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What It Means To Work At Hanna

My name is Brad La Bass and I came to Hanna in 2004 fresh out of finishing college at the University of Santa Cruz—newly minted with a Psychology Degree—and no idea what I was getting myself into by joining the Hanna family.

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Hanna Boy Interview On CBS News Tonight!

The look of determination on the face of Fernando Marquez says it all, as he drives in the ball for Hanna Center. His dad is in prison, he worries about his mom who has difficulty on her job cleaning houses because of a disability.

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Call Of The Wild

Every winter we take half a dozen boys backpacking into the wilderness of the El Dorado National Forest. Camping out for 4 days and 3 nights, packing in and out all of the gear, the trip is physically challenging:

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Why Psychological First Aid?

Psychological First Aid was developed to assist people in the aftermath of disasters. When we trained our staff in this approach a few weeks ago, some wondered why we were training our staff to respond to disasters.

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