Los Angeles Volunteers Respond to Mental Health Crisis With Community Outreach
Closing out Mental Health Awareness Month, Hubbard Dianetics Foundation volunteers in Los Angeles joined a 50-nation outreach offering Dianetics, stress tests and invitations to local seminars.
LOS ANGELES, CA, June 03, 2026 -- Americans recognized Mental Health Awareness Month throughout May and though the month is over, the need for practical resources for stress and emotional well-being is not. According to a Pew Research study, roughly half of American adults under 30 say managing stress in their lives is a major challenge and one in three rate their mental health only fair or poor—higher than any older demographic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report in May declaring the country's youth to be in a mental health crisis.
In response, volunteers from the Hubbard Dianetics Foundation of Los Angeles joined a coordinated worldwide outreach, bringing mental health resources to communities across the city.
The outreach coincided with May as the anniversary month of the book Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health, by L. Ron Hubbard, first published in 1950. More than 75 years later, over 20 million copies of the book are in circulation as part of an international movement reaching 225 countries and territories. The word Dianetics is derived from the Greek dia meaning "through," and nous, "mind or soul" and means "what the mind is doing to the body."
Over the weekend, volunteers reached out across Los Angeles at community hubs and shopping areas such as Downtown LA, Santa Monica Pier, LA Couny Fair, Panorama City, offering Dianetics and its practical techniques for mental health. The volunteers gave free stress tests and answered questions so residents, students and families could discover more about the book and its approach that has helped readers address the source of stress, anxiety and unwanted emotions.
One visitor, a man from El Salvador, stopped by after surviving a serious car accident that nearly cost him his life while his family remained in his home country. After taking a stress test and reading the back of the card, he said he now knows that something can be done and that he has hope again for his future. For the Dianetics volunteers, moments like that were the purpose of the outreach.
"Dianetics is a Mental Health Technique that you will not find anywhere," said Martha Bartolini, a volunteer with the Hubbard Dianetics Foundation of Los Angeles. "Dianetics helps with every part of your life, every stress. I have been helped with Dianetics to find the sources of my stress and handle them. That's why I want people in Los Angeles to get the same experience and knowledge."
The Los Angeles activity was part of a coordinated global Dianetics outreach involving volunteers in over 250 cities across 50 nations. From Los Angeles to London and New York to New Delhi, teams offered the book which is translated in 50 languages and extended invitations to local lectures and seminars.
The Hubbard Dianetics Foundation of Los Angeles provides introductory demonstrations and weekend Dianetics Seminars. For more information, visit www.dianetics.org.
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