Our Events

Mission Community Hospital and FundaMental Change are proud to present the 2023 Mental Health Forum taking place at Allure Banquet Hall, located at 6939 Van Nuys Blvd, Van Nuys, CA 91405, on Friday, October 27, 2023 from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM. The event is by invitation only, non-transferable.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The FundaMental Change 2nd Annual Mental Health Symposium took place Saturday, May 18, 2019 at Los Angeles Mission College.

Coffee and a discussion about suicide prevention, mental health and well being that took place on Saturday 04/13/2019. 

Coffee and a discussion about suicide prevention, mental health and well being that took place on Saturday 08/19/2018. 

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.