{"id":44100,"date":"2022-01-26T12:08:13","date_gmt":"2022-01-26T20:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=44100"},"modified":"2022-01-26T12:08:13","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T20:08:13","slug":"la-county-board-of-supervisors-and-youth-commission-invite-community-to-virtual-event-centering-voices-in-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=44100","title":{"rendered":"LA County Board of Supervisors and Youth Commission Invite Community to Virtual Event \u201cCentering Voices in Mental Health\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"
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LOS ANGELES –\u00a0<\/strong>Symptoms of depression and anxiety have doubled during the pandemic for youth across the country, according to the United States Surgeon General.<\/p>\n

During the past two years, 25 percent of youth experienced depressive symptoms and 20 percent experienced increased anxiety. To help center youth voices in mental health reform and programming in Los Angeles County, The Youth Commission is hosting a \u201cCentering Youth Voice in Mental Health\u201d panel event, in partnership with the Board of Supervisors and the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health. The panel will consist of Youth Commissioners, mental health experts from the DMH + UCLA Public Partnership for Wellbeing, and community mental health advocates.<\/p>\n

“Young people in LA County are resilient and strong. By seeking their feedback for improving mental health and wellbeing services across the County, we can help youth-serving organizations meet their needs and prevent future mental health crises,\u201d said Commissioner and panelist La\u2019Toya Cooper who represents the Second District.<\/p>\n

Youth, community members, agency partners, community-based organizations, philanthropy, and media partners are invited to join and learn more about how to center lived experience and youth voices while responding to the mental health crisis impacting youth in LA County.<\/p>\n

Co-Sponsored by Fourth District Supervisor Janice Hahn\u2019s office, this event is in response to a 2004\u00a0Board Motion<\/a>\u00a0and is designed to center the voices of young people with lived experience, who are all too often left out of the design of programs meant to support them.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is imperative that when we consider a path forward in helping LA County\u2019s youth recover from the pandemic, we include them in building solutions. By convening mental health leaders and advocates, the Youth Commission is helping return authority to LA County\u2019s youth in healing their communities.\u201d said Hahn.<\/p>\n

“The Department of Mental Health is deeply committed to the wellbeing of\u00a0youth in LA County” said\u00a0DMH Director\u00a0Dr. Jonathan Sherin, M.D., Ph.D. “We\u00a0are thrilled to partner with the\u00a0Youth Commission, which is positioned to help amplify the voices\u00a0of\u00a0young people\u00a0who\u00a0have\u00a0never had a proper platform for providing input to County systems. It is our belief that the Youth Commission will inspire new and more effective models of mental health care for\u00a0young people in LA County.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe issues facing youth are more complex than ever before. School closures, our ongoing reckoning with racial injustice present in our systems, and the negative impacts of social media, all represent challenges to youth wellbeing. We must collaborate on solutions that work for the youth we serve,\u201d said Dr. Tyrone Howard, an education expert and panelist from the DMH + UCLA Public Partnership for Wellbeing.<\/p>\n

The Youth Commission welcomes suggestions for panelist questions from community members. If you would like to submit a question to the panel, please submit it to the Youth Commission Instagram page @lacounty_youthcommission by February 4.<\/p>\n

When: Thursday, February 10th<\/sup>\u00a0from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. PST<\/strong><\/p>\n

View the event flyer and\u00a0toolkit<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

How To Register and Join the Session:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Registration Link:\u00a0https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/Y3LL3G3<\/a><\/p>\n

Meeting Link:\u00a0https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/89214673705?pwd=WGlud3pZ NThkY2lXalkyb1VibFF4UT09<\/a><\/p>\n

You can also RSVP by emailing\u00a0YouthCommission@bos.lacounty.gov<\/a>\u00a0or calling 213-633-5599<\/p>\n

To keep up with future Youth Commission updates, visit\u00a0YouthCommission.lacounty.gov<\/a>. Subscribe to the email newsletter or email\u00a0youthcommission@bos.lacounty.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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