The American Nurses Foundation recently launched “The Well-Being Initiative” to provide resources to support the mental health and resilience of nurses. This site can serve as an invaluable resource for nurse, especially during our current COVID-19 crisis. The link to the site and its resources can be found by following this link.
Read the rest of this entry »LOS ANGELES COUNTY ANNOUNCES NEW MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES FOR LATINO COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY COVID-19
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 […]
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 »Suicide and Workers’ Compensation
I’ve often wondered how many injured workers either contemplate or commit suicide out of despair and feeling that suicide is their only recourse to ending the constant pain in which they’ve been forced to live with. I’ve grown accustomed to the blank stares that I receive when I’ve poised this question to various “leaders” in […]
Read the rest of this entry »Eureka – Physical Therapy Schedule, and it only took 3 Months!
They say that Workers’ Compensation is supposed to help get the injured worker back to pre-injury condition, but as this injured worker has learned there’s no guarantee when or if that care will even be provided. In my last post, I wrote about waiting for my treating physician’s request for physical therapy (PT) to get […]
Read the rest of this entry »Sequela
Plural sequelae \-?kwe-(?)l?\ An aftereffect of a disease, condition, or injury A secondary result As defined in the Merriam-Webster dictionary As I sit here at home waiting to learn when I’ll finally have my physical therapy (PT) appointment, I wondered how many other injured workers’ suffer from sequela/ae due to the foot dragging, oops I […]
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