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Laura Newberry

@LauraMNewberry

@latimes mental health reporter & therapist 🏳️‍🌈 she/her.

 Los Angeles, CA
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Thank you to @LauraMNewberry & @latimes for this q&a. “…there can actually be something very relieving & validating about somebody witnessing the complicatedness of whatever it is that you’re going thru & not trying to make it seem…easier than it is.” latimes.com/california/newsl…
How tarot can be used to understand ourselves: An interview with social worker Jessica Dore

How tarot can be used to understand ourselves: An interview with social worker Jessica Dore

Jessica Dore, a licensed social worker and author, discusses blending psychology and spirituality through tarot.

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Last week, @latimes rolled out an ill-conceived plan to eliminate more than 10% of its staff. Among those are at least 12 AAPI journalists. #LATimesAAPI
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🚨🚨26% of @latimes journalists who will lose their jobs under proposed layoffs are Latino. We refuse to go backward. @NAHJ @LatinoJournosCA @LATlatinocaucus #SomosLAT #Siempreadelante
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Thankful that the @latimes is spotlighting how people can help #transgender youth and families grappling with the passage of cruel healthcare bans – including by directing folks to the Southern Trans Youth Emergency Project! Thank you, @LauraMNewberry: latimes.com/california/newsl…
Transgender youth are suffering because of discriminatory politics. Here's how to support these kids

Transgender youth are suffering because of discriminatory politics. Here's how to support these kids

As some lawmakers seek to restrict gender-affirming care, experts say our support and advocacy can go a long way toward helping young transgender people.

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I’m not sure how the newspaper will continue without a homepage team, audience engagement editors, copy editors and photographers. Management dealt us a blow this morning that is still hard to process. latimes.com/entertainment-ar…
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Kent Nishimura@kentnish7 Jun 2023
Found this out via this article, before getting notice from HR… while ::checks notes:: oh yes, I’m on my HONEYMOON. Of the photo dept members who received notice today, ALL are people of color, and if cut, the photo dept won’t have Spanish speakers. @latguild – at Honolulu, HI
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The Los Angeles Times just won two Pulitzer Prizes. Now the bosses want to cut 13% of the newsroom. latimes.com/entertainment-ar…
Los Angeles Times to cut 74 newsroom positions amid advertising declines

Los Angeles Times to cut 74 newsroom positions amid advertising declines

The elimination of about 13% of the newsroom staff is the first major retrenchment since the paper was acquired five years ago by Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong and his wife, Michele.

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Statement from the @latguild on the layoffs that were proposed this morning by @latimes management:
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@ijbailey@ijbailey16 May 2023
It was just weeks ago that journalists who raised these types of issues were demeaned by other journalists as "emotional" "woke" "activists" who want to destroy journalistic standards, including at @nytimes. That's what's been so frustrating. 1/ nytimes.com/2023/05/16/us/po…
How a Few Stories of Regret Fuel the Push to Restrict Gender Transition Care (Published 2023)

How a Few Stories of Regret Fuel the Push to Restrict Gender Transition Care (Published 2023)

In the campaign to ban gender therapies for minors, Republicans have amplified a group of activists who no longer identify as transgender, overriding objections from transgender people and medical...

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My latest for @latimes: In rural Solvang, Calif., the ‘Danish Capital of America,’ debate over LGBTQ+ pride-themed streetlight banners got so ugly that Lord Mayor @SophieHAndersen of Copenhagen weighed in. latimes.com/california/story…
Copenhagen mayor to California's 'Danish Capital': Stop acting homophobic

Copenhagen mayor to California's 'Danish Capital': Stop acting homophobic

Uproar over LGBTQ+ pride-themed banners in Solvang, a California tourist town, led to a vicious debate.

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Thanks to @LauraMNewberry for talking with me for this piece and including the voices of #ActuallyAutistic people. Pretty cool to be quoted in my hometown paper latimes.com/california/newsl…
Autism awareness really is growing, but harmful misconceptions still remain

Autism awareness really is growing, but harmful misconceptions still remain

As April is Autism Acceptance Month, known by some as Autism Awareness Month, let’s take some time to understand autism and misconceptions that still persist.

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Lila Seidman@lila_seidman13 Apr 2023
For six months, I followed the county's efforts to expand their mental health teams. I analyzed four years of response time data. I hope you’ll read my investigation into what went wrong: lat.ms/3KXhJpn
L.A. promised mental health crisis response without cops. Why isn’t it happening?

L.A. promised mental health crisis response without cops. Why isn’t it happening?

A plan to increase Los Angeles County’s psychiatric mobile crisis teams has faltered, often leaving people no choice but to turn to police during a mental health emergency.

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In our age-segregated society, how can we cultivate intergenerational friendships? @LauraMNewberry talks to a few of our friends for answers & cites our @SSIReview series Meeting the Multigenerational Moment. latimes.com/california/newsl… @Co_Generate @marc_freedman @sagesandseekers
What we're missing out on when we don't have intergenerational relationships, personally and...

What we're missing out on when we don't have intergenerational relationships, personally and...

To better understand how we might begin to bridge the divide between generations, it’s important to look at structural barriers that get in the way.

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Courtney Lewis@sportsCourt22 Mar 2023
If you have a question about mental health, @LauraMNewberry will try to get you an answer in the LAT's mental health newsletter. latimes.com/california/newsl…
Send us your questions about mental health for our Group Therapy newsletter

Send us your questions about mental health for our Group Therapy newsletter

What makes this newsletter special is you all. By sending us your questions, you give us a window into what people actually care about.

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.@LauraMNewberry delves into the history of data collection on mental illnesses, including President & Mrs. Carter's mental health commission and 1977 report linking research and mental health policies. @latimes @carterfellows bit.ly/3y4YCCF
Are more people depressed & anxious, or are we just getting better at talking about mental health?

Are more people depressed & anxious, or are we just getting better at talking about mental health?

We dive into how we actually know mental health issues are on the rise, and how such data are shaped by our increasing awareness of mental health issues.

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Jason Armond@JasonArmond1 Mar 2023
Check out a recent story I reported, wrote and photographed for @latimes! I am so grateful that Bobby allowed me to share his journey toward healing himself, his family and building community. latimes.com/california/story…
Reclaiming Black masculinity: An L.A. father's journey toward healing himself, building community

Reclaiming Black masculinity: An L.A. father's journey toward healing himself, building community

Mental health has evolved into a major priority for 34-year-old Bobby Brown, a Black father who formed a support group, Donuts With Dads, for other Black dads in 2019. Brown and his wife, Yhanni,...

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