Monthly Archives: January 2021

January Meeting Tonight

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Mental Health Parity, Health Insurance & Access to Care

Please come to hear from Renée Fabian a Los Angeles-based journalist who currently works as the features editor at The Mighty, covering mental health, chronic illness and disability. Despite laws designed to make it easier for you to get affordable mental health care, finding affordable treatment for mental illness is still a challenge. In this presentation, we’ll cover mental health parity, including how it affects your right to access mental health care, your rights as consumers, how to use your insurance to get care, and how we can advocate for better mental health care access in the future.

Please see article for her feature report in the “Mighty” and see Guides for information she developed on accessing insurance and will be discussing. For Spanish version see Guía.

Ms. Fabian has previously written for the Washington Post, VICE, Healthline, Talkspace, The Fix, and GRAMMY.com, among others. Renée holds a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Southern California and a Master’s degree in psychology from Antioch University Los Angeles.

We will also hold elections for the NAMI South Bay Board Offices of President, Vice-President, Treasurer and Secretary.

Also, please consider getting involved helping to support families and persons with a mental illness and getting involved in finding and implementing solution to our dysfunctional mental health system. There are openings for Committee Chairs including Newsletter, Hospitality, Ombudsperson, NAMI Walk, Membership, Speaker Chair and others. Please submit your letter of interest or email to Paul Stansbury at psstans5@aol.com. Your letter of interest will be considered by the President and Board. Any questions, please contact Paul Stansbury.

LA County residents 65 and older can get coronavirus vaccines starting Thursday

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Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Hilda Solis on Monday, Jan. 18 delivered a rare executive order widening the county’s vaccine rollout.

As debate over the slower-than expected rollout heated up anew, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Hilda Solis on Monday, Jan. 18 ordered that coronavirus vaccines be made available to residents 65 years of age and older beginning Thursday, Jan. 21.

“The COVID-19 vaccine rollout has been an enormous undertaking, especially during an unprecedented surge where cases, hospitalizations, and deaths continue to skyrocket,” said Solis in a statement that accompanied her executive order. “However, if we are to ever get out of this dark winter, it is critical that we make headway vaccinating people 65 years of age and older as soon as possible – in line with Governor Gavin Newsom’s recommendations.”

Details were not yet available for how seniors could sign up, but the order directed county health officials to provide additional information for eligible residents. In the meantime, officials urged residents to visit VaccinateLACounty.com to sign up for email alerts.