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Social Model Recovery Systems was recently invited to have a booth at the API Wellness Summit 2019: "Sharing Our Stories of Resilience." This summit, hosted by the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health Asian Pacific Islander UsCC (Underserved Cultural Communities) Subcomittee, brought together API consumers, family members, community members, and mental health and allied professionals, to improve awareness regarding mental health issues and their impact on API consumers, families, and communities. The morning featured a keynote address by Leo Lishi Huang, API UsCC Subcommittee Cho-Chair and a play called "StanD" by Christopher Belen Aguilar, which was inspired by his own experience with bipolar disorder and how his Filipino-American family learned to help. The afternoon included an API Consumer and Family Member Panel, where recovery stories were shared, and 6 diverse workshops on a variety of topics that impact API consumers, family members, and community members. We were honored to collaborate on this event and to connect and bring awareness to individuals in the API community.
DEADLINE: MAY 1, 2019
In observance of Mental Health Awareness Month this May, YOURDMH SERVICE AREA 3 is sponsoring the San Gabriel Valley Rises Art Exhibit!
We are seeking creative, original art that address mental health and mental wellbeing experienced by the artist, someone close to them, or any related topic. Youth (up to age 14), young adults (14-24), and adults are encouraged to participate. Art will be displayed at the San Gabriel Valley Rises Art Show on MAY 9, 2019, 10:00AM - 3:00PM at the MASONIC CENTER FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES, 1650 E. OLD BADILLO STREET #B3, COVINA, CA 91724
GUIDELINES
- Art should express the experience of living with mental illness, supporting a family member or friend with mental illness, or a related topic.
- Entries can be paint, photography, or sculptures.
- Entries may be typed or handwritten.
- You may submit more than one are piece but no more than 3 per person.
SUBMISSIONS
To be considered, each entry should include the following:
- Name, age, address, phone number, and email address (if available).
- We will only contact you if your poem is chosen to request permission to display your work entrants may ask that their work be posted anonymously.
To submit artwork, please contact LAVON ROBINSON @ 626.332.7788 or LAVONR@SOCIALMODEL.COM.
Stepping Stones spent the day at the Covina Chalk Art Festival in support of autism. Both staff and residents have been blessed with children who have autism and we love to support this event. This year, one of our residents got into the action and created some art herself. Social Model Recovery Systems was also given the opportunity to have a booth at this festival. Many thanks to the City of Covina for hosting this event!
Some of our residents of Royal Palms attended "Be Relentless," a documentary screening to hear the phenomenal Norma Bastidas, ultramarathoner, record-setting triathlete, and human trafficking survivor, share her epic journey that began in Cancun, Mexico and ended in Washington D.C. Norma completed the world's longest triathlon with one mission in mind-- to combat human trafficking and empower thousands of survivors across the world. In his own words, one of our residents expressed the tremendous impact Norma made on his road to recovery.
Thank you, Danny Trejo and Mario Castillo, for taking the time to visit Touchstones Adolescent Residential Treatment Program in Orange, CA to speak about your journey through recovery. Your story and words of hope and inspiration will resonate in their minds for years to come!
Thank you so much to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health - Office of Women's Health (OWH) for inviting Social Model Recovery Systems to be an exhibitor at the Domestic Violence Housing & Support Services (DVHSS) Provider Meeting. The day featured outstanding speakers, community engagement activities, and networking opportunities during breakfast and lunch. We are excited to serve as a resource for individuals and providers within the domestic violence and substance use/addiction communities and are looking forward to partnering on future events.
