Topics: Early Education

Topics: equity, clean air

Topics: Homelessness

Substance use disorders are on the rise. According to a recent report, 7.74% of American adults reported having a substance use disorder in the past year. The majority of these adults suffered from alcoholism. 4.08% of American youth reported a substance use issue in the past year. It is worth noting that a substance use disorder is different from a person who experiments with alcohol or recreational drugs from time to time. When a person reports a pattern of substance use that leads to...

Topics: substance abuse

Mothers face countless stresses while raising children and bringing new life into the world. Stories of mothers who suffered emotional distress during pregnancy while needing to show up at work, save money, and carry on with their day-to-day responsibilities are all too familiar. Mothers who face severe physical or psychological trauma while giving birth are often met with conflicting clinical responses after delivery and may go on to suffer and carry trauma in silence. Mothers caring for...

Topics: mental health awareness

Sexual assault impacts millions of Americans of all genders, ages, and backgrounds. Sexual violence can occur when dating turns abusive or forceful or in deliberate or random acts of violence. April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, a moment to pause and consider the sweeping impacts of sexual assault, especially on young people, and to work toward preventing violence. Sexual assault happens more commonly than most people are aware of, and it remains a taboo topic despite how frequently people...

Topics: sexual assault

What exactly is stress, and what can we do about it? Since we are in the midst of Stress Awareness month, here are some ways to identify and learn to cope with stress. 

Topics: Stress

Since Maryvale was founded in 1856, we have been committed to providing housing and essential services to people who are in critical need. We are honored to announce Seton House, our latest program to provide shelter and life-changing services to single mothers in need. The Seton House mission is simple – through this program, Maryvale seeks to provide safe, temporary housing for single mothers, empowering them with tools to help change the trajectory of their lives. We intend to cultivate a...

Topics: Housing

Nestled in a coastal enclave just 20 miles south of the Oregon state line, Crescent City may seem like an unlikely frontier for California’s good work in housing justice innovation. Crescent City is surrounded by State Parks and sits hundreds of miles north and northwest of California’s major metropolitan areas. 

Topics: Homelessness

Discrimination is a pervasive problem in the United States. It is the underlying cause of many of today’s most significant social issues, such as economic inequality, a lack of representation, and mistreatment of groups of people. More and more, mental health experts are unpacking the psychological implications of discrimination and prejudice. Unfortunately, historical trends have repeated themselves for so long that we now have decades of research showing how ongoing mistreatment is linked to...

Topics: Discrimination