b"|Suicide Prevention Workplan - Los Angleles |23 |24 Volunteering A Snapshot of Local Resources and Initiatives:Volunteering has many wellness-enhancing benets. Volunteering is associated with less depression, more positive affect and happiness, and overall greater life satisfaction (27, 28).Technology Enhanced Arts Learning (TEAL)The mental health benets around volunteering can be explained by the bio-psycho-social mechanisms that are at work: it requires social and community participation, offering a senseThe Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) and the Center for Distance and Online of purpose and value (29, 30). It also reduces isolation through expanding social interactions,Learning (CDOL) are assisting public school districts, several charter networks and private schools, friendships, and social networks (31, 32, 33). The experience of helping others can improvecountywide, in the development and implementation of comprehensive policies in suicide prevention, an individual's feelings of personal efcacy, the belief that one has the power to make aintervention, and postvention. CDOL offers Technology Enhanced Arts Learning (TEAL) which difference (34). Furthermore, research has found that specically, older adults receivefocuses on arts integration, social-emotional learning, and trauma-informed practices to build capacity physical and mental health benets from their volunteer activities, including increased lifein arts education. For more information visit: www.tealarts.orgsatisfaction (35, 36).Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH) Community Engagement Grants and Awareness Events Suicide Risk and Protective Factors LACDMH has awarded mini grants as a strategy to increase community engagement, reduce stigma about mental illness, enhance well-being and build connectedness. In addition, Protective Factor: Coping and problem solving; reasons for living (e.g. children in the home); moral orLACDMH offers a multitude of outreach, events and awareness religious objections to suicide; restrictions on access to lethal means activities promote mental health and reduce stigma about mental Individualsillness. One example is the Why We Rise campaign and We Rise Risk Factor: History of depression and other mental illness; substance abuse; previous suicide attempt;10 day pop-up immersive experience.We Rise brings together personality features (aggression, impulsivity); hopelessness, certain health conditions,trauma, exposure to violence (victimization and perpetration); genetic and biological determinants LAs diverse community to explore our collective power to live lives Protective Factor: connectedness to others; supportive relationships with health and mental healthof purpose and engagement. Through powerful programming, care providers;performances, immersive workshops, and a world-class art Relationshipsexhibition, We Rise seeks to embolden individuals and families to Risk Factor: high conict or violent relationships; family history or loss of someone to suicide; isolationfind help, reach out to help others and demand systemic change and lack of social support; nancial and work stress in order to address the critical need for early intervention, Protective Factor: safe and supportive schools, workplaces, community environments; sources of continuedtreatment and care for mental wellbeing.Community care for health and behavioral health issues; support after suicide; restrictions on access to lethal means Parks After Dark Risk Factor: Few supportive relationships; Barriers to health and behavioral health care The Parks After Dark program turns parks into vibrant community centers Participating county parks stay open late during summer Protective Factor: availability of appropriate and effective health and behavioral health care; restrictionsevening hours, when crime rates are the highest and youth have fewer Society on access to lethal means social and recreational opportunities. By offering extended park hours Risk Factor: ready availability of lethal means; unsafe media and public portrayals of suicide; stigmaand special activities, summer program aims to provide families with associated with help-seeking and mental illness safe, fun experience in their communities. PAD is led by the Department of Parks and Recreation, with strong support from partners including the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, Chief Executive Ofce, Sheriffs Department, Department of Mental Health, Department of Public Health, Department of Workforce Development, Aging and Community Services, Probation Department, Department of Children and Family Services, and many community-based organizations.Draft 3.3.2020 Not For Distribution Draft 3.3.2020 Not For Distribution"