Dr Ilene Krems

Formed in 1942, Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services is a provider of a variety of mental health services. Located in Los Angeles, Calif., the center offers services, such as counseling for families, helping individuals with long-term psychiatric conditions and substance abuse and prevention counseling for teenagers/adults with drug and alcohol related problems. In addition, Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services offers community outreach programs in collaboration with school and other organizations to provide crisis counseling. It operates through nine centers throughout Los Angeles County and serves more than 57,000 individuals.

Many of us in our lifetime will experience crisis-inducing events that we cannot resolve alone. Coping with a traumatic life event is very personal . Traumatic events that cause a change in your life can manifest itself in many ways such as anxiety attacks, phobias, suicidal thoughts, substance a...