Center for Community Health

Have a More Meaningful, Less Stressful Holiday

System Admin — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 08:00:00 +0000

Media Article Link:

http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/health/your_health&id=7808892

Eileen Escarce, clinical development psychologist at the Semel Institute and family coach at the UCLA Family Commons, and Kelle Taylor, manager of client relations and community outreach at the Commons, appeared in a Nov. 24 KABC-Channel 7 story about how to beat holiday-related stress. The segment highlighted the Family Commons, a community wellness center offering science-based family coaching, parenting workshops and classes in martial arts, mindful awareness, arts and yoga.

Experts: Families Should do Less, Enjoy More

System Admin — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 08:00:00 +0000

Media Article Link:

http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/health/your_health&id=7797765

Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus, professor of psychiatry at the Semel Institute and director of the UCLA Family Commons, appeared in a Nov. 18 KABC-Channel 7 news segment about how simplifying can make family living more enjoyable.

Communication Breakthrough

System Admin — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0000

Media Article Link:

http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/family/articles/2010/03/13/family_feuding_some_s...

The UCLA Family Commons, a family wellness center located in Santa Monica, that’s part of the Semel Institute, was cited in the March 13 Boston Globe about the rise in the number of family therapists and life coaches.

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System Admin — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:26:32 +0000

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New Wellness Center Helps Families Improve Life

System Admin — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0000

Media Article Link:

http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/video?id=7261395

The UCLA Family Commons, a new family wellness center located in Santa Monica, was featured Feb. 5 by KABC-Channel 7 and the Santa Monica Daily Press. The center was established to bring research-based knowledge on wellness to the community. Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus, Bat-Yaacov professor in child psychiatry and center co-founder, was interviewed.

UCLA Family Commons Official Opening

System Admin — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:46:51 +0000

The UCLA Family Commons, a new family wellness center at 1221 Second Street in Santa Monica, close to the Third Street Promenade, will celebrate its official opening on Thursday, Feb. 4, from 4 to 7 p.m.

Kids will demonstrate classes in the martial arts, yoga, and mindful meditation. There’s a colorful art installation which tracks the moods of the denizens of Santa Monica. You can get a wellness checkup via a computer screen by adding in data that appears in the form of circles—one for work, one for commute, one for play, exercise, sleep, etc. The circles may overlap, but the idea is to show you where your time goes and how to fit in wellness.

More information www.uclacommons.com

Event detail

4 Feb 2010 - 16:00 - 19:00

UCLA Family Commons

1221 Second Street

Santa Monica, CA 90401

United States

Phone: (310) 395-5650

See map: Google Maps, Yahoo! Maps, MapQuest

UCLA brings wellness to the community

Robert Carr — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0000

Researchers at UCLA will be introducing a new concept to the Santa Monica community this week: a neighborhood clinic designed to assist families in becoming — and staying — healthy. The UCLA Family Commons, a new family wellness center at 1221 Second Street in Santa Monica, close to the Third Street Promenade, will celebrate its official opening on Thursday, Feb. 4, from 4 to 7 p.m. The pedestrian-friendly storefront location is the prototype for what organizers hope will be a number of such centers located in neighborhoods around the country.

Author:

Mark Wheeler

Wellness Center Grand Opening

System Admin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:00:00 +0000

Media Article Link:

http://www.smmirror.com/MainPages/DisplayArticleDetails.asp?eid=11855

The Santa Monica Mirror reported Jan. 28 and The Argonaut reporter Feb. 4 that the UCLA Family Commons, part of the Semel Institute, opened a family wellness center in Santa Monica on Feb. 4. The center is dedicated to helping families raise healthier children and promote fitness and well-being. Family Commons directors Diane Flannery and Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus were cited.

Most runaway teens return home with help of family ties, study finds

Robert Carr — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:00:00 +0000

The teen years can be a tumultuous time, as many parents know, a time when adolescents begin to flex their mental muscles, testing boundaries and turning to peers rather than parents for advice. Sometimes emotions and arguments can become so intense that things get out of hand and the child runs away.

Author:

Mark Wheeler

Helping military families help themselves

System Admin — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:00:00 +0000

For a civilian, it's hard to fathom the stress a military family faces when a parent and spouse is sent to combat zones in Iraq or Afghanistan. Long, and often multiple, wartime deployments take a toll not only on the service member on the front lines but on family members back at home.