CBS LA partners with nonprofits helping those impacted by the LA Wildfires | CBS LA Cares

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and CBS LA Cares is highlighting organizations helping those impacted by the Los Angeles County Wildfires.

We'll feature a local nonprofit each week that addresses the immediate and long-term mental health needs of children, families and the elderly.

You'll meet the mental health champions bringing healing and support as our communities rebuild.

Mental Health Awareness Month started in 1949 to help break the stigma surrounding mental health treatment, according to the National Alliance of Mental Illness.

May's initiative is the latest under the CBS LA Cares banner, a commitment CBS LA made after the January wildfires. Soon after the Palisades and Eaton fires, CBS LA partnered with the American Red Cross to help raise money for those impacted by the devastation.

We're also hosting Coffee with CBS LA, an ongoing segment in which the CBS LA staff connects with communities impacted by the wildfires to help them rebuild and recover.