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On November 12, 2020, Vice President of Outcomes, Trainings and Special Projects Scott Fairhurst, Performance Outcomes Manager Kristopher Stevens, Data Analytics Manager Neal Gecha, Program Director Stephanie Shockney, and Director of Nursing Andrew Sanchez will present “The CANS in Context: Collaborative Steps Toward Team-Oriented, Client & Family Inclusive, and Data-Driven Treatment Planning at the 16th annual Transformational Collaborative Outcomes Management Conference.

Congresswoman Judy Chu and mental health experts, including Pacific Clinics’ Program Director Winnie Hsieh, will discuss how to stay safe and well during the holidays and during the pandemic.

Molina Healthcare of California’s (Molina) annual Community Champions Awards recipient, Angelina Sabala, granted Pacific Clinics $5,000.

In the Los Angeles Business Journal article, “Board Gender Diversity is a Key Goal for Nonprofits,” Partner and Nonprofit Practice Leader Donella Wilson at Green Hasson Janks interviews Vice President of Public Affairs and Advocacy Myeisha Peguero Gamiño on how organizations can attract and retain women on nonprofit boards.

The Los Angeles Business Journal recognized Chief Human Resources Officer Lucy Pliskin and Vice President of Public Affairs and Advocacy Myeisha Peguero Gamiño in the 2020 Women’s Leadership Series and Awards.

Executive Director of Head Start Wassy Tesfa was quoted in a LAist article on early childhood career advice.

H.R. 1109, also known as the Mental Health Services for Students Act, authored by Congresswoman Grace F. Napolitano and coauthored by Rep. John Katko (R-NY-24), recently passed the U.S. House of Representatives.

H.R. 1109, also known as the Mental Health Services for Students Act, authored by Congresswoman Grace F. Napolitano and coauthored by Rep. John Katko (R-NY-24), recently passed the House Energy and Commerce Committee unanimously.

Laura Pancake, vice president of vice president of clinical services, housing and employment was quoted in the Los Angeles Times article Feeling Anxious and Depressed? You’re Right at Home in California.Read the article here.

It’s official, California: COVID-19 has left us sick with worry and increasingly despondent. And our youngest adults — ages 18 to 29 — are feeling it worst. Weekly surveys conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau from late April through late July offer a grim view of the toll the pandemic has taken on the nation’s mental health. Read more.

Article produced by Kaiser Health News, which publishes California Healthline, an editorially independent service of the California Health Care Foundation.

Two local health care clinics each received two grants last month to expand their telehealth services. Arcadia-based Pacific Clinics was awarded a total of $296,000 by the Federal Communications Commission for laptop computers, smartphones and videoconferencing equipment. The first FCC grant was announced June 24 for $254,500 for Pacific Clinics’ facility in Monrovia. That was quickly followed by a $41,500 grant. Both grants are part of the FCC’s $29.4 million nationwide grant program designed to facilitate the expansion of telehealth services during the Covid-19 pandemic. Read more.

Pacific Clinics was awarded a $254,524 grant from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for laptop computers, smartphones, videoconferencing equipment and software to provide behavioral health services remotely. Funds will also support the purchase of a teleconferencing unit to ensure that psychiatry services are readily accessible for clients. Read more