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Happy #WorldBehaviorAnalysisDay! Today, we celebrate the science of behavior analysis and its positive impact on individuals and communities. Here's to the practitioners making a difference every day!

🌸 Dopamine Boost Alert! 🌿✨ Today marks the first day of Spring AND the International Day of Happiness—a perfect time to embrace the little joys that uplift our mental health. 🌞

💚✨ Spreading hope and resources, one conversation at a time 💚✨ Cynthia Sirota and Garrett Shaw were out at Victoria Avenue Park this weekend, tabling for NAMI Westside LA and reminding our community that mental health matters—every day, for everyone.

🖤 "Entitled to hurt and conditioned to destroy. But love wakes us up." 🖤 So many of us are shaped by trauma, cycles of pain, and emotional survival—but love, compassion, and healing are the real disruptors. #NAMIWLA #NAMI #MentalHealthMatters #BreakTheCycle #HealingIsPossible

💙 Janis Black Warner Speaker Series 💙 Join us for an evening with Barak Tessler, M.A., on supporting families of those with serious mental illness. Learn about his free online caregiver groups & research on reducing stigma.

🚨 NAMI WLA is hosting a 2-day Family-to-Family Leader Training via Zoom — April 5 & 6! 🌿 No teaching experience needed—just lived experience & a desire to support others 💙 📧 Contact [email protected] to apply #NAMI #MentalHealth #PeerSupport #F2F

🌱 April 1st Reminder: 🌱 You are not responsible for other people’s happiness. 💚 Caring doesn’t mean carrying the emotional weight of everyone around you. Setting boundaries is a form of love—especially self-love. 💚

#Repost @sesamestreetincommunities ・・・ 💙 April is Autism Acceptance Month, and we’re proud to share their See Amazing in All Children initiative! 💙 ✨ New resources are now available to help families discover, support, and celebrate the amazing in every child. ✨

🌟 Repost & Big Love to Erin & Randy Ryan! 🌟 ✨ "Surround yourself with people who inspire you to dream bigger, work harder, and make a difference." ✨

🌟 Join us for a day of healing, hope, and community! 🌟 💚✨ The Culver City Mobile Crisis Team invites YOU to the 2nd Annual Mental Health Wellness Fair 💚✨ 🗓️ Wednesday, April 23rd 🕚 11 AM – 3 PM 📍 Culver City Hall Courtyard 9770 Culver Blvd, Culver City, CA

💚 This past weekend, Cynthia Sirota and Garrett Shaw were out at Virginia Avenue Park, spreading awareness, support, and hope. 💚 💬🌿 Mental health matters—and every conversation brings us one step closer to breaking the stigma.

🌊 Join us for Wellness Walks by the Beach! 🏖️🌞 We’re inviting you to take a breath, move your body, and connect with the NAMI WLA. 🗓️ Dates: Monday, May 5th & Monday, May 19th 🕕 6:00 PM 📍 Meet at Tower 20, Santa Monica Beach Path 🚗 Parking at Crescent Park

💙 Big shoutout to Cynthia Sirota and Garrett Shaw for representing NAMI Westside LA at UCLA’s Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital 💙

ICYMI: Wishing you a Happy Passover from all of us at NAMI Westside LA! 💚 As we reflect on freedom, renewal, and resilience, may this season bring peace to your mind, strength to your spirit, and love to your community. 💚

📣 NAMI WLA is hosting Family Support Group Leader Training June 28–29! If you’ve supported a loved one with a mental health condition, apply to become a certified leader and help others find hope. 💚 🗓️ Apply by May 15 🔗 Link in bio #NAMIWLA #MentalHealthSupport

📢 Want to turn your mental health story into powerful advocacy? Join us for NAMI Smarts Advocacy Training on 4/17, 5–8 PM (Zoom) and learn how to influence change through storytelling. 📝 Register today! 📧 Questions? Contact [email protected] or [email protected]

🌿 Community connection in action! 🌿 We had an amazing time tabling at the Mental Health Wellness & Resource Fair in Culver City, sharing resources, support, and good vibes. 💚 Big thanks to Garrett, Cynthia, and our awesome interns Stefania and Katherine for holding it down.

The excitement is building! 💚 This Thursday, May 8, the #NAMIWLA 2025 Mental Health Gala takes over the Crystal Ballroom at the Beverly Hills Hotel 🌿✨

At the NAMI (@namiwla, @namica, @namicommunicate) Mental Health Gala, Jewel took the stage to share her powerful story — one that began with a difficult childhood in Alaska and a journey through homelessness, fear, and self-discovery.