Mental Health Prevention and Early Intervention Programs
Subject of Focus Groups
For
Immediate Release: June 3, 2008
Contact: Howard
Sutter (714) 834-2178
(Santa Ana) - Public input that will help shape programs and services offering early assistance to those with a mental health problem will be sought at a series of “Speak Up” focus group forums in Orange County during the month of June.
The focus group sessions will be held in four Orange County locations:
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Saturday, June 7, 1-3 p.m., Stanton Community Center, 11822 Santa Paula Dr., Stanton 90680
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Saturday, June 14, 9 a.m-12 p.m., Office of State Senator Lou Correa, 2323 N. Broadway, Santa Ana 92706
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Saturday, June 21, 9 a.m.-11 a.m., Western Youth Services, 23461 South Pointe Drive, Laguna Hills 92653
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Sunday, June 22, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Downtown Community Center, 250 East Center Street, Anaheim 92805
At the meetings, community members will be asked to share their ideas about what is needed in their communities to prevent and to intervene early in mental illness. The sessions mark the launch of the Prevention and Early Intervention component of the Mental Health Services Act. The Prevention and Early Intervention component is intended to reduce the risk factors, or stressors, that may lead to the initial onset of a mental health problem, as well as promote and support the well-being of at-risk individuals under challenging life circumstances in order to reduce the suffering caused by mental health problems.
For more information about the sessions, please contact Alan Albright of the Orange County Health Care Agency at (714) 834-5572. If you are attending and need translation services, please contact Hanh Truong (Vietnamese) at (714) 796-0190, Sergio Ventura (Spanish) at (714) 796-0191 or Kevin Dewindt (ASL) at (714) 448-2764 (videophone) or (714) 517-6148 (TTY).
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