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The Patient and Family Advisory Council at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles helps integrate the perspectives of patients and families into the hospital’s strategic planning and delivery of care.

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Children need the adults around them to communicate calmly and clearly, says, Karen Rogers, PhD, a clinical psychologist at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.

Behavioral health experts share 7 coping strategies to help you—and your kids—build emotional resilience in times of high stress.

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CHLA pulmonologist and psychologist share advice on caring for your family's physical and emotional well being in the event of a wildfire