Service Area Leadership Team 1 (SALT 1)

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Service Area 1 – (Supervisorial District 5) and LACDMH, invite you to join them in a hybrid format every third Thursday of the month from 3 p.m. – 5 p.m. for the Service Area Leadership Team Meeting 1 (SALT 1). Hosted by Co-Chair Heather Varden, and Rudolpho Perez, SALT 1 is intended to bring together community members and local providers in effort to nourish the following key points.

Vision:  A community driven process that engages a large, multicultural, and diverse community towards a shared goal of hope, recovery, and wellbeing. 

Mission: To identify stakeholder priorities that will provide feedback to guide the Department of Mental Health in the development of its action plan in a process that generates input on mental health policy, program planning, and implementation, monitoring, quality improvement, evaluation, and budget allocations. 

Values: Respect: We recognize the uniqueness of every individual and treat all people in a way that affirms their personal worth and dignity. 
Collaboration: We work together towards common goals by partnering and outreaching with the whole community, sharing knowledge, building strong collaborations, and sharing decision-making.  Dedication: We will do whatever it takes to improve the lives of our consumers 

Ongoing Meeting Schedule: Every 3rd Thursday of the Month
Time: 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Location: Hybrid
Find all our meeting in our Event Calander

  • In-Person:
    Palmdale Mental Health Center, Conference Room.
    2260 E. Palmdale Blvd, Suite J,
    Palmdale, CA 93550.
  • Virtual:
    Join Meeting via MS Teams
    Meeting ID: 224 218 310 789
    Passcode: cp6ev7iw

    Dial in by phone
    +1 323-776-6996,
    Meeting ID: 818 026 132#

    Spanish: 1-888-204-5987
    Phone Conference ID: 9639884#

    SALT 1 Closed Caption 

    • Open to the public.
    • everyone is welcome.
    • no RSVP required.

Mental Health Commissioners
(refer to Supervisorial District 5 for commissioners representing Service Area 1)

SALT Co-Chairs and Liaison 

Co-Chair: Rudolpho Perez, LCSW
Email: SALT1@dmh.lacounty.gov

Liaison: Yvette Perez, MHA
Email: SALT1@dmh.lacounty.gov 

Please email us to join our email distribution list or learn more about SALT1@dmh.lacounty.gov or call 661-506-2913.

Additional information is also available on the SALT1 brochure