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“Mental illness is just, for some people, a part of their life … think that the way it’s talked about is often trying to, like, get rid of it or push it aside, as opposed to make it a part of your life and find some purpose or meaning in it,” latimes.com/lifestyle/stor… #CALHOPE

Join us for our Painted Brain Open House, where you will discover everything about becoming a Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist🌟 📅 Date: Monday, Sept 1 ⏰ Time: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM 📍 Virtual Event on Zoom #PeerSupportSpecialist #CareerInMentalHealth #MentalHealthTraining 2w

🍂 2025 Peer Support Training — Apply Today! 🌱 Get certified. Change lives. 💥 Spots are limited — secure yours today. Aug.21.2025 - Sept.11.2025 PSCT-2025-21 TWTh 4wks 9:00am - 5:30pm Sept.30.2025 - Nov.3.2025 PSCT-2025-22 MTWTh 5wks 5:00pm - 9:00pm

FREE WEBINAR: Developing a Community-Based & Integrated Care Model with Peer Professionals. Discover how peer support specialists are transforming behavioral health care in California. #PeerSpecialist #CaliforniaImprovementNetwork #HealthforceCenter#UCSF

🔥 PEER SUPPORT SPECIALISTS🔥 Ready to make a REAL difference for justice-involved individuals? Renew your certification. LIMITED TIME SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE! 🚨 EXPIRES SEPTEMBER 15, 2025 ⏰ #PeerSupport #JusticeInvolved #LivedExperience #CertificationRenewal

Peer Support Specialists: Strengthen Your Ethical Foundation! FOR Peer Support Specialists! Master Law & Ethics in Just 6 Hours – at Your Own Pace! SUMMER DEAL: 40% OFF! 📅 Offer expires July 31! Don’t wait! 🔑 Use code: Summer40

PB & Advocates have been heard by the state Legislature and Governor Newsom and the Legislature have finalized the 2025–26 budget. This is a big step in supporting community-centered, life-saving mental health services.#WellnessAct #BehavioralHealth #MentalHealthForAll

🎉 Your voices were heard! BUT MORE TO BE DONE Thanks to YOUR advocacy, the Legislature REJECTED the proposal to eliminate $20 million from the Mental Health Wellness Act! 💪#MentalHealthMatters #CaliforniaBudget #Advocacy #MentalHealthWellnessAct #KeepFighting

Our very own Rayshell Chambers is featured in @voyagelamag sharing her powerful story and the journey behind @paintedbrainorg — Read the full article: hubs.ly/Q03qjSsB0 #MentalHealthMatters #CommunityHealing #RayshellChambers #VoyageLA #Neurodiversity #AdvocacyInAction

Come join us for our second and final After-Words exhibition on June 27th from 6pm - 8pm at our community center located at 3350 W 1st st, Los Angeles, CA 90004! RSVP for the exhibition through our website!

**REMINDER** Our community center will be closed for Memorial Day on May 26th. We will be back open on Wednesday May 28 at 11am!

Join us for our Painted Brain Open House, where you will discover everything about becoming a Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist🌟 📅 Date: Monday, June 2 ⏰ Time: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM 📍 Virtual Event on Zoom #PeerSupportSpecialist #CareerInMentalHealth #MentalHealthTraining

📢 URGENT: The Governor’s May budget proposal slashes $60M in critical mental health funding. We’re fighting back.
Painted Brain will testify in Sacramento next week DONATE! Let your voice be heard
#FundMentalHealth #PeerSupportMatters #PaintedBrain #StopTheCuts

✨ RESEARCH STUDY PARTICIPANTS NEEDED! ✨GET PAID $50 FOR YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH PSYCHIATRIC ADVANCED DIRECTIVES 📱 Do you know someone with a Psychiatric Advance Directive (PAD)? We'd appreciate your help finding participants for a USC study!

🔍 MYTH vs. FACT: Let’s Talk Mental Health 💬 Too often, stigma is fueled by misinformation. Let’s set the record straight. #EndTheStigma #MentalHealthMyths #MentalHealthAwareness #YouAreNotAlone

This #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth, let’s break the stigma, start conversations, and support each other in healing and hope. #EndTheStigma #MentalHealthAwareness #YouAreNotAlone #MentalHealthMatters

📝 FREE RESUME WORKSHOP FOR PEER SUPPORT SPECIALISTS Take your career to the next level! Join our virtual workshop designed specifically for mental health & recovery peer specialists. 🗓️ 2nd & 4th Thursdays | 10AM-12PM 💻 Zoom: hubs.ly/Q03j10d00 💯 Cost: FREE!

“Hearing their stories changed everything.” 🔊 For Kelvin, one of the most powerful parts of the Peer Support Specialist Training was hearing the trainers share their own lived experiences. #PeerSupportMatters #LivedExperience #RehabilitationWithHeart #HealingTogether

Interested in a career in Mental Health? Join us for our Painted Brain Open House, discover everything about becoming a Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist🌟 📅 Date: Monday, May 5 ⏰ Time: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM #PeerSupportSpecialist #CareerInMentalHealth #MentalHealthTraining

Be Part of something special: Become a peer support specialist Classes Filling Fast. 4/28 - 6/2 MTWTH 5PM - 9PM JUST ADDED! 6/3- 6/25 TWTH 9:00AM - 5:30PM Learn more at our Virtual Open House: 📅 Date: 5/5 12PM #PeerSupportSpecialist #CareerInMentalHealth #MentalHealthTraining

“This funding is more than an investment—it’s a lifeline.” 💙 Deborah Roberson is now a certified Peer Support Specialist, Deborah is a powerful example of how lived experience and professional training can uplift entire communities. #PeerSupport #MentalHealthMatters