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Mental Health Symposium - Moving forward together with HOPE!
FundaMental Change and Los Angeles Mission College joined to celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month at the 3rd Annual Mental Health Symposium community event that took place virtually on Thursday, May 6, 2021. The event was free and open to the public.
Speakers:
- Angela Padilla, Founder & President, FundaMental Change
- Alex Padilla, U.S. Senator for California
- Dr. Francisco Rodriguez, Chancellor, Los Angeles Community College District
- Dr. Monte Perez, President, Los Angeles Mission College
- Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
- Dr. Jose Cardenas, Clinical Psychologist, Cardenas Psychological Services
- Nicolle Perras, Health Program Analyst, L.A. County Department of Public Health
- Dr. Keith Norris, Professor of Medicine, UCLA
Attendees received a complimentary gift card courtesy of DoorDash, our official VIP partner.
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Mental Health First Aid Course
Mental Health First Aid USA — like First Aid and CPR — is designed to provide you the skills to help someone who is developing a mental health issue or experiencing a mental health crisis. The course uses role-playing and simulations to demonstrate how to recognize and respond to the warning signs of specific illnesses.
MHFA certificate is awarded upon completion of the 8-hour course.
**Please note: All trainings in 2020 were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in-person event restrictions. New dates TBD.
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Suicide Prevention, Intervention, and Response Training - 6/20/2020
SPIRT training covers issues related to mental health, suicide prevention and response.
Participants will learn about mental health stigma, risk factors, warning signs, recovery, and resilience; receive guidance on how to respond to a person in distress; and obtain resources that can be shared with others. This is a practical workshop for everyone and will include a special discussion of the mental health effects of COVID-19 as well as the health impacts of racism and discrimination.
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Miedo, Frustración, Ansiedad y Depresión: Riesgos Psicólogicos por ser Inmigrante - 10/05/2019
On Saturday, October 5th, FundaMental Change, in partnership with Pacific Clinics, held a free Mental Health workshop to discuss fear, frustration, anxiety, depression, and other psychological risks impacting the immigrant community. The session featured a comprehensive presentation by Dr. Luis Garcia of Pacific Clinics and an engaging discussion with community members, local leaders, and Dr. Jose Cardenas of the Luminarias Institute.
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2nd Annual Mental Health Symposium - 5/18/2019
The FundaMental Change 2nd Annual Mental Health Symposium took place Saturday, May 18, 2019 at Los Angeles Mission College.
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Sip of Hope - 4/13/2019List Item 1
Coffee and a discussion about suicide prevention, mental health and well being that took place on Saturday 04/13/2019.
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Sip of Hope - 8/19/2018List Item 2
Coffee and a discussion about suicide prevention, mental health and well being that took place on Saturday 08/19/2018.
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Inaugural Symposium - 4/23/2018List Item 3
For our first inaugural Symposium held on April 23rd, 2018, we convened mental health service provider, community leaders, advocates and students from the San Fernando Valley for s series of presentations and call sto action.
