{"id":102108,"date":"2021-06-16T16:58:38","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T23:58:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=102108"},"modified":"2021-06-16T16:58:38","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T23:58:38","slug":"palmdale-to-host-mental-health-awareness-virtual-town-hall-focusing-on-veterans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2021\/06\/16\/palmdale-to-host-mental-health-awareness-virtual-town-hall-focusing-on-veterans\/","title":{"rendered":"Palmdale to host Mental Health Awareness Virtual Town Hall focusing on veterans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"xmsonormal\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/veteran-mental-health.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-102109\" src=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/veteran-mental-health-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/veteran-mental-health-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/veteran-mental-health-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/veteran-mental-health-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/veteran-mental-health.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\">PALMDALE \u2013The city of Palmdale will host a <strong>Mental Health Virtual Town Hall<\/strong> via Zoom on Tuesday, June 22, at 10 a.m. that will focus on issues and challenges facing the veteran community.<\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\">The featured speaker will be<strong> Dr. Saacha Gates<\/strong> Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist and Director of the Antelope Valley Vet Center.<\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\">Interested persons need to register\u00a0by emailing\u00a0<a>info@cityofpalmdale.org<\/a> and noting <em>\u201cMental Health Town Hall\u201d<\/em> in the subject line.\u00a0 City staff will reply with the details for accessing the Zoom meeting. For free local and regional mental health resources for kids and their families, visit the City\u2019s mental health resource page at <a title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"https:\/\/cityofpalmdale.org\/987\/Mental-Health-Resources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/cityofpalmdale.org\/987\/Mental-Health-Resources<\/a> .<\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\">&#8220;Each day on average 22 veterans commit suicide, which tragically impacts not only their families, but their communities as well,\u201d said Palmdale City Manager J.J. Murphy. \u201cWith this town hall, the city of Palmdale continues our commitment and focus on the mental health needs of our community, especially for our veterans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\">Anyone experiencing anxiety or depression, or needing to talk to someone immediately, should call the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health 24-hour hotline at 800-854-7771, or text LA to 741741.<\/p>\n<h6><em>[Information via news release from the city of Palmdale.]<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PALMDALE \u2013The city of Palmdale will host a Mental Health Virtual Town Hall via Zoom on Tuesday, June 22, at 10 a.m. that will focus on issues and challenges facing the veteran community. The featured speaker will be Dr. Saacha Gates Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist and Director of the Antelope Valley Vet Center. 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