Events
Friday May 2, 2008
Start: 11:30 am
End: 2:00 pm
Although our community has grown increasingly open about mental illness, we still have far to go to erase stigma. To shine light on the issue, in 1997 Didi Hirsch hosted its first Erasing the Stigma Leadership Awards, honoring Tipper Gore in recognition of her candid discussion of mental illness and its costs to all of us. Since then, we have honored researchers and physicians, actors and writers, leaders and activists, for their significant contributions to the field of mental health and for helping to erase the stigma of mental illness.
Saturday May 3, 2008
Start: 9:00 am
Our Suicide Prevention Center needs your help to staff its 24-hour Crisis Line. Volunteers receive a 60-hour training course to prepare them to take crisis calls. Training classes are held on Saturdays at our main office in Culver City in January, May, and September of each year.
The next training class starts on May 3, 2008. To be considered, please apply before Friday, April 25.
Wednesday May 7, 2008
Start: 3:30 pm
End: 5:00 pm
Group purpose: To improve social functioning and interpersonal relationships.
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Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:00 pm
First meeting date for Survivors After Suicide South Bay 8-week Group. Start date subject to change depending on availability. Please contact Rick Mogil at (310) 895-2326 for questions or to reserve your spot.
Wednesday May 14, 2008
Start: 9:00 am
End: 11:00 am
Grief in Latino Families
May 14, 2008 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Presenter: Susana Salgado, Ph.D.
Grief is a culture bond event. The behaviors and rituals associated with grief vary across cultures. This workshop will give the participant information about the cultural issues related to various types of grief in the Latino culture.
Start: 3:30 pm
Group purpose: To improve social functioning and interpersonal relationships.
Topics include:
Wednesday May 21, 2008
Start: 3:30 pm
End: 5:00 pm
Group purpose: To improve social functioning and interpersonal relationships.
Topics include:
Wednesday May 28, 2008
Start: 9:00 am
End: 11:00 am
Working with Gangs: The Role of Females in Gangs
May 28, 2008 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Presenter: Susana Cruz, MA
More and more girls are joining gangs and/or becoming involved in the "lifestyle." What is this phenomenon about? What roles do girls play in the gangs? What impact does this have on their development? What interventions work with this population? This workshop will address these questions and others as part of the discussion about girls and gangs.
Start: 3:30 pm
End: 5:00 pm
Group purpose: To improve social functioning and interpersonal relationships.
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