CHOC Pediatrica
News and Information for Pediatric Healthcare Professionals
CHOC recently received the first installment of a $500,000 capital grant in support of its mental health initiative from the Pacific Life Foundation. In honor of the gift, a cluster of six private patient rooms in the CHOC Mental Health Inpatient Center will be named after the Pacific Life Foundation, the charitable arm of Newport […]
Community leaders and executives from CHOC recently announced a transformative initiative to ensure children and adolescents with mental illness receive the health care services and support they currently lack in Orange County’s fragmented system of care. One in five children experience a diagnosable mental health condition during childhood — about 150,000 children in Orange County […]
Guided imagery is a technique that uses the progression of mental images to focus the mind and connect the mind to body with a goal of enhancing relaxation, Dr. Cindy Kim, a psychologist at CHOC, tells “American Health Journal.” The technique can enhance stress coping and pain management skills, and is a good way to […]
