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DATE: MARCH 17, 2018
TIME: 9AM – 3PM

NAMI Los Angeles County Council invites the public to its 4th Annual Parent and Caregiver Conference.

This is a free event to the public (donations welcome).

LOCATION:

CENTER AT THE CATHEDRAL OF OUR LADY OF THE ANGELS
555 W. TEMPLE STREET
LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

Parking is available; Public transportation is accessible on the Purple/Red Line.

Topics that are expected to be presented include:

• School-based mental health programs
• Individualized Education Program plans
• Foster/kinship program services
• Benefits services – SSI/SSDI
• Communication skills
• Crisis response
• Ask the doctor session with a child psychiatrist
• Panel session: “My Family Member Has Been Arrested”

In addition, we will have opportunities for the following discussions:

• Family Support Group (offered in English and Spanish)
• Advocacy
• Signs and symptoms of mental illness
• Integrated care for co-occurring disorders
• Conservatorship
• Legal help for parents and families

For more information contact Alecia Ojinaga at alecia_ojinaga@yahoo.com or (310) 299-2973. Here is the evitebrite link to the conference https://www.eventbrite.com/e/parent-and-caregiver-conference-tickets-41398535133