In an recent LA Times article dramatically illustrating the critical plight of the most vulnerable individuals experiencing homelessness and mental heath issues on the streets of Hollywood, ...
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Step Up's Full Service Partnership (FSP) for Transitional Aged Youth (TAY 18-25 yrs. of age) is an intensive and comprehensive field-based program providing therapy, service coordination, ...
What is stigma? Stigma is a set of negative and often unfair beliefs that a society or group of people have about something (in this case, mental health). Each year millions face the reality of ...
Step Up is a partner in a new Clinton Global Initiative Commitment to Action - Mental Health Now (mhNOW). Launched this month in New York, mhNOW is a commitment of global community partners to ...
The end of Step Up’s fiscal year is Thursday, June 30th and the great news is Step Up has ENDED homelessness for 134 individuals in the past 12 months - with 6 individuals moving into ...
Daniel’s Place volunteer Alex Venegas is facilitating the envisioning, creation, and establishment of a virtual community and social media presence run by members of Daniel’s ...
During Mental Health Month Step Up is delighted to pay tribute to its “Founding Mother,” Susan Dempsay . Step Up on Second and Daniel’s Place were founded and nurtured by Dempsay to provide a ...
We pause today during Mental Health Month to give a big high five to Step Up teams providing support services specifically designed for transitional aged youth (TAY)! According to the 2015 Los ...
Mental Health Month was started 67 years ago by Mental Health America. This year's theme, “Life in Recovery” is meant to encourage people to recognize symptoms early on, and empower individuals ...
It has been said the character and strength of a community may be measured by its volunteers. So it is right that today, April 2oth, Step Up salutes its volunteers and supporters as part of ...
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Excerpt from an interview given by Step Up VP of Community Development Carolyn Baker on Resiliency Radio: “Building a Resilient Society”
"A community could be defined as a family, a ...
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