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Press Release: AAKOMA to Partner with Charlamagne tha God and Mental Wealth Alliance to Honor LA Foster Youth
AAKOMA Partners with Mental Wealth Alliance, Charlamagne Tha God, and Tiffany Haddish to Honor LA Foster Youth at LA County Independent Living Program’s 2021 Virtual High School Graduation & Scholarship Award Celebration. Read more
Building Resilience: Avoiding Social Media Burnout
As part of @Creators Week, our own Dr. Alfiee moderated a panel consisting of @kendramorous, @dejafoxx, and @teenagertherapy to discuss social media burnout — why it happens, how to do know when you’re experiencing it, and how to deal with it. Instagram’s...
Interview with Slumberkins Founders
Dr. Alfiee appeared with Slumberkins founders, Callie Christensen and Kelly Oriard, to discuss the impetus for creating Slumberkins and how to introduce small children naming their emotions, and how to tackle issues that can be extremely challenging to them such as...
How to Help Kids Prepare to Go Back to School
Dr. Alfiee was interviewed by Holly Leber Simmons on how to prepare your kids to go back to school now that schools are starting to transition back to in person instruction. Read more
A Conversation on Mental Health
Dr. Alfiee, former NBA superstar Lamar Odom, Project Healthy Minds CEO Phillip Schermer, and MadHappy co-founder Mason Spector combined for “A Conversation on Mental Health.” The group discussed a wide array of topics from what they have learned about...
Charlamagne Tha God & Devi Brown Talk Mental Health 1:2:1 with AAKOMA’s Dr. Alfiee
Dr. Alfiee joined Charlamagne tha God and Devi Brown as part of the Mental Health Coalition’s 1 -2 -1 series, which discussed the importance of protecting one’s mental health and maintaining positive supportive relationships. Watch video
Mental health campaign aimed at helping teens ‘Sound It Out’ (fox6now.com)
Our Founder, Dr. Alfiee, was interviewed in connection with the Sound It Out, a joint project with Pivotal Ventures and the Ad Council. This new national campaign, which is focused on middle school age children, uses the power of music to help parents and caregivers...
The Sound it Out Campaign
Our Founder, Dr. Alfiee, was interviewed about the New Sound it Out Campaign by Shelly Irwin of WGVU in Michigan. They discussed both the campaign and middle schooler mental health during the pandemic. Listen
The Derek Chauvin Verdict: Relief & Greif (refinery29.com)
Dr. Alfiee was interview for an article on the psychological impacts of the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial, both the initial sense of relief, and the following of more complex emotions. Read the full article.