Local therapist working to increase mental healthcare availability

Pedro Rivera interviews Dr. Mondo

REMEMBERANCE IF YOU LIKE TOSEE THE SPEECH IN ITS ENTIRETYGO TO WEBSITE FOX 40 DOT COM.YOU CAN SEE THE LIVE STREAMMAY IS COMING TO A CLOSE ANDEVEN THOUGH THE MONTH ISDEDICATED TO MENTAL HEALTH.THERE'S A MISSION TO BRINGAWARENESS ALL YEAR ROUND ANDFOR EVERYONE SO THERAPISTDOCTOR ARMANDO GONZALEZ BETTERKNOWN AS DOCTOR MONTO JOININGUS LIVE TO TALK ABOUT WHATMY FRIEND.IT WILL BE THE LET'S GETINTO IT YOU HAVE BEEN DOINGSOME REALLY AMAZING WORKOLYMPIANS PEOPLE AT THEHIGHEST LEVEL IT SEEMS LIKETHIS MONTH WE HAVE PEOPLESPEAKING OUT ABOUT MENTAL ANDTHE IMPORTANCE OF IT.BUT IT'S IMPORTANT WE DON'TYEAH I THINK IN ORDER FORUS TO REALLY MEET THE CRISISTHAT IS MENTAL HEALTH AND ITREALLY IS A CRISIS YOU KNOW ITHINK COVID REVEALED SO MUCHOF THAT FOR OUR COUNTRY WASN'TJUST THE EFFECTS OF COVID ITWAS SOMETHING THAT HAD BEENGOING ON FOR SO LONG.

WE NEEDTO MAKE THIS A PRIORITY BEYONDJUST A MONTH THAT NEEDS TO BESOMETHING THAT WE PAYATTENTION TO 3.65 AND I THINKTHE BIGGEST ISSUES THAT WEFACE RIGHT NOW IS THAT STIGMAIS GOING DOWN WHICH ISINCREDIBLE WE WANT MORE PEOPLETO ACCESS MENTAL HEALTHRESOURCES.

WE WANT MORE PEOPLETO FEEL EMPOWERED TO DO THAT.BUT THE PROBLEM IS THIS PAGEOF THE PEOPLE THAT NEEDACCESS.

THE MOST OFTEN CAN'TGET IT SO THERE'S A MAJORISSUE IN THIS HERE LOCALLY OFINEQUALITY THE PEOPLE THATNEED TRANSFORMATIVE MENTALHEALTH CARE, THE MOST CAN'TGET ACCESS TO IT AND WE DON'TFORCE THAT'S PREPARED TO MEETTHE DEMAND OF WHEN MORE PEOPLEENTER INTO THE MARKETPLACELOOKING FOR THERAPIST AND HOWDO WE MEET THAT DEMAND.

BUTTHAT'S POSITIVE ABOUT THIS ISTHE FACT THAT WE HAVE AGOVERNOR THAT'S HAD HISTORY OFLEAVING EVEN AS MAYOR IN SANHEALTH AT THE FOREFRONT ANDHUGE ACTUALLY PROPOSED ABUDGET A 4 BILLION DOLLARSPROPOSED FOR MENTAL HEALTHCOVERAGE 25 AND UNDER WE ALSOHERE IN SACRAMENTO, LOCALLYCAN BE HAVE A MAYOR AIR STAFFMEMBER WITH THE STEINBERGINSTITUTE.

THEY'RE FOCUSED ONENDING STIGMA INCREASINGACCESS.

SO WE NEED FUNDINGTHINGS ARE NOW IN PLACE.

BUTTHE STANDARD OF CARE BECAUSESIMPLY MANAGING SYMPTOMS ISNOT ENOUGH MEAT TO GET TO THEROOT AND HELP PEOPLEFEELING BECAUSE EXIST IT'SJUST ONCE AGAIN NOT ACCESSIBLEFOR EVERYONE YOU ARE YOU HAVEA FOUNDATION CICCONE IT'SCALLED TELL US A BIT MOREABOUT SHE COATED SOME OF THATWORK YOU'RE DOING BEHIND THESCENES TO TRY TO BE IN THEFOREFRONT OF THIS.YES SO YOU KNOW SHE CODEFOUNDATION I PARTNER WITH ALOT OF THE ATHLETES CHANCE TOATHLETES CHRIS LINDSEY VONNSO REALLY LEVEL ATHLETES WHOARE NOT ONLY PASSIONATE ABOUTPERFORMING AT THE HIGHESTPASSION ABOUT GETTING ACCESSTO THE SAME STANDARD OF CARETHEY HAVE FOR EVERYONE SO THEFOUNDATION WE GO INTOUNDERSERVED NOT SERVECOMMUNITIES.

WE'RE ACTUALLYDOING THAT RIGHT NOW HERE INSACRAMENTO WE'RE PARTNERINGWITH MIDTOWN COVENANT CHURCHAND WE GO INTO UNDERSERVEDCOMMUNITIES.

WE TRAIN ANDEQUIP THE LEADERS IN THECOMMUNITY WITH THE BEST MENTALHEALTH PRACTICES THAT EXIST INTHE ENTIRE FIELD AND WE GOINGTO BE ACTUALLY SERVE MEMBERSUNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES THATNEVER WOULD HAVE A CHANCE OFGETTING THE HIGH STANDARD OFALL DIA FREE RESOURCES.

WE DOYEAH AND IF YOU'RE RIGHT NOWAT HOME LISTENING AND YOU'RETHINKING TO YOURSELF MAN ICOULD REALLY USE THE CHICO TOMENTAL HEALTH.

YOU CAN GO THATSHE CO DOT ORG YOU CANACTUALLY APPLY HERE IN THESACRAMENTO REGION TO GETCOUNSELING RESOURCES THROUGHTHE FOUNDATION PROGRAMS THATWE HAVE IT'S IMPORTANT IT'SVERY IMPORTANT AND YOU'REDOING GREAT THINGS WITH THEPODCAST AS IT JUSTINTERVIEWING THESE ATHLETES INHEARING FROM THEM ABOUT WHATTHEY NEED TO DO BUT THE THINGIS THAT.IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT PAYTHEIR RESOURCES HERE YOU GOIT'S ABOUT ACTUALLY MAKINGWORK IN THE COMMUNITIES BEINGTHEIR TRAINING BECAUSE THAT ISSO VITAL THOSE ARE THE PEOPLEWHO ARE LIVING IN THOSEEACH OTHER YOU GUYS PROVIDETHAT TRAINING FOR THEM TO HELPEACH OTHER.IT IS JUST GOING TO MAKETHINGS A WAY BETTER FOR OURCOMMUNITIES RIGHT SO DOCTORTHANK YOU SO MUCH REALLYQUICKLY WORKING PEOPLE GOAGAIN TO FIND OUT MORE.YOU CAN GO ON INSTAGRAMFOLLOW US AT CHICO YOU CANALSO GO TO THE WEBSITE.

CHICODONATE THEIR IF YOU IF YOU'REPASSIONATE ABOUT THIS CAUSE WEWANT TO HELP US SERVE THENEED THE HIGHEST LEVEL OFMENTAL HEALTH CARE.ALL RIGHT ON THE THANK YOUSO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

WEAPPRECIATE ALL RIGHT SO 49,