4TH ANNUAL MENTAL
HEALTH SYMPOSIUM
Moving Forward Together with Purpose

4th Annual Mental Health Symposium
Moving forward together with PURPOSE!
About this Event
FundaMental Change will stage the 4th Annual Mental Health Symposium live from Discovery Cube Los Angeles in Sylmar, California to a virtual audience on Saturday, June 11, 2022. The program will be streamed to a virtual audience at 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. PT.
Registration is free and open to the public. The program aims to
raise awareness, reduce stigma, and fund supportive services for people living with mental illness, as well as improving the lives of people that care for them.
Discovery Cube Los Angeles will host
Emotions at Play with Pixar’s Inside Out,
the first interactive exhibit based on the award-winning film, helps visitors – young and old – understand the important role emotions, memory and imagination play in our everyday lives. Focusing on the five core emotions featured in Disney and Pixar’s Inside Out – Joy, Sadness, Anger, Disgust and Fear – hands-on and digital experiences in the exhibit offer opportunities to explore some of the ways we express our emotions – and recognize emotions in others, too. Learn more about the exhibit and plan your visit at
www.discoverycube.org.
Press
Speaker Videos from 4th Annual Mental Health Symposium
4th Annual Mental Health Symposium Photo Gallery
Speakers
Reception Remarks
Tony Cardenas
US Congressman, California's 29th District
Luz Rivas
Agenda
List of Services
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Event Details
Saturday, June 11, 2022
Program Streaming Virtually: 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. PT
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Topics
The program theme is Moving Forward Together with Purpose. This year's topics are selected to support families who have experienced challenges due to the Covid-19 pandemic and will be presented by subject matter experts. Fundamental Changes' core mission is to raise awareness, reduce stigma, fund supportive services for people living with mental illness, and improve the lives of people who care for them.
Resources
NAMI Self Care Inventory Checklist
This inventory is for assessing your personal self-care practices. Please assign a value to each trait listed below according to how often you take care of yourself in these ways. When you are done, reflect upon the sections in which you scored the lowest and how you could improve your self care practices. Don’t forget to reflect upon the highest scoring sections and acknowledge where you have succeeded!
Headspace: Free App for LA County Residents
The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health has partnered with Headspace to offer LA County residents free subscriptions to its digital platform for improving mindfulness, relaxation and wellbeing.
Headspace's vast library of content includes guided meditations, workout videos and sleep-promoting sounds, all of which can be readily accessed from your computer, tablet or smartphone!
To learn more about Headspace and to sign up for your free subscription, please click the link below.
Your Guide to Suicide Prevention Apps
Use the resource guide linked below for app suggestions to help with mindfulness, meditation, and mental health support. Provided by the Los Angeles Department of Mental Health.
Your Wellbeing on Your Terms: Guide to Wellbeing Apps
The Los Angeles Department of Mental Health presents apps, listed in the linked flyer, for your consideration. They provide a quick guide of resources available to promote wellbeing in simple daily activities.
You may find these apps to be useful for exercise, nutrition, education, emotional health, relaxation and practicing mindfulness. We’ve made things simple so you don’t have to sort through 100s of available apps to improve your wellbeing. These are an initial set of apps based on input received from the community.
Teen Line Hotline
The Teen Line hotline provides a safe, non-judgmental space for youth to talk about their worries with someone their age who 'gets it'. The hotline is staffed by highly trained teens and supervised by mental health professionals and is OPEN from 6-9PM every evening. Text 'TEEN' to 839863 or email our hotline. We also offer message boards for teens to talk to other teens, including anxiety around the Covid-19 virus, as well as tips for coping skills from teens on all of our social media platforms (Instagram, Tik Tok, Facebook, etc)
We also provide support resources for parents on our website at www.teenlineonline.org. We recently hosted a Facebook Live event for parents on Teen Line's Facebook page (@teenlineonline) to learn how they can support and help their kids navigate this difficult time.
Suicide Prevention Resources
Provided by the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health Partners in Suicide Prevention program - this resource guide contains contact information for community members who may be dealing with a mental health crisis.
Road Map for Social Emotional Well-Being and Academic Success
The Roadmaps for Social-Emotional Well-Being & Academic Success were designed by educators and mental health professionals to support the return to school following a particularly turbulent time in history. We trust that all parents and all school staff - teachers, administrators, counselors, and support staff- will find helpful tools and resources.