What’s New!
LAACHA General Membership Meeting, Oct 21, 2026.
At this quarterly LAACHA General Membership Meeting, the Los Angeles County Aging & Disabilities Department and Homeless Services & Housing Department shared prevention strategies, housing resources, and intervention services.
Key Takeaway: Early intervention, coordinated services, and cross-sector partnerships are essential to promoting housing stability, independence, and quality of life.
LA Family Caregiver Resource Center
The Center for Advancing Family Caregiver Financial and Workplace Security invites you to attend their upcoming webinar, Innovative Employer Partnerships to Support Working Family Caregivers. Representatives from participating area agencies on aging will share how they engaged employers and employees, incorporated the Center’s workplace resources into local initiatives to improve workplace environments for working caregivers.
📅 Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2026 🕐 Time: 11 a.m.-12 p.m. PT
🔗 Register here: https://usc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5Lx64xYXTGyg6m8S-jfpBQ
Department of Mental Health (DMH)
The Access for All Underserved Cultural Communities (UsCC) subcommittee was established for the purpose of increasing mental health access and to produce stakeholder priorities advising DMH’s action planning toward development and improvement of its services and partnerships to better engage underserved and marginalized communities in Los Angeles County.
The Access for All UsCC subcommittee provides DMH with community-driven and culturally specific capacity building project recommendations and/or project concepts for implementation to increase mental health access, awareness, promotion, and decrease stigma with the ultimate goal to reduce disparities in access to care and service delivery.
Meeting Frequency: 2nd Wednesday, 10:00am to 12:00pm
Meeting Link: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/24972599796831?p=VmIR0h5jl7z36NLSWW
Learn more about Access for All UsCC at https://dmh.lacounty.gov/about/bhsa/uscc/access-for-all-uscc/ or email the Community Liaison at JWiechec@dmh.lacounty.gov.
Providence Community Health
Providence Community Health is hosting a FREE Mental Health First Aid training focusing on older adults. Older Adult Mental Health First Aid is designed to address the unique mental health needs, risk factors, and communication considerations of older adults. The curriculum includes age-sensitive communication strategies, relevant scenarios and case studies, and evidence-based information to help participants recognize, understand, and respond to mental health challenges affecting older adults.
📝 Register or Learn More ☎️ 818-847-3955 📧Iridian.Jimenez@Providence.org
Providence Community Health offers group trainings. If your organization or team is interested in hosting a training, please contact Ms. Griselda Galicinao, at 818-847-3908.
Alzheimer's Association | Southern California
1) Held annually in more than 600 communities nationwide, Walk to End Alzheimer's is the world's largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer's care, support and research. Go to alz.org/walk to find a walk close to you by zip code.
2) Alzheimer's Association is offering a two-part series on Senior PrimeTime. Host Bonnie Keith talks with Sivana Lavine Waller of the Alzheimer's Association and Geriatric Care Manager Ronda Wilkin, who share clear answers, practical guidance, and hope for families navigating memory changes, brain health, and cognitive decline.