Opinion
The L.A. Fires Taught Me How to Accept Help
I’ve had to accept more help in more forms from more people — friends and strangers alike — than in the entire preceding 50-plus years of my life. I’ve slept in their guest rooms, eaten their ...
I'm a Therapist Who Evacuated the LA Fires — Here's How to Get Emotional Support
Emotional Numbness: Survivors might find it difficult to access their feelings after a fire. This response can offer a sense ...
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As wildfires disrupt Los Angeles schools, experts begin to study mental health effects on students
Wildfires have forced the closure of Los Angeles schools, displacing over 700,000 students and staff. Experts warn of lasting ...
Radhika Jones on Supporting Los Angeles at a Critical Moment
We know from experience that awards season and all its attendant events, from the Golden Globes to the Academy Awards, are ...
The L.A. Fires Expose the Problem With Conservation Policy
For more than a century, conservation policy has focused on economic development and wisely using natural resources.
Gen Z seeks safety above all else as the generation grows up amid constant crisis and existential threat
(THE CONVERSATION) After many years of partisan politics, increasingly divisive language, finger-pointing and inflammatory speech have contributed to an environment of fear and uncertainty, affecting ...
After the L.A. Fires, a New Menace Lingers
The phrase “urban firestorm” has terrified me since I first heard it, from the climate scientist Daniel Swain, who was ...
Newsom’s LA Rises Initiative Not Just About Rebuilding Los Angeles, But City’s Rebirth & Path Forward For “The Next 50 Or 100 Years”
The post-wildfire public-private partnership includes at least $100M of private capital and will shape "what L.A. is going to ...
Mental Health Experts on Dealing with Grief and Anxiety After the Los Angeles Fires
Rebuilding that sense of safety can be as simple as leaning into a single daily ritual—like a morning coffee or daily gratitude journaling—or engaging in a comforting routine. Participating in rituals ...
Some artists lost their life’s work in LA wildfires. Fellow artists are helping them recover
Los Angeles area residents woke up earlier this month to the news that thousands of homes and entire neighborhoods had been ...
'Stay in LA' Organizers Unpack Crisis as Hollywood Production Goes Elsewhere: 'What We're Losing Are the People'
Keeping Hollywood production in Los Angeles has been a growing concern among industry workers as sets shift to other states or abroad -- an "already bad situation" that the devastating wildfires made ...