Pregnancy is a complicated time for many families. For pregnant mothers, it can be a period of unexpected joy and anticipation when a woman or family receives special support from their friends and communities. Just as often, it is a time of instability, illness, or anxiety. Premature birth affects one in ten pregnancies, or over 400,000 babies in the United States each year.

Topics: National Prematurity Month

Maryvale is honored to announce Seton House, a new program that provides vital services, including housing, counseling, childcare, and employment readiness training. This new temporary housing program is specifically designed to serve mothers and their young children who are facing homelessness. Maryvale is Los Angeles County’s oldest continuously operating children’s charity. Since our founding in 1856, we have been committed to providing housing and essential services to people in critical...

Topics: unhoused families

ADHD, or Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, affects millions of Americans. October is ADHD Awareness Month, an entire month dedicated to clearing up uncertainty, reducing stigma, and encouraging people to reframe the disorder with reliable information and appropriate treatment options.

Topics: ADHD

Have you made emotional wellness a priority for yourself and your family? According to the National Wellness Institute, wellness is defined as an active process through which people become aware of and make choices toward a more successful existence. This process calls on us to become mindful agents of our feelings and reactions and to cultivate strength and resilience so that we can continue to thrive, no matter what life throws our way. 

Topics: Anxiety, Stress

There are millions of adults in the United States who silently cope with depression. Join Maryvale today in expressing support for National Depression Awareness Month, a moment to reflect on the risk factors for depression as well as the many paths to healing.

Topics: Depression

As adults, we often take our many senses for granted. Yet, the rich world of scent, taste, sound, and touch are core to how people of all ages learn and interpret things. When children explore their senses, they develop essential skills that help them grow their language faculties, build trust and social understanding, solve problems, and refine their motor skills. 

Topics: Early Education

At Maryvale, we believe in the critical importance of early childhood education to create the foundation for a child’s healthy cognitive, social, and emotional development. Our experience has revealed that a healthy, positive environment that prepares children ages 0-5 for the daily experience of elementary school has a profound impact on their ability to succeed academically and in life. 

Topics: Early Education

Childcare is a premium service for families these days. The rising cost of childcare and a lack of guaranteed family support is at the root of a national crisis that impacts many American families. According to a recent study, there are over 15 million U.S. children under the age of six whose parents are both actively working. Some parents pay as much as a third of their salaries on childcare for young children, with more than half of parents with children under 15 years old spending about 20%...

Topics: Early Education

Parenting is one of life’s greatest joys and comes with many layers of challenges, as well. Providing children with stability, essential comforts, and affection is a substantial set of tasks for most parents. In some cases, even with all of their basic necessities squared away, children can exhibit needs or desires that feel baffling to parents or cause children to misbehave. 

Topics: parenting

This Saturday, we join thousands of organizations across the country and globally in observing World Suicide Prevention Day. Suicide is a leading cause of death in the United States and is even more common among young people. The suicide rate has increased sharply in the past decade – recent data shows that one person dies by suicide every 11 minutes in our country. Suicide is a public health crisis, and with diligent care, it is preventable. As much as these numbers may feel overwhelming or...

Topics: Suicide Prevention