Events

2024 Golden Bell Awards Honor Member Achievements 

November 20, 2024
Members and staff of Mental Health America of Los Angeles at annual Golden Bell Awards.

Mental Health America of Los Angeles (MHALA) honored 250 of its members at the 23rd annual Golden Bell Awards, held in November in Palmdale. Members were recognized for their achievements…

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Social Pivot Exhibit Runs June 15-28

June 3, 2024

DreamKreator Studio’s Rhonda Love is hosting an exhibit in conjunction with Mental Health America of Los Angeles (MHALA) through a Creative Corps program grant from the Arts Council for Long…

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MHALA, Rhonda Love Host Free Community Art Workshop

February 20, 2024

Mental Health America of Los Angeles (MHALA) and DreamKreator Studio’s Rhonda Love have partnered to host a free community art workshop on March 23, 2024. The workshop will be held from…

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MHALA Gala to Honor Mental Health Advocate Patti LaPlace

November 3, 2023

Mental Health America of Los Angeles (MHALA) is honoring the career of California State University, Long Beach’s (CSULB’s) Patti LaPlace at its fifth Under the Toque gala and auction.   After…

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Mental Health America of Los Angeles Holds Open House in Honor of Mental Health Awareness Month 

May 16, 2023

Mental Health America of Los Angeles (MHALA) will celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month with an open house on May 31, 2023. The event, held at MHALA’s Lancaster location, will highlight…

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MHALA Celebrates Achievements of Individuals with Mental Health Needs at 21st Annual Golden Bell Awards

October 17, 2022
21st Annual Golden Bell Awards

As part of its nearly 100-year-old efforts to destigmatize mental health and raise awareness about the ability to recover from mental health challenges, Mental Health America of Los Angeles (MHALA)…

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MHALA’s Lucia Kung Named LA Business Journal 2022 Nonprofit CFO of the Year

September 26, 2022
Headshot of Lucia Kung, MHALA CFO

Mental Health America of Los Angeles (MHALA) Chief Financial Officer Lucia Kung was named Nonprofit CFO of the Year by the Los Angeles Business Journal at its 2022 CFO Awards.…

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Nonprofit of the Year (Enterprise) Award Finalist

April 26, 2022

MHALA is a Nonprofit of the Year (Enterprise) Finalist in the 2022 Los Angeles Business Journal’s Nonprofit & Corporate Citizenship Awards! The awards honored the amazing work of the nonprofit…

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Diversity, Equity + Inclusion Award Finalist

April 5, 2022

MHALA is a Nonprofit of the Year Finalist in the 2022 Los Angeles Business Journal’s Diversity, Equity + Inclusion Awards! The awards honored and celebrated diversity & inclusion champion individuals…

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How Traumatic Images Impact Us, for Better and for Worse

June 6, 2020
Cover of Long BEach Post

The striking image of a lone man standing before a fleet of tanks in Tiananmen Square on June 5, 1989 brought worldwide attention to the plight of pro-democracy demonstrators in…

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