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The Emotional Effects of Wildfires and Natural Disasters

January 8, 2025

Fire season can be terrifying—especially if wildfires come close to your home or force you to flee for safety. It’s important for parents to understand how these experiences and other disasters like

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Serving the Community

Community Health Workers Offer Hands-On Help to Medi-Cal Families

July 16, 2024

A new Medi-Cal benefit called Enhanced Care Management is helping vulnerable families with the wide range of social needs they face outside the hospital.

Press Release

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Awarded $2.5 Million Grant to Address Youth Mental Health Crisis by Training Primary Care Pediatricians in Behavioral and Mental Health

January 30, 2023

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles’ Division of General Pediatrics has been awarded a five-year $2.5 million HRSA grant in support of clinical training and research designed to address the growing mental

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Advice From Our Experts

Tips for Teething Pain: What’s Safe—and What’s Not

August 5, 2020

Teething can be tough on babies—and their parents. Here’s what you need to know about teething, including what’s safe—and not safe—to give your baby.

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From Grateful Mom to CHLA Ambassador

May 27, 2019

Kathy Hauck and her daughter, Jia, a longtime patient, dedicate time and effort to fundraising for CHLA—and having fun.

Work That Matters

Mona Patel, MD: Driven to Effect Change

March 7, 2019

Children's Hospital Los Angeles celebrates women who tear down walls, face challenges head-on and push boundaries in their field of expertise and beyond.

General Pediatrics News

The Emotional Effects of Wildfires and Natural Disasters

Community Health Workers Offer Hands-On Help to Medi-Cal Families

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Awarded $2.5 Million Grant to Address Youth Mental Health Crisis by Training Primary Care Pediatricians in Behavioral and Mental Health

Tips for Teething Pain: What’s Safe—and What’s Not

From Grateful Mom to CHLA Ambassador

Mona Patel, MD: Driven to Effect Change

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