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2009 Dr. Marvin J Southard, LAC-DMH Director, at NAMI Walk
2009 NAMI Walk Deborah Innes-Gomberg, Catherine Bond, and Eddie Lamon
2009 NAMI Walk Nathaniel Ayres and Keris Myrick
Violinist Nathaniel Ayres and Activist Keris Myrick at NAMI Walk 2010
2009 NAMI Walk Stella March and Steve Lopez
NAMI leader and Stigma Buster Stella March and LA Times columnist Steve Lopez at NAMI Walk 2010
AMI-Los Angeles members, ca. 1980s
Virginia Wardwell, Peggy Richardson, Don Richardson, Mary Estes
Alysa Soloman interviews Elyn Saks
Andrew Posner with his mother June
Artest Scores for Mental Health
LA Laker Star Ron Artest recorded a PSA, "You Can Do It," for LAC-DMH in December 2010, encouraging people to ask for help from mental health professionals.
Artest Scores for Mental Health Dec 2010 (2)
Ron Artest scores a basket while filming his PSA, "You Can Do It," encouraging people to seek help with mental health issues, Dec 2010
Artist at VA Hospital
A patient drawing in the educational therapy department of the VA Hospital in West L.A. His audience - (from left) Mrs. Harold S. Spaulding, Jason D. Wong, and Mrs. Joseph T. Barnett - was choosing pieces for the therapeutic arts exhibit of the County Mental Health Association. Los Angeles Times, 5/2/66
Awards Event for Share Voice, 2009
Basketball Star Ron Artest and Dr. Marvin Southard
In December 2010, LA Laker Ron Artest, who credits his psychiatrist with helping him adjust to the pressures of his career, created a PSA for LAC-DMH, "You Can Do It," encouraging people to ask for help. He also donated some of the proceeds from the raffle of his championship ring to mental health.
Camarillo State Hospital – Courtyard
A child sits in the courtyard of the children's ward at Camarillo State Hospital, which, at the time, was the newest and largest psychiatric hospital in California. Los Angeles Times, 8/21/55
Camarillo State Hospital, Ventura County
Postcard illustration of Camarillo State Hospital, 1930s
Catherine Bond
Catherine Bond of the LACCC in 2009
Catherine Bond and John Ott
Consultant John Ott and Client Coalition leader Catherine Bond at the SHARE Awards
Chained to Radiator at Mendocino State Hospital ca 1950
Patients were often forcibly restrained for hours. Publisher: California State Archives
Chickens at Hatch Cottage 1953
Chickens at Hatch Cottage at Sonoma State provided both food and occupational activity. Publisher: California State Archives
Clifford Beers
National Mental Health Association founder Clifford Beers (1876-1943)
Copelands, Zed and Mary Ellen
Zed and Mary Ellen Copeland
Cue Cards for Ron Artest Photo Shoot
Cue Cards help Ron Artest get his message across in his PSA for mental health, "You Can Do It," Dec 2010
Dee Andrews
DeWitt State Mental Hospital
DeWitt State Hospital, Auburn, California, ca. 1950
Didi Hirsch Community Mental Health Center
Didi Hirsch Community Mental Health Center, originally founded in 1942, is an LAC-operated clinic on Venice Boulevard in West LA.
Dining Area at Mendocino State Hospital ca 1950
Publisher: California State Archives
Dora Heffner and David Williams ca 1950
Dora Shaw Heffner, State Director of Mental Hygiene, and David Williams, MD, Superintendent and Medical Director, Mendocino State Hospital, 1947-51, ca. 1950 Publisher: California State Archives
Ron Artest’s Interview with Dr. Alysa Solomon, Dec 2010
LAC-DMH social inclusion program director Dr. Alysa Solomon interviews LA Laker star Ron Artest, Dec 2010
Dr. Alysa Solomon, Ron Artest, and Dr. Robin Kay at Ron Artest Photo Shoot Dec 2010
In December 2010, LA Laker Ron Artest created a PSA for LAC-DMH, "You Can Do It," encouraging people to ask for help. Here he poses at the Laker gym with LAC-DMH Chief Deputy Director Robin Kay, PhD, and social inclusion program director Alysa Solomon, PhD.
Dr. George Tarjan
Dr. George Tarjan, a psychiatrist who specialized in child development and mental retardation.
Dr. H.R. Brickman
Dr. H.R. Brickman, Medical Director for California Youth Authority correctional facility in Norwalk, and later, founding director of LAC-DMH, 1960-1976. Los Angeles Times, 8/24/55
Edward W. King, MD, Superintendent, Mendocino State Hospital, ca. 1895
Edward Warren King, MD, First Superintendent, Mendocino State Hospital, 1893-1912 Publisher: California State Archives
Electroencephalograph
A woman demonstrates an electroencephalograph. Los Angeles Times Photo Morgue
Electroencephalograph – 2
An electroencephalograph is demonstrated on a patient. Los Angeles Times, 8/14/54
Elyn Saks and Dr. Alysa Solomon
Dr, Alysa Solomon of DMH interviews USC law professor Elyn Saks
Exercise Area at Mendocino State Hospital ca 1950
Publisher: California State Archives
Fairview State Hospital Interview
Wanda Fitzpatrick, center-left, was one of 13 defendants in a case involving battery charges against workers at Fairview State Hospital. Fitzpatrick said workers treat the hospital's patients "better than if they were our own children." LA Times 5/8/63
Fairview State Hospital Seclusion Room
A seclusion room in the highly emotionally disturbed-ward at Fairview State Hospital. The room measures 11x7 feet. Los Angeles Times, 4/4/63
Fairview State Hospital Workshop
A young patient uses a sander in the Fairview State Hospital workshop. Los Angeles Times, 4/4/63
Father Boyle at Advocacy Conference
Father Boyle
Fred C. Nelles School for Boys
Young delinquents at the Fred C. Nelles School for Boys in Whitter march to work. Los Angeles Times, 6/26/55
Hand-in-hand: Stella March and Metta World Peace
Publisher: LACDMH
Hatch Cottage at Sonoma State Hospital 1953
Publisher: California State Archives
Ink Blot Test
Dr. W. Lucas, a clinical psychologist at the Reiss-Davis Clinic, administers a Rorschach ink blot test to this young patient to try to discover the basis of his emotional troubles. Los Angeles Times, 8/21/55
Insulin shock therapy
Patients with mental disorders were often given repeated doses of insulin to induce coma, a common practice in the US from 1933 until the late 1960s.
Jim Allen and Dr. Kathleen Daly
Dr. Kathleen Daly, Deputy Director, LAC-DMH, and Mr. Jim Allen
John Ott, Dr. Marvin Southard and Ruth Hollmann at SHARE awards
John Richard Elpers
J. R. Elpers, MD, Director of the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health 1978-84
L.A. State Mental Hygiene Clinic
A mother and her son enter the L.A. State Mental Hygiene Clinic, one of 12 full-time clinics in L.A. County that served emotionally-disturbed children. Los Angeles Times, 8/21/55
Laundry at Mendocino State Hospital ca 1950
Publisher: California State Archives
Leaving Sepulveda Veterans Hospital
A recently-discharged psychiatric patient leaves the Sepulveda Veterans Hospital. Los Angeles Times, 12/12/65
Lights, Camera, Action, at Ron Artest Photo Shoot
Ron Artest getting ready to shoot some baskets for his PSA for mental health, "You Can Do It," Dec 2010
Lobotomy
Neurologist Walter Freeman introduced the transorbital lobotomy procedure, for the control of behavioral symptoms at George Washington University in 1946; although no longer widely performed, this procedure was still carried out at some US hospitals in th Neurologist Walter Freeman introduced the transorbital lobotomy procedure, for the control of behavioral symptoms at George Washington University in 1946; although no longer widely performed, this procedure was still carried out at some US hospitals in the 2000s.
Los Angeles County Mental Health Advocacy, 1990s
Margaret Whiting & Others
Singer Margaret Whiting, Jack Warner Jr., center, Director of the County Association for Mental Health, and District Attorney McKesson present a flag put together by patients at Camarillo State Hospital.
Medical Director Rod Shaner and Consumer leader Ron Schraiber
Rod Shaner and Ron Schraiber
Meeting
State Department of Mental Hygiene staffer Dr. Portia Bell Hume talks to Superior Judge J. Howard Ziemann during a meeting in which she outlined the possibility of L.A. County's doubling its mental health services without spending additional funds. Los Angeles Times, 6/21/57
Mendocino State Hospital 1950
Publisher: California State Archives
Mental Health Foundation Gifts
Occupational Therapist Sally Norell and a young boy assist the Mental Health Foundation executive committee chairman, E.H. Lewis, in loading some of the 45,000 gifts collected for state psychiatric hospital patients. Los Angeles Times, 12/21/56
Mental Health Survey Commission Study
Lawrence T. Cooper (left), chairman of the Mental Health Survey Commission, and Dr. Wayne McMillen work on plans for an 18-month study on mental health in L.A. County. Los Angeles Times, 6/19/57
Metropolitan State Hospital Admin Building
Administration Building at Metropolitan State Hospital in Norwalk, California. Metro State opened in 1915.
Mrs. Arthur R. Marshall
Mrs. Arthur R. Marshall, a mental health leader in the San Fernando Valley Valley. Los Angeles Times, 5/25/59
Mt. Sinai Hospital Psychiatry Staff
Important staff from the new psychiatry department at Mt. Sinai Hospital. From left, Dr. Frank Alexander, Ludwig von Bartalanffy, and Dr. Steven Schwartz. Los Angeles Times, 12/12/55
NAMI Walk 2009 Director Dr. Marvin Southard and friends
Napa State Hospital
Early 20th century postcard of Napa State Hospital, opened in 1875.
Nurses
Los Angeles Times, 8/27/50
Nurses and Patients at Stockton 1950
Publisher: California State Archives
Occupational Therapy Area at Mendocino State Hospital ca 1950
Publisher: California State Archives
Over the Fence at Mendocino State Hospital ca 1950
Publisher: California State Archives
Pacific State Hospital
Dee Landrum holds an infant at Pacific State Hospital. Los Angeles Times, 8/18/69
Pam Inaba and Ron Schraiber
Pam Inaba LACCC and Ron Schraiber
Pasadena Child Guidance Clinic
A mother accompanies her son into the Pasadena Child Guidance Clinic, which, at the time, was the only full-time clinic in the San Gabriel Valley. Los Angeles Times, 8/22/55
Pasadena Child Guidance Clinic – Play Therapy
Dr. M. B. Durfee, head psychiatrist at the Pasadena Child Guidance Clinic, engages in play therapy with a young patient. Los Angeles Times, 8/23/55
Patients at Mendocino State Hospital ca 1950 (2)
Publisher: California State Archives
Patients at Mendocino State Hospital ca. 1950 (1)
Publisher: California State Archives
Patients Dancing at Stockton ca. 1950
Publisher: California State Archives
Patients on Mendocino State Hospital Grounds ca 1950
Publisher: California State Archives
Play Therapy
Reiss-Davis Clinic psychologist Dr. Alan Glasser studying a boy's emotional disturbances through play therapy. Los Angeles Times, 8/21/55
Psychiatric Social Worker
Working to understand the causes of emotional upset, psychiatric social worker Helen Joyce talks with an inmate in the girls' ward of a California Youth Authority facility. Los Angeles Times, 8/24/55
Ron Artest and PSA Producer Gary Foster
Ron Artest meets Gary Foster, producer of his PSA for mental health, "You Can Do It," while Dr. Robin Kay and Dr. Alysa Solomon look on
Ron Artest during his interview with Dr. Alysa Solomon
Artest delivers his message encouraging people to seek help for mental health issues during this interview with Dr. Alysa Solomon of LAC-DMH, Dec 2010
Ron Artest Photo Shoot Dec 2010
Ron Artest, producer Gary Foster and others prepare for the photo shoot, for his PSA for mental health. LAC-DMH Chief Deputy Director Dr. Robin Kay watches at left.
Ron Artest Photo Shoot Dec 2010 (2)
Ron Artest is miked for his photo shoot for mental health.
SAMHSA Voice Awards, 2009
San Mateo PAS group
Announcement of founding of California Association of Families of the Mentally Disabled (later CAMI) in 1978, with pictures of San Mateo County leaders Tony Hoffman, Fran Hoffman, and Eve Oliphant
School Psychiatrist
Chief school psychiatrist Dr. Marion Firor, seen here with toys used in play therapy, discusses the importance of having more psychiatrists. Los Angeles Times, 8/23/55
Slam Dunk!
Ron Artest slam dunks during the shoot for his PSA for mental health, "You Can Do It," Dec 2010
Sleeping Area at Mendocino State Hospital ca 1950 (1)
Publisher: California State Archives
Sleeping Area at Mendocino State Hospital ca 1950 (2)
Publisher: California State Archives
Social Worker
A social worker plays with a child. Los Angeles Times, 5/3/51
Sonoma State Home 1913
Publisher: California State Archives
Stella March and Metta World Peace join to kick off Mental Health Awareness Month, May 2013
Dr. Marvin Southard, Robin Kay, Stella March, Metta World Peace
Stella March and Metta World Peace share a hug as they talk about their mutual interest in Mental Health Awareness
Dr. Marvin Southard, Stella March, Metta World Peace Publisher: LACDMH
Steven Mayberg and Stella March
State Director Steven Mayberg and NAMI leader Stella March at the SHARE awards
Stockton State Hospital 1910
Men's Department at Stockton State Hospital 1910 Publisher: California State Archives
Stockton State Hospital 1910 (2)
Women's Department at Stockton State Hospital 1910 Publisher: California State Archives
Supervisor Kenneth Hahn
John M. Stahl, left, campaign chairman for the County Association for Mental Health, and Barbara Whiting receiving from Supervisor Kenneth Hahn a resolution declaring may as Mental Health Month and supporting a fund drive. Los Angeles Times, 4/29/59
Supervisor Michael Antonovich and Dr. Alysa Solomon
Tom Arnold and Dr. Marvin Southard
Tom Arnold and LAC-DMH Director Dr. Marvin Southard at SHARE awards 2009
Training Class for Psych Techs at Sonoma State 1913
Publisher: California State Archives
Troubled Patient
Los Angeles Times, 1/29/70
Ventura School for Girls
Two parolees leave Ventura School for Girls, a State penal institution. Los Angeles Times, 6/26/55
Ventura School for Girls - Shrine
Inmates of the Ventura School for Girls pray at a shrine to Madonna, which they built themselves. Los Angeles Times, 6/30/55
Yard Activity at Mendocino State Hospital ca 1950 (1)
Publisher: California State Archives
Yard Activity at Mendocino State Hospital ca 1950 (2)
Publisher: California State Archives
Yard Activity at Mendocino State Hospital ca 1950 (3)
Publisher: California State Archives
Dr. Alysa Solomon interviews Ron Artest
LA Laker Star Ron Artest was interviewed by Dr. Alysa Solomon in Dec 2010 to share his message about seeking help with mental health issues.