Vision Boards For Mental Wellbeing
What is a vision board? It’s actually as simple as it sounds. A vision board is a board that displays images, and words that represent your goals for the future. The board should be focused on how you want to feel. The goals can be long-term, or short-term. You...
Overcoming Mental Health Challenges with Self-Care
"It's just hard. I don't know what to do or where to begin. I just feel lost. Hopeless." All we know is - we want to get better, right? But, the road to getting there is often meandering and less than encouraging. Mental health and self-care? Is it even possible? Do...
How Community Matters for Your Mental Health
Humans are inherently social beings who gravitate towards a sense of connection and belonging. So it makes sense that community is connected to our mental health, right? Community and Mental Health According to Healthy People 2030, “Social determinants of health are...
Cleaning and Mental Health: How to Manage Your Home
Cleaning has been linked to better mental health, and for a good reason. Tidying up your space can reduce stress and promote calm and order. When our homes are clean and organized, we are more likely to feel in control of our environment, which can lead to increased...
5 Key Web3 Features You Need to Know
Web3 is a new generation of the internet that incorporates many features that were previously unavailable. While it’s still early days, it has already started changing how we think about the internet.
How Our Homes Affect Our Mental Health & What to Do About It
The human mind and body are intertwined and vulnerable to various influences, including your living environment. A less hectic and chaotic home environment may promote a stronger sense of well-being than one that is cluttered and unattractive. Anything can have an...
Protecting Your Mental Health Throughout Menopause
Protecting and managing your mental well-being should always be a priority. Throughout menopause, however, it becomes even more essential. Menopause can be a challenging time for any woman. You might feel out of touch with your body, emotionally drained, and like a...
Factors Related to Social Support in Neurological and Mental Disorders
Social support is critical in the treatment and recovery from neurological and mental disorders. According to research, people who have a strong support system have better outcomes and a higher quality of life. Several social support factors can have an impact...
How to Improve Your Counselling Skills and Psychology Knowledge
Counseling and psychology are dynamic and constantly evolving fields, and it is important for professionals to continually strive to improve their skills and knowledge. There are numerous ways to improve your expertise and capabilities, whether you are just starting...
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Discovering a Place for Us
Discovering a Place for Us is a great collaboration that Painted Brain uses to give people a welcoming place to express themselves and their experiences through art. This has become a gift for those involved, to be able to heal and share through the arts. The talented...
A New Step for Mental Health: Painted Brain’s Work with Psychiatric Advanced Directives
Painted Brain is leading the initiative to pass legislation that would change the way people experience mental health treatment and care. The legislation would enforce a legal rights document, Psychiatric Advance Directives—or PADs for short—that allows people with...
Solo Artist Exhibition III: “Art Is Therapy”
The mission of our Solo Artist Exhibition Program is to exemplify Painted Brain’s commitment to job creation and social enterprise. This program supports artists who experience mental health challenges by giving them an integral job experience as a professional...
Digital Health Literacy APPY-hour Series
Painted Brain has partnered with the LA County Department of Mental Health through the CalMHSA: Help @Hand Project to implement outreach and engagement activities as well as peer-led training on digital health literacy and app education. PB disseminated a survey to...
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: Licenced Social Worker (LCSW)
PAINTED BRAIN LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER (LCSW) (PDF version) FLSA: Exempt (Full-time) Supervisor: David Leon, LCSW Salary: DOE (Competitive) Summary Under the direction of the Clinical Director, the Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) will oversee the...
Comedy Remedy Opens Discussions On Suicide
Counter-intuitive though it may seem, comedy and humor are often one of the best ways to address and deal with difficult topics like suicide. We all struggle to talk about suicide and thoughts of taking one's own life, likely because of our general discomfort with...
Community Arts Intervention
Community Arts Intervention - What Is It? Just because people live in the same place does not mean they live together. Los Angeles has made strides in creating housing for young adults coming out of the foster care, carceral and mental health systems, and of the...
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