Support Groups

support groups

Julio discusses the power and importance of mental health groups.

Local Voices with Isela Gonzalez is a weekly talk show discussing local community issues. On this episode Isela interviews Julio Celada from the County Department of Mental Health. Julio discusses the importance of support groups, and his position supervising mental health groups for Spanish speakers. He explains that the program is free to Los Angeles County residents. Julio talks about the different diagnosis of mental health, such as stress, depression and even schizophrenia. He says that the program also has groups for all members of the family, and he mentions that he has worked for the County of Los Angeles for 10 years.