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SUPERVISOR BURKE JOINS DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NAMI URBAN LOS ANGELES IN CELEBRATING FIRST-EVER BEBE MOORE-CAMPBELL NATIONAL MINORITY MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH7/16/08
SUPERVISOR BURKE JOINS DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NAMI URBAN LOS ANGELES IN PROCLAIMING JULY AS BEBE MOORE-CAMPBELL NATIONAL MINORITY MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH7/1/08
LA COUNTY SUPERVISOR ANTONOVICH AN DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH TEAM UP WITH ANGELS BASEBALL IN SUPPORT OF NATIONAL CHILDREN'S AND MINORITY MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH6/27/08
FORMER CALIFORNIA ANGEL JAY JOHNSTONE TO ATTEND MEMORIAL DAY EVENT IN ARCADIA5/22/08
CALIFORNIA SENATE PRO TEM ELECT STEINBERG TO CELEBRATE MENTAL HEALTH COMMISSION'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY5/22/08
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER HONOR VALENCIA'S HIVAND AS AN LA COUNTY SUPERSTAR5/5/08
LOS ANGELES COUNTY CELEBRATES "MAY IS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH"5/2/08
CONSUMERS OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO TELL THEIR STORIES OF SUCCESS AT SECOND ANNUAL "CONNECTIONS FOR LIFE THROUGH EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION" CELEBRATION4/2/08
"LEAN ON ME" AT FOURTH ANNUAL CHILDHOOD GRIEF & TRAUMATIC LOSS CONFERENCE3/12/08
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ACT FUNDS FOR DROP-IN-CENTERS3/11/08
DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH TO HOST SIXTH ANNUAL AFRICAN AMERICAN MENTAL HEALTH CONFERENCE2/28/08
LA CLIPPERS HOST UNITED ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN & FAMILIES AT STAPLES CENTER2/26/08
ANTELOPE VALLEY AND PALMDALE MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS HOST BLACK HISTORY MONTH EVENT2/21/08
SIXTH ANNUAL STATEWIDE CONFERENCE ON CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS2/7/08
LONG BEACH FIRE FIGHTERS TO DELIVER “SPARK OF LOVE” TOYS TO LONG BEACH MENTAL HEALTH CENTER’S DPSS CALWORKS CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES12/24/07
DOWNTOWN MENTAL HEALTH CENTER, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES AND LOS ANGELES HOMELESS SERVICES AUTHORITY TO HOSTS CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION FOR SKID ROW HOMELESS CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES12/18/07
DR. SOUTHARD TO DELIVER KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT 2007 INTERNATIONAL FORUM IN BEIJING, CHINA, DEC. 1212/12/07
Mental Health Clinicians to Provide Much Needed Assistance to Corral Wildfire Victims and Emergency First Responders11/27/07
Coping with the Holiday Blues11/21/07
Department of Mental Health Solicits for Mental Health Services Act Housing Program11/21/07
Board of Supervisors Authorize One-Time Mental Health Services Act Funding11/21/07
Board of Supervisors Approve MHSA Funding for Serious Emotionally Disturbed Transition Age Youth Residing at Probation Camps11/14/07
SUPERVISOR MICHAEL D. ANTONOVICH AND DIRECTOR8/20/07
DEPUTY DIRECTOR DENNIS MURATA NAMED UCLA "SOCIAL WORKER OF THE YEAR"7/6/07
CYNTHIA LESTER, DIRECTOR OF THE DOCUMENTARY “MY MOTHER’S GARDEN” TO DELIVER KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT HOARDING TRAINING DAY IN LOS ANGELES7/6/07
DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH HOSTS “MAY IS MENTAL HEALTH MONTH” CONFERENCES & EVENTS5/7/07
Board of Supervisors Approve $1 Million MHSA American Indian Counseling Center Program in Cerritos3/16/07
Board of Supervisors Approve Department of Mental Health's $1 Million MHSA Homeless Outreach & Engagement Team3/6/07
Board of Supervisors Approve Department of Mental Health's $4.4 Million MHSA Field Capable Clinic Services Program3/6/07
30 Children Who Lost Their Loved Ones Will Perform “I Believe I Can Fly” at Third Annual Childhood Grief & Traumatic Loss Conference @ Burbank Airport Marriott Hotel, March 83/6/07
Chairman Zev Yaroslavsky and Former Supervisor Edmund D. Edelman Scheduled to Attend Edelman Westside Mental Health Center's 10th Anniversary Celebration, March 13/1/07
Department of Mental Health to Host Fifth Annual African American Mental Health Conference @ L.A. Convention Center2/15/07
Services are now available at Santa Clarita Valley Mental Health Center after this weekend’s three alarm fire in Newhall12/18/06
County Officials to Direct Patients of Valencia Medical Building to Alternate Site in Lieu of Fire12/18/06
Downtown Mental Health Center Hosts Christmas Celebration for Skid Row Homeless Children12/18/06
Coping with the "Holiday Blues"11/22/06
Department of Mental Health and Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Department of Psychiatry to Host 12th Annual Asian Americans Mental Health Conference in Long Beach, Oct. 1310/5/06
"Law Enforcement and Mental Health Conference" Addresses Children and Adolescent Issues of Suicide and Trauma6/15/06
Department of Mental Health to Host Seventh Annual "Law Enforcement and Mental Health Conference," June 156/13/06
County of Los Angeles Department of Mental Health's Office of Consumer Affairs to Host Spanish Language "Hope and Recovery" Conference, June 96/8/06
County of Los Angeles Department of Mental Health to Host Faith Leaders Conference at the Center at Cathedral Plaza5/25/06
County of Los Angeles Department of Mental Health's Emergency Outreach Bureau to Participate in the Ninth Annual "Remembering Our Veterans & Their Families: Past, Present & Future," May 275/25/06
South Pasadena’s Carmen Gatica Sandate Named as “Outstanding Service to Consumer Employee of the Year”5/23/06
County of Los Angeles Department of Mental Health to Honor “Employees of the Year” at Descanso Gardens5/23/06
County of Los Angeles Department of Mental Health Announces Launch of Community Based Web Site Network of Care for Mental Health, May 225/22/06
County of Los Angeles Department of Mental Joins Supervisor Yvonne B. Burke & Mental Health Commission in hosting Community Health & Wellness Fair5/19/06
County of Los Angeles Department of Mental Health Joins National Mental Health Association & National Alliance on Mental Illness in Observance of "May is Mental Health Month"5/5/06
County of Los Angeles Department of Mental Health & Los Angeles Area Fire Marshals Association co-host "Hoarding" Conference in Long Beach5/4/06
County of Los Angeles Employees and Community Leaders Come Together to Address Issues of Cultural Competency4/25/06