‘Wave of the future’: BrainStim Center opens in Valencia
Neuromodulation Specialist Crystal Martinez prepares the Nexstim transcranial magnetic stimulation machine for a patient at The BrainStim Center in Valencia on Thursday, 031121. Dan Watson/The Signal

‘Wave of the future’: BrainStim Center opens in Valencia

Local neurosurgeon Dr. Mark Liker is making strides with brain stimulation therapy at his recently opened Valencia center, supporting brain health in patients of all ages.  Liker, who specializes in deep brain stimulation, or DBS, has always had…

Round 3 in stigma troubles
Actor Spence Moore II speaks at the Boys and Girls club Wednesday afternoon. Both him and his mother Tann More, a Valencia-based licensed marriage and family therapist, discuss the topic: "How to handle the traumas associated with bullying and peer pressure." Eddy Martinez/The Signal.

Round 3 in stigma troubles

Notable musicians, actors and health professionals in the Santa Clarita Valley have spent the last three weeks addressing the stigma around mental health at the Boys & Girls Club of…

‘Cobra Kai star’ discusses suicide with teens
Xolo Maridueña, a co-star of the show “Cobra Kai,” discusses anxiety and suicide prevention at the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clarita Valley Wednesday, June 20. "Everyone Deserves Mental Wellness” is a series in which celebrities and mental health professionals speak to youth to help destigmatize mental health issues. Eddy Martinez/The Signal.

‘Cobra Kai star’ discusses suicide with teens

Notable musicians, actors and health professionals in the SCV are addressing the stigma around mental health at the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clarita Valley over the next few…

COC sheds light on depression and mental health
“Shine a Light” kicked off Mental Health Awareness Month at the College of Canyons. In an effort to spread awareness on suicide and dispel the stigmas associated with mental health, the school placed more than 1,100 lanterns in the Honor Grove to represent the 1,100 college students that lose their lives to suicide every year (Credit: Brennon Dixson)

COC sheds light on depression and mental health

In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, College of the Canyons is hosting various events this week to spread awareness on suicide and dispel the stigmas associated with mental health.…

SRD~Straightening Reins continues mental health mission at new ranch
From left, Haley Moore and Hailey Hartigan work with SRD~Straightening Reins' Ranch Crew, along with facility founder Debbie Rocha. The facility recently moved from Saugus to its new home, just east of the intersection of Sand Canyon Road and Lost Canyon Road in Sand Canyon.

SRD~Straightening Reins continues mental health mission at new ranch

As the small white horse became “annoyed,” she backed up, shook her head and expressed clear displeasure as Sydney, 13, tried to figure out what was wrong. Haley Moore, 18,…

Speaker shares story of depression, recovery with Saugus High School
Saugus students filled the gym on Friday as Jordan Burnham tells his story during a presentation sponsored by Matt's Foundation and Saugus High's Not-One-More-Teen-Suicide Active Minds Club on March 24, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Speaker shares story of depression, recovery with Saugus High School

When Jordan Burnham was 18 years old, he attempted suicide by jumping out of his ninth story bedroom window. He doesn’t remember the details of what happened nearly 10 years…

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