Priscilla Benitesis a licensed Marriage Family Therapist and Mental Health Supervisor at College of the Canyons.
Zonta Club of Santa Clarita’s LifeForward Virtual Workshop entitled, “Awareness – Recognize Behaviors that Lead to Sexual Harassment-Assault! Emotional Impact for High School Students,...
They are trained to sacrifice themselves for us on the home front. They do it with patriotism and pride in our country and way of life. They do it for their families and for all American families. Yet many civilians treat them like the enemy, even though they, the civilians, do not know why.
Spouses...
Blue Star Ranch, serving our nation’s veterans, is seeking more volunteers to help the organization serve more veterans with free Equine Assisted Therapy for PTSD, anxiety, depression and other mental health issues.
We have expanded to a new ranch site in Newhall, added additional therapy horses, work,...
Many people in our community have a parent or other family member who may be a veteran, who is presently deployed overseas, or who has recently returned home from active duty in the military. Each situation can have a tremendous impact on all members of the family. Next month, there will be an informative,...
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously passed a motion to review current policies, programs and services relating to preventing suicide and minimizing PTSD among the county’s first-responders.
The motion by Supervisor Kathryn Barger, co-authored by Supervisor Janice...
When a veteran suffers post-traumatic stress disorder, depression or other mental health issues, the Blue Star Ranch on Lost Creek Road in Saugus is available to serve.
Blue Star Ranch services are provided free to veterans and their families.
The Blue Star Ranch goals are to prevent suicide and help...
A bill by Representative Steve Knight (CA-25) that would help veterans recover from post traumatic stress, traumatic brain injury, and sexual trauma is one step closer to becoming law after it passed out of committee on Wednesday.
H.R. 5600, the No Hero Left Untreated Act, was introduced by Rep. Knight...
U.S. Rep. Steve Knight introduced a bill Tuesday that would help veterans recover from post traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, military sexual trauma, chronic pain, and opiate addiction.
The “No Hero Left Untreated Act” would establish a pilot program with the Department...
Wounded Warrior Project has approved a $15.7 million grant over three years for UCLA Health to expand its Operation Mend program. The grant will fund a new, intensive structured treatment program for service members suffering from mild traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder.
The Operation...
Kenny Bass and Joshua Rivers, co-founders
[TBBF] – With a dedication of serving combat veterans, The Battle Buddy Foundation is happy to announce the opening of its new location in Valencia.
Currently, there are an average of twenty-two Veterans, and one active duty member, taking his or her own...
1943 - Army Air Force pilot Loncie L. Tucker, on training run, dies when his P-38 fighter crashes at Wayside Honor Rancho (later Pitchess Detention Center) in Castaic [story]