Our LA Team
- Lynn Kaplan
DLF Regional Director
Lead TM Teacher -
Peter Trivelas
Lead TM Teacher
Veterans Programs -
Monica Sanny
Lead TM Teacher
Community Programs -
Yanira Funes
Lead TM Teacher
Community Programs -
Nikolas Escudero
Associate TM Teacher
Community Programs
David Lynch Foundation Los Angeles
Healing Trauma, Growing Resilience
Since the launch of its first program in Los Angeles eleven years ago, the David Lynch Foundation has expanded rapidly in the city:
- The initiative has brought TM to 7,000 children and adults.
- In 2020, we 4x the number of LA program partners – reaching an additional 1,000 children and adults throughout the city.
This work is made possible through the generous support of LA Foundations, Compassionate Individuals, and the LA County Department of Mental Health.
Program highlights
Outcomes include
- Decreased anger, anxiety and depression and reduced substance abuse in the chronically homeless
- 40-55% reduction in symptoms of PTS and depress in military vets
- Greater resilience and improved quality of life in abused women and children
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