Tri-City Mental Health (TCMH) strives to make behavioral health services culturally appropriate, and mental wellness accessible for all residents in the cities of Pomona, Claremont and La Verne.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) was established to focus on mental health disparities in access and quality of care for historically underserved, unserved and inappropriately served cultural and ethnic communities and identify the workforce development needs of staff supporting these communities. Demonstrating a commitment to understanding and addressing how disparities, inequities, and stigma impact an individual’s ability to access care, DEI works to advance equitable and inclusive behavioral health and recovery services and to reduce the barriers that prevent individuals and communities from obtaining appropriate services, supports and treatment.
LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Tri-City respectfully acknowledges the original caretakers of this land, the Tongva peoples and all of their ancestors, elders and descendants, past, present, and emerging. Tri-City is committed to a continuous effort to learn and understand how we can best partner with the indigenous peoples of this land and partner with, empower, and center the voices of historically underrepresented people.
WELLNESS COLLABORATIVES
In 2007, the Mental Health Services Act provided funding to continue and support county efforts to address racial, ethnic and cultural disparities in the delivery of and access to mental health services in the community. The goal of these Collaboratives is to build partnerships and form a joint alliance with community members, service providers and local organizations to reduce the stigma associated with mental health and address community-identified needs. Members are encouraged and empowered to share their collective voices to promote awareness within their community about available resources, TCMH services, trainings and events to support wellness and recovery and decrease mental health stigma.
WHO CAN BE A WELLNESS COLLABORATIVE MEMBER?
TCMH Wellness Collaboratives thrive on inclusivity and collective partnership, with membership consisting of peers, families, advocates, community members, community leaders, TCMH staff and representatives of local service providers. All who reside in or are affiliated with the cities of Pomona, Claremont and La Verne are welcome to participate.
Wellness Collaborative meet to implement support, share resources and identify ways to reduce mental health stigma, increase access to services, and create a collaborative space for guidance, education and celebration of their community. Each Collaborative develops and implements activities in collaboration with other TCMH staff, community partners, consumers/clients/family members and community stakeholders. Activities include educational resources; trainings and workshops on culturally-responsive practices and mental health awareness; cultural events and celebrations; and community outreach.
To learn more about upcoming meetings and activities, visit our event calendar. Please emaildei@tricitymhs.orgregarding your interest to receive meeting invitations or more information for any of the following Wellness Collaboratives:
¡Adelante! Latino and Hispanic Wellness Collaborative
African American Family Wellness Collaborative
Holistic Asian American and Pacific Islander (HAPPI) Wellness Collaborative
RAINBOW (LGBTQ+) Wellness Collaborative
Transition Age Youth (TAY) Wellness Collaborative
Wellness Collaboratives for Older Adults and Native American and Indigenous communities are in development. For more information about Wellness Collaboratives and ways to get involved, please contact us atdei@tricitymhs.org.
The DEI Coordinator and chairs of Tri-City's Wellness Collaboratives met together before the holidays for a group photo in the Therapeutic Community Garden. From left: Daisy Martinez, ¡Adelante! Co-Chair; Andrea Espinosa, DEI Coordinator; Richard Franco, ¡Adelante! Co-Chair; Bruce Truong, Holistic Asian American Pacific Islander (HAAPI) Chair;
Cory Campos, RAINBOW Chair; Amanda Colt, TAY Chair; Clanisha Johnson, African American Family Wellness Chair.
Tri-City Mental Health, in collaboration with Pomona Pride Center, held an in-person roundtable event "I Love You No Matter What" in February 2023. Community members had the opportunity to ask professionals in mental health and public services settings on ways to better support LGBTQIA individuals.
Cory Campos, RAINBOW Chair, and Frank Guzman, Executive Director of Pomona Pride Center, speak at roundtable event, "I Love You No Matter What" about how to provide support to loved ones who identify as LGBTQIA . Hosted at the Pomona Pride Center.
¡Adelante! Latino and Hispanic Wellness Collaborative collaborated with TCMH Stigma Reduction program staff, Latino and Latina Roundtable and Café con Libros to host Lotería events during Mental Health Awareness Month in May 2023. These events celebrated the rich latino/a/x culture while engaging with community members of all ages in a unique game of Lotería which incorporated a theme of mental health awareness and suicide prevention.
¡Adelante! Chair, Richard Franco, leads a Lotería game at Café con Libros with community members during Mental Health Awareness Month in May 2023.
For Native American Heritage Month 2022, TCMH staff were invited to a Lunch and Learn presentation "Wellness and Healing in Native and Tribal Communities."
The presentation focused on Native and Ingenious communities through guest presenter Henri Mascorro’s wisdom and lived experience growing up on the reservation. Staff had an opportunity to gain understating of common healing practices in Native communities such as the sacred sage, sweat lodges and the talking stick.
During the presentation "Wellness and Healing in Native and Tribal Communities," speaker Henri Mascorro shares her Native American ancestry through storytelling, artifacts, music, dance and regalia. This photo features a display of traditional Native
American items including talking
stick, healing feather, burden
basket and sacred sage.
Members of the African American Family Wellness Collaborative and
the NAACP Pomona held a tabling event outside of TCMH Adult Outpatient Services building (2008 N. Garey Ave, Pomona) in celebration of Juneteenth Freedom Day in June 2022.
TCMH staff attended the 2nd Annual Juneteenth Flag Raising Ceremony at the Pomona City Hall on June 6, 2023 in celebration and recognition of Juneteenth.
TCMH staff attended the 2nd Annual Juneteenth Flag Raising Ceremony at the Pomona City Hall on June 6, 2023 in celebration and recognition of Juneteenth.
TCMH staff attended the NAACP Pomona Valley Branch - 4th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet in February 2023. NAACP PVB members and supporters had the opportunity to donate to Branch's efforts and mission of the Freedom Fundraiser to ensure political, educational, social, and economical equality of rights for all.
TCMH staff table at a University of La Verne to promote Wellness Collaboratives as well as TCMH programs and services available for youth and young adults ages 16 to 25.
2nd Annual "Love Wins" Downtown Pomona Pride Festival, presented by the Pomona Pride Center in June 2023. Tri-City staff hosted workshops and a resource table to promote mental health resources.
2nd Annual "Love Wins" Downtown Pomona Pride Festival, presented by the Pomona Pride Center in June 2023. Tri-City staff hosted workshops and a resource table to promote mental health resources. From left: Elizabeth Fajardo, Mental Health Specialist at Therapeutic Community Garden, and Cory Campos, RAINBOW Collaborative Chair and Clinical Therapist at Therapeutic Community Garden.
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