On June 22, 2020 the following press release was issued form the COVID-19 Emergency Operations Center. The press release announced efforts being made by LA County’s Department on Mental Health in partnership with the UCLA Hispanic Neuropsychiatric Center of Excellence to address the mental health needs of the County’s Latino communities. Below is the press […]
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LOS ANGELES COUNTY ANNOUNCES NEW MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES FOR LATINO COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY COVID-19
Important Mental Health meetings and webinars to join/attend to network, advocate, collaborate during COVID-19 “Safer at Home order”
Many in LA County have lost and are continuing to lose family and community to COVID-19. While many more are afraid because they’ve lost their jobs, may lose their homes, and the unsure future. I hope the information and resources below will help to inform and empower your community and you during these “interesting times” […]
Read the rest of this entry »On Our Sleeves – Mental Health Resources for Children in the time of COVID-19
There are many great mental health resources available, and the current COVID-19 crisis has made it even more critical to have the ability to access them. Below is a link to mental health resource for children – the site is called On Our Sleeves and can be found following this link– https://www.nationwidechildrens.org/giving/on-our-sleeves?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social-paid&utm_campaign=oos-national&utm_content=image-v2&sc_camp=70C52223579542349A8D96B06E61978F&fbclid=IwAR256C_RE0RHetS3_xR3Z-DX5M-yvZAmoKIv1lRsu8abYwASCfuLhGtBg_0
Read the rest of this entry »This just in from the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health! – WE RISE 2020 VIRTUAL MAY
On May 1st at 10:00 AM Director Dr. Jonathan Sherin will announce: May is celebrated nationally as Mental Health Awareness Month to spotlight the importance of mental health issues and access to care for everyone. The COVID-19 pandemic has increased fear, anxiety and stress dramatically, so visibility and awareness for this important issue are needed now more […]
Read the rest of this entry »Courtesy of the LA County Department of Mental Health – “Guide to Wellbeing Apps”
Our Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (DMH) has been hard at work keeping staff, stakeholders, and the community-at-large in the “loop” when it comes to mental health resources during this unprecedented time. Most recently, DMH has released a list of “well-being” apps to help LA County residents through this Coronavirus “stay-at-home” order. Below […]
Read the rest of this entry »LA County Department of Mental Health (LAC DMH) leading the way . . .
The Los Angeles County of Mental Health Department (https://dmh.lacounty.gov/) staff has been hard at work keeping LA County residents informed during this period of crisis and uncertainty. Dr. Sherin and his staff have worked hard at keeping the lines of communication open with stakeholders and community members alike. It’s not uncommon to get numerous emails […]
Read the rest of this entry »How many days does it takes LA County DHS to update one page of a website?
Apparently it takes almost 63 days or nine weeks! That’s right! Several weeks ago, I made an unannounced visit to the Harbor/UCLA Medical Center HUB. As usual there was quite a bit of traffic so I arrived after 6 in the evening and in the dark. I followed the directions provided by the LA County […]
Read the rest of this entry »Los Angeles County Supervisors “fiddle” while the Department of Health Services “burns”.
I submitted the “op-ed” below to the Los Angeles Times for consideration, the response I got back was “I don’t think we can run this as an op-ed…” I called to find out why and Robin (Editor, Op-ed) went on to explain that my op-ed was too personal. Well, I’m sorry to say that to […]
Read the rest of this entry »I think I’ll title this post “The Los Angeles Times motto ‘Don’t Publish the Story Especially when it comes to the LA County Board of Supervisors’”
A couple of weeks ago the LA County Board of Supervisors ordered the boardroom cleared, went into closed session and when they returned kept the meeting closed to all but the press. They did this in response to a disruption caused by a handful of protestors. Unfortunately, few in LA County are probably aware that […]
Read the rest of this entry »LA County Board of Supervisors thumb noses at Brown Act and the Public yet again!
Over the past several months, the Board of Supervisors has implemented many rules that have in my opinion slowly eroded the Public’s rights as permitted under the Brown Act. However today I think I observed the most egregious abuse of their authority and complete disregard for the Public and our right to address them, not […]
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