidenced-based therapy used to treat individuals that are diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and other related problems. Join us as Andrea Platero, introduces us to the model and the processes of CPT used to work through and recovery from PTSD |
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What is self-harm? NAMI defines it as: self-harm or self-injury means hurting yourself on purpose. The thoughts or actually hurting yourself are a sign of emotional stress. With the pandemic and the particular stress on youth and young adults, the risks of self-harming behaviors have probably never been more pronounced. Please join us as therapist Maricruz Bermudez talks about more in depth about the signs, symptoms, different interventions and the help that is available for young people that are experiencing self-harming behaviors |
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