Announcing:
The Clinic's Annual Awards Luncheon
Friday April 25, 2008
In honor of the stellar contributions made in the field of children's mental health by two longtime Clinic supporters, we established two prestigious service awards. This year's luncheon will be held April 25th as part of the final day of a two day professional development training. This year's training topic is Engaging Vulnerable Families Through a Culturally Sensitive Perspective: Tools for Home Visiting presented by Dr. Victor Bernstein, a professor and nationally prominent early childhood mental health advocate, from the University of Chicago's Department of Child Psychiatry. This training is one of a series offered by the Clinic's Early Intervention Training Institute.
Adding to the original two awards, this year the Clinic will present three honors. The first is the Evis Coda Award for Building Hope for Families and will be presented to Connie Lillas, Ph.D., MFT, RN for her outstanding work in the field. The second is the Quinton James Award for Making a Difference, honoring an entity, organization or elected/public official who has had a broad impact on improving the lives of children and families. This year, Marvin J. Southard, D.S.W., is honored for his work with the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health. Finally, Supervisor Yvonne B. Burke will receive Special Recognitionfor Public Service and Commitment to Children and Families.
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Dr. Evis Coda, an award-winning child psychiatrist whose professional career included Medical Director at St. John's Kennedy Child Study Center in Santa Monica, Medical Director at Los Angeles Child Guidance Clinic and teaching appointments at UCLA School of Medicine and USC School of Medicine. He has published articles on mental health and has served on various national committees and boards in support of children's health services, including the Clinic. |
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Dr. Quinton James, child and adolescent psychiatrist, has for over 45 years pursued his passion to help children and families in Central and South Los Angeles. His many endeavors in children's services include work with LAUSD as a child psychiatrist, serving as Chief of Child and Adolescents Services at King/Drew Hospital and Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at USC School of Medicine. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Clinic for over 16 years and is a past Chairperson. |
10th Annual Family FunFest
A Mental Health Awareness Fair
Saturday May 31, 2008
Each spring, the Clinic hosts its annual Family Funfest: A Mental Health Awareness Fair, a fun-filled day for families in our community to become acquainted with the mental health services offered at the Clinic, as well as gain access to services. Many of the Clinic's long-standing community partners also participate in the event, creating access to important community resources and services.
This year, the Family FunFest will take place on Saturday, May 31, 2008, from 11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. at the Clinic’s 3787 South Vermont Avenue location. We anticipate another successful event including:
- Food, Crafts, Games
- Entertainment
- Health Resources
- Job Booth(Come learn more about our career opportunities)
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Volunteer opportunities are available for this special event each year. Please contact Tara Lawson at 323/766-2360 ext. 3511 or TLawson@lacgc.org for more information.
Because We Care:
An Early Intervention
Mental Health Services Conference
January 2005, the Clinic welcomed over 650 mental
health professionals, child care and Head Start workers,
child advocates, nurses, educators, parents, policy
makers and pubic officials to Because We Care:
An Early Intervention Mental Health Services Conference. The
purpose of the event was to reduce the impact of childhood
trauma on children ages 0-5 by increasing participants’ understanding,
knowledge and skills as they relate to evidence-based
best practices in early intervention approaches, models
and treatment strategies.
In partnership with the conference’s local,
state and national co-sponsors, we were honored to
have Dr. David Satcher, the 16th Surgeon General of
the United States, the current Director of the National
Center for Primary Care at the Morehouse School of
Medicine and the interim Dean of the Morehouse
School of Medicine, deliver the keynote address, Mental
Health in Children – A Health Crisis.
Additional plenary presentations were made by Dr.
Joy Osofsky, Professor of Pediatrics, Psychiatry and
Public Health at Louisiana State University and President
of ZERO TO THREE on The Impact of Trauma on 0-5
Year Olds; and Dr. Susan McDonough, Associate
Professor and Research Scientist in the School of Social
Work at the University of Michigan on Overburdened
Families.
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* Please see Spring 2005 Newsletter
for further details
on the Conference
(click here for PDF) |
Conference Co-Sponsors
- California Department of Developmental Services
- California Department of Mental Health
- Child & Family Guidance Center
- LAUSD/Early Childhood Education Division
- Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family
Services
- Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
- Los Angeles County Supervisor Yvonne Burke
- Mental Health Association in California
- National Mental Health Association
- Pacific Clinics
- WestEd
- Zero to Three
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