PALMDALE – Local residents are invited to the AV Mental Health Awareness Day and walk, happening from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. this Saturday, Oct. 1, at Poncitlán Square, located 38315 9th Street East in Palmdale.
Hosted by the Erick A Garcia “You Are Enough” Foundation, the city of Palmdale, and other community partners, the event aims to raise awareness and provide information about mental health, suicide prevention, and local community resources.
On-site registration starts at 7:30 a.m., and the walk begins at 8 a.m. Admission is free, with donations encouraged and a free T-shirt included with a minimum $35 donation. Participants are encouraged to register online, prior to the walk, at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/av-mental-health-awareness-day-registration-347528084857.
Following the walk, there will be free entertainment and community resources. Food trucks also will be available for food and beverage purchases. For more information about the Erick A Garcia “You Are Enough” Foundation, visit youareenoughfoundation.org.
For free local and regional mental health resources for kids and families, visit Palmdale’s mental health resource page at https://cityofpalmdale.org/987/Mental-Health-Resources. If you or someone you know is experiencing anxiety or depression and needs to talk to someone immediately, call the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health 24-hour hotline at 800-854-7771 or text LA to 741741 or call or text to 9-8-8.
[Information via news release from the city of Palmdale.]
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Tim Scott says
It’s outdoors in Palmdale. Worrying about respiratory transmission of viruses through the typical Palmdale breeze indicates that you wouldn’t need to BRING anyone. Get help Ace…it’s available.
ACE says
WE CAN ALWAYS COUNT ON PALMDALE TO COME UP WITH IDEAS AND COOL PROMOTIONS…
A WALK TO MAKE EVERYONE AWARE THERE IS A HUGE MENTAL ILLNESS PROBLEM…
WE WALK AROUND AND AROUND WEARING MASKS THAT DON’T WORK…
CARRYING CANDLES…
AND INFECT EACH OTHER WITH COLDS, THE FLU, THE RONA OR THE MONKEY POX…
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MAYBE THEY DIDN’T THINK OF THAT OR SOMETHING..?
WHO KNOWS..?
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IF WE KNOW A CRAZY PERSON, CAN THEY COME ALONG..?
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