LOS ANGELES \u2014 The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health is rolling out a monthlong series of events after launching its annual \u201cTake Action for Mental Health L.A. County\u201d campaign, including May 14 at Antelope Valley College.<\/p>\n
The campaign includes nine large-scale events and more than 130 community-based activities scheduled throughout May, organized in partnership with dozens of local groups, according to organizers.<\/p>\n
Officials said the effort is aimed at promoting mental health awareness, reducing stigma and connecting residents with resources and support services.<\/p>\n
\u201cMental Health Awareness Month provides a vital opportunity for us to connect with communities across Los Angeles County and elevate the importance of mental health and wellbeing,\u201d LACDMH Director Lisa Wong said in a statement.<\/p>\n
The department said it is partnering with 84 community-based organizations to host free events that include wellness activities such as meditation, art and live music, along with access to mental health resources.<\/p>\n
The department will host events at the following locations:<\/p>\n
\u2022\u2004May 3 at Magic Johnson Park, 905 East El Segundo Blvd., Willowbrook.<\/p>\n
\u2022\u2004May 5 at Rio Hondo College, 3600 Workman Mill Road, Whittier.<\/p>\n
\u2022\u2004May 12 at Los Angeles Mission College, 13356 Eldridge Ave., Sylmar.<\/p>\n
\u2022\u2004May 12 at Long Beach City College, 4901 East Carson St.<\/p>\n
\u2022\u2004May 13 at Los Angeles City College, 855 North Vermont Ave., East Hollywood.<\/p>\n
\u2022\u2004May 14 at Antelope Valley College, 3041 West Ave. K, Lancaster.<\/p>\n
\u2022\u2004May 14 at Santa Monica College, 1900 Pico Blvd.<\/p>\n
\u2022\u2004May 20 at Compton College, 1111 East Artesia Blvd.<\/p>\n
\u2022\u2004May 28 at Pasadena City College, 1570 East Colorado Blvd.<\/p>\n
\u201cThrough this year\u2019s campaign, we are bringing accessible, culturally responsive wellness activities and resources directly into communities \u2014 from our kickoff event at Magic Johnson Park to events at local community colleges \u2014 to inspire hope, recovery and wellbeing, particularly among our transition-aged youth and young adults,\u201d Wong said. \u201cAt its core, this campaign is about strengthening connections, reducing stigma, and empowering communities to prioritize their mental health every day.\u201d<\/p>\n
While May is Mental Health Awareness Month, officials said the department promotes well-being and resilience year-round. LACDMH encouraged residents to use its help line at 800-854-7771 and the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LOS ANGELES \u2014 The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health is rolling out a monthlong series of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":23624,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[7,111043,14029,5615,1570,48,52,51,47,137,50,49,2093,45157,45139,732],"class_list":["post-289611","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles","tag-california","tag-clinical-medicine","tag-cognition","tag-disability","tag-health","tag-la","tag-la-headlines","tag-la-news","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-county","tag-los-angeles-headlines","tag-los-angeles-news","tag-mental-health","tag-psychological-concepts","tag-psychology","tag-social-issues"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/289611","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=289611"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/289611\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23624"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=289611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=289611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=289611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}