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Bogen, Laurel Ann
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Laurel Ann Bogen is the author of ten books of poetry and short fiction including Washing a Language; Fission; The Last Girl in the Land of the Butterflies; The Burning; Do Iguanas Dance Under the Moonlight? and Rag Tag We Kiss. From 1996 until 2002
she was literary curator at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, where she coordinated the Writers in Focus poetry series and co-authored a grant sponsored by Poets and Writers, linking the museum's education department with Beyond Baroque
Literary/Arts Center to create a writers-in-residence program. She has been an instructor of poetry and performance for the UCLA Extension Writers' Program since 1990 and is
well known for her lively readings. She is also a client at Edelman Mental Health Center in West LA.
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Bond, Catherine
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Catherine Bond, MFT, is one of the leading consumer advocates in California. She has worked as a therapist and an English instructor, and also spent time teaching in South Korea and Thailand, before becoming involved in peer support and training. Among her many accomplishments in the mental health field, she has served as the Training Coordinator for the Project Return Peer Support Network and as a Training Director for Mental Health America of Los Angeles. In addition, she has worked extensively with the California Network of Mental Health Clients. She is currently the Vice-Chair of the Los Angeles County Client Coalition, and she is serving as a strategic planning consultant for the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health.
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Brickman, Harry
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Dr. Harry Brickman was the founding Director of the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health in 1960 and served in that position until 1976. He received his medical degree from NYU, interned at the Menninger Clinic, and completed his residency in psychiatry at UCSF. For the next few years, he gained a variety of experiences, setting up a new Mental Health Clinic in Riverside, completing a tour of duty as a Naval psychiatrist in San Diego, and worked as medical director of a youth correctional facility in Norwalk. In 1957, he joined the faculty of the UCLA Department of Psychiatry. As the first Director of LAC-DMH, he increased the provision of mental health services throughout the County, with an emphasis on consultative services, and established the Education and Research Division to build a knowledge base for future planning. Since leaving LAC-DMH, he has pursued teaching and practice as a member of the the UCLA Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences.
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Camp, Catherine
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Catherine Camp is the former Executive Director of the California Mental Health Directors Association (CMHDA), serving the organization from its founding in 1989 through 2000. During her time with CMHDA, she worked on the restructuring of the way public mental health services in California were funded. She was also one of California's leading advocates for the public mental health system. After leaving the CMHDA, she served as a consultant to the California State Budget Committee in 2001 and 2002.
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Cooperberg, Judy
interviewed by: Diane DeMartino |
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Judy Cooperberg is Executive Director of Mental Health America Antelope Valley Enrichment Services in Lancaster, California. She became an MHA volunteer in 1981, when in recovery from depression, and was hired the following year as MHA Regional Director for the San Fernando Valley. In 1989, she became aware of the need for mental health services in the Antelope Valley and opened up a small program with one and a half staff, and herself half-time. Today, she runs a $4.7 million dollar program that provides intensive case management for those with mental health needs, as well as a drop-in center and assistance facility for the homeless. She is a published poet and is known nationally for her work and advocacy for people affected by mental illness.
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Crimin, Susan
interviewed by: Diane DeMartino |
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Susan Crimin is the Supervising Psychiatric Social Worker at Palmdale Mental Health Center in the Antelope Valley.
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Crowell, Areta
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Dr. Areta Crowell was Director of the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health 1991-1998. She was born and raised in Canada and earned her Ph.D. in psychology at McGill University. After a few years teaching in New Jersey, she chose to go into mental health services research after moving to Los Angeles and joined LAC-DMH 1965. She took on many different responsibilities at DMH over the next 20 years, in research, planning, and administration, including serving as Regional Director in the San Fernando and San Gabriel Valleys. In 1986, she accepted the Directorship of Mental Health for San Diego County. She returned to LAC-DMH as Director in 1990, and was noted for her strong administrative and negotiation skills and for her promotion of consumer and family interests and involvement. Since her retirement in 1998, she has remained active on many mental health boards and on the Healthy Families advisory panel.
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