May is Mental Health Awareness Month 2025

Step away from the noise of daily life and sink into deep relaxation with a 30-minute sound bath designed to calm your nervous system and restore balance. 
May 31, 3-3:45 p.m. at Pico Branch Library 
 

Let’s Talk about Mental Health reading lists from the Santa Monica Public Library

Mental health partners & resources

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Greater Los Angeles and Central Coast focuses on eliminating the loss of life from suicide by delivering prevention programs, educating the public, raising funds for suicide research and programs and reaching out to individuals who have lost someone to suicide. They host the annual Out of the Darkness Walk in Santa Monica. 

CLARE | MATRIX is a nonprofit providing compassionate, evidence-based treatment for those who struggle with drugs, alcohol and related behavioral health challenges. Services include detoxification, residential and outpatient treatment for adults, homelessness services, and worldwide Matrix Model training and certification along with other provider education resources. 

The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health offers prevention and treatment resources for individuals with a variety of mental health needs, including service referrals and linkages, crisis counseling and intervention, wellness coaching and support for veterans, LGBTQ+ youth, people experiencing homelessness, foster youth and others. 

A project of Vista del Mar, Family Service of Santa Monica has provided mental health services for local children, adolescents and families since 1925. They offer onsite individual and group counseling, crisis support, parent education and teacher consults in Santa Monica public schools, and their Early Childhood Wellbeing Project offers clinical case management, child-parent psychotherapy, developmental screenings and parent support groups for families with children aged 10 and under. 

National Alliance on Mental Illness Westside Los Angeles offers a range of family support groups, including a Spanish-speaking group at Virginia Avenue Park. Support groups are free for family members, significant others and friends of people living with mental health conditions. By sharing experiences in a safe and confidential setting, participants can connect with others experiencing similar challenges, gain hope and develop supportive relationships. 

Providence Saint John’s Child and Family Development Center has provided a comprehensive range of mental health outreach, prevention, and developmental services for children, adolescents and their families since 1962. Following a “clinic without walls” model, services are provided within the center, on school sites, at preschools, in the home, in community centers and in the greater community utilizing evidenced-based practice models.  

Social & Emotional Wellness Initiative, or SEWI, is a multi-faceted youth mental health organization that provides free school-based individual and group therapy services without requiring insurance coverage. SEWI's clinical social work team is trained in a variety of trauma-informed and culturally sensitive evidence-based practices. SEWI also develops and runs wellness and psychoeducational workshops for educators, staff and parents to increase positive engagement and understanding between youth and the adults in their lives.