Mental Health Matters: A Community Care Meet & Greet
About this Event
How do we make mental health care more accessible and make sure the services available in our communities actually reflect what residents need?
That is the question the Coalition to Save Our Mental Health Centers has been answering for decades.
Join us on Saturday, August 29th from 1–4 PM at LoSAH Center of Hope / Centro de Esperanza for an afternoon of connection, programming, and community-powered action in support of expanding access to mental health services in Chicago.
This gathering is for neighbors, young professionals, emerging organizers, families, future volunteers, donors, and anyone who wants to learn how to get more involved in building stronger, healthier, more connected communities.
The Coalition’s work is rooted in a powerful idea that communities should have real authority over the care, resources, and services brought to them.
Through Expanded Mental Health Services Programs (EMHSPs), Chicago residents can organize, vote, fund, and oversee community mental health centers designed around local needs. This model helps put decision-making power back into the hands of the people most impacted. This is community power in action.
Programming for this event will include:
A panel with organizers
Games and activities
Crafts
Opportunities to meet neighbors and like-minded people
Ways to learn how you can get involved locally
The primary purpose of the afternoon is simple: to bring people together.
Come and meet people who care about mental health access, public care, local democracy, and community-led solutions. Learn how the Coalition’s model works. Find out how strong local committees, neighborhood organizing, and community participation can help bring power back into the hands of the people. Support the Coalition, an organization at the forefront of expanding mental health access for all Chicagoans.
Whether you are already involved in local organizing or just beginning to ask, “How can I do more?” this event is a place to start.
Families are welcome. Kids enter free!
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 0.00 to USD 15.00
