To celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month, LACDMH’s fourth annual Take Action for Mental Health L.A. County campaign continues to highlight and promote the importance of mental health and wellbeing throughout Los Angeles County with numerous events and activations throughout May. LACDMH kicked off with a Countywide celebration at Earvin “Magic” Johnson Park on May 3, followed by eight regional festivals at community colleges within each of our service areas throughout the rest of the month. These Department-hosted events featured free wellness services, live entertainment, creative activities and access to wellbeing resources. Select photos from this year’s events are available on our Flickr album.
Additionally, LACDMH have provided $2.1M in grants to 84 community organizations that offered 137 in-person and virtual events throughout the County and partnered with high-profile organizations — including the Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Football Club, Univision, and Meruelo Media — to raise awareness of this campaign.
We thank everyone who joined us for this year’s Take Action activities. To learn more, check out the video below and this YouTube playlist recapping each LACDMH-hosted event.
