A Day of Hope and Healing at Ventura Harbor

Mental Health Awareness Month

The upcoming Mental Health Wellness Festival in June will celebrate the completion of May’s National Mental Health Awareness Month. “It’s a grassroots mental health and wellness festival,” according to Josh Carsman, the Marketing/Fund Development Manager at Turning Point Foundation, which is a local non-profit with the mission to improve the quality of life for adults … Read more

Symposium: Dementia Beyond Drugs and Disease

(Left to right) Keith Gosselin, MBA, Sylvia Taylor-Stein, Sevet Johnon, PhD, Dr. Power & Tony Chicotel.

(Left to right) Keith Gosselin, MBA, Sylvia Taylor-Stein, Sevet Johnon, PhD, Dr. Power & Tony Chicotel. The Dementia Beyond Drugs & Disease Symposium, focused on transforming dementia care, took place on March 6, 2025, at the Staybridge Suites in Oxnard. “With dementia cases projected to rise from 57 million in 2021 to 153 million by … Read more

Helping Families Navigate Brain Injury: Resources, Support, and Skill Development

brain injury center logo

Services offered by the Brain Injury Center include services to enhance the lives of those who have had brain injuries, along with helping to improve their memory and their daily living socially, educationally, and vocationally. According to Executive Director, Chrissy Stamegna, CBIS, AREF, “It is our hope that people might be able to regain part … Read more