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Four months into a global pandemic, Los Angeles\' mental health industry is in high demand, the Los Angeles Business Journal reported July 27 The devastating economic impact of COVID-19 and the seismic social changes buffeting the city are taking a toll on Angelenos, leading to increased activity for therapists and other self-care businesses Kindman it\'s staying as the new normal,? said co-founder Kaitlin Kindman In April, the Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services Center in Los Angeles saw an 8,000% jump in calls to its suicide hotline, an increase of more than 1,800 calls from March Headspace Inc , a Santa Monica?based meditation app, recently reached 62 million users and 2 million paid subscribers The app also reported 10 times the regular number of users listening to stress meditations and 12 times the usual number of users listening to anxiety meditations
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