Susan Pamelee By Susan Parmelee May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and I would like everyone to have a conversation with someone about mental health….
Lauren Gallegos By Lauren Gallegos Earlier this month, I attended the Addressing Youth Suicide conference presented by CHOC Children’s. Sadly, suicide is the second-leading cause…
By Susan Parmelee Susan Pamelee Earlier this month, we asked members of our Facebook group, RaisingSouthOCTeens, to share their holiday family traditions. It started a…
Local schools see lower rates of teen drinking thanks to a new community education campaign By Susan Parmelee Alcohol is everywhere: it’s on billboards, in…
By Susan Parmelee One of the most important responsibilities of the Wellness & Prevention Center staff is our leadership of the Wellness & Prevention Coalition….
By Jennifer Ponce This month’s article is by Jennifer Ponce, Prevention & Education Manager at Laura’s House and MSW Clinical Intern for the Wellness &…
By Eric Heinz Lauren Gallegos said she knows firsthand the pitfalls drug abuse causes people. Gallegos, who started her new position with the Wellness and…
San Clemente Times The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), recently awarded 719 Drug-Free Communities (DFC) grants totaling $89 million through its support program….
By Susan Parmelee According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, approximately one in five children ages 13-18 in the U.S. experience a severe mental…
