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TIME, January 2025

The Mental-Health Toll of the California Wildfires Is Just Beginning

Once the physical threat of the fires diminishes, the mental-health toll will linger for months and even years. Didi Hirsch is among the leading organizations in supporting Los Angeles recover from the long term mental health effects of the wildfires.

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LA Times, August 2025

Trump cut mental health funding for kids.
These L.A. teens are stepping in

Teen Line is helping to fill an ever-widening gap between the need for mental health support and the resources available. The line is a stepping stone for overwhelmed young people who aren’t sure where to turn or how to ask for help in growingly uncertain times.

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NPR, November 2025

Despite funding cuts, these teens are still answering calls for help

NPR’s A Martinez speaks with Teen Line volunteers about how the peer-led hotline continues providing mental health support, despite funding cuts to programs nationwide.

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