Children's Institute was founded in 1906 and has been serving the Los Angeles community for more than 100 years. Children's Institute works primarily in communities impacted by decades of underinvestment including Echo Park, Watts, Compton, and Long Beach. Children's Institute supports 30,000 children and families annually in achieving emotional well-being and educational success, which build pathways to economic mobility and lifelong health. Children's Institute promotes and fosters equity and inclusion in our workplace and in our communities. We strive to embed these values in our agency-wide decisions and our talent practices so that we create equal opportunities for everyone.
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Sneak peek of what we're up to at Hill Day! CBHA is proud to be at the Capitol advocating on behalf of our diverse membership. We are committed to amplifying the need for increased behavioral health funding, improved access to comprehensive care, and the urgency to address our nation's substance use crisis. We are very grateful for our congressional leaders and their ongoing efforts in advancing behavioral health policy. National Council for Mental Wellbeing
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Our members are the driving force behind our advocacy for equitable behavioral health care. We are grateful for the sacrifice and dedication of our members and other California providers traveling across the country to jointly advocate for continued funding for behavioral health services. It is because of your efforts that we are able to make a bigger impact together! 💙💫 National Council for Mental Wellbeing
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In a busy day of advocacy on the Hill, our amazing members met with the offices of Senator Alex Padilla, Senator Adam Schiff, and Representative Sam Liccardo. We are ensuring the voice of California’s children, youth, and families is heard loud and clear in Washington, D.C.! #HillDay25 National Council for Mental Wellbeing
Children's Institute’s President & CEO, Martine Singer, is advancing our mission in Washington, DC—bringing the voices of 30,000 children and families in Los Angeles to Congress. We’re advocating for policies that strengthen emotional wellbeing, educational success, economic mobility, and lifelong health—ensuring every child thrives. In meetings with California’s congressional delegation. Martine is calling for: • Expanded Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics so all Californians can access integrated primary care, mental health and substance use treatment. • Workforce opportunities for community members to become peer support specialists by reducing barriers to employment • Protections for vulnerable Californians who will suffer the impact of Medicaid cuts. Together, we can ensure every child in California has access to the care, stability, and opportunity they deserve! California Alliance of Child & Family Services National Council for Mental Wellbeing #CIIAdvocacy #MartineSinger #ChildrensInstitute #EmotionalWellbeing #EducationalSuccess #EconomicMobility #LifelongHealth #CCBHC #MentalHealthForAll #LeadershipInAction
📢 Getting ready for Hill Day! Children's Institute is proud to be attending Hill Day in D.C. this week, with the National Council for Mental Wellbeing and California Alliance of Child & Family Services in advocating for policies that strengthen mental health and substance use care across the nation! Our President & CEO, Martine Singer, will be present to share how we are supporting our 30,000 Los Angeles children and families in achieving emotional well-being and educational success — building pathways to economic mobility and lifelong health. 💪 The work starts now!
Exciting News! We’re proud to share that our CEO & President, Martine Singer, is taking the stage today as a featured speaker at Child Watch 2025! Martine is exploring how policies and programs impact foster youth and transition-age youth—from housing and education to safety, healing, and bold changes needed to better support Black and Latino foster youth! #ChildrensInstitute #childwatch2025 #childrensdefencefund #CDF Children's Defense Fund
Congratulations to Lynda Sinatra, SPHR, Tesi Sedeño and the CII Workday implementation team. We are grateful for the incredible innovation advancing staff support and optimizing our business operations. #WDAYRising
Congratulations to the incredible winners of the Nonprofit Industry Innovation Awards! 🎉 Platform Rockstar: World Wildlife Fund Smart Money: The WNET Group Happy Colleagues: Children's Institute Technology Trendsetter: RAND Rapid Time to Value: Motion Picture Association These organizations are true forward thinkers, showing us all how technology can be a force for good. Join us in celebrating these amazing teams who are working to build a better world! #WDAYRising
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📚 The wait is over! Our full conversation with Mychal Threets, PBS resident librarian, is now LIVE! 🌟 Joined by Kelly Hwong (Director of Intensive Health at CII) and Dr. Liliana Hernandez (Clinical Director at CII), this inspiring discussion dives deep into the power of books, mental health, and so much more. 🎥 Watch the full interview today, you won’t want to miss it! https://lnkd.in/ehx2NAys #Childrensinstitute #LA #California #Librarian #Mychalthreets #mentalhealth #books #education #suport #specialists #PBS #interview
In honor of Kathy Wooten—a lifelong Watts community member, advocate for victims of violence, and founder of Loving Hands Community Care. After the heartbreaking loss of two of her sons, Kathy turned grief into purpose, creating spaces of healing and hope for families. She was especially known for her annual Mother’s Day brunch, where mothers who lost children to violence found comfort and strength together. This week, we joined the community at Ted Watkins Park for a candlelight vigil—a moving tribute to Kathy’s life and legacy. May she rest in peace and power. 🕊️
📚 The wait is over! Our full conversation with Mychal Threets, PBS resident librarian, is now LIVE! 🌟 Joined by Kelly Hwong (Director of Intensive Health at CII) and Dr. Liliana Hernandez (Clinical Director at CII), this inspiring discussion dives deep into the power of books, mental health, and so much more. 🎥 Watch the full interview today, you won’t want to miss it! https://lnkd.in/ehx2NAys #Childrensinstitute #LA #California #Librarian #Mychalthreets #mentalhealth #books #education #suport #specialists #PBS #interview