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The Monterey County Behavioral Health Bureau page will work to increase community awareness about mental health, available services and community events in Monterey County.

๐Ÿ“ขMonterey County โ€” We Want to Hear From YOU!Your opinion matters! Help shape real solutions for behavioral health preven...
10/23/2025

๐Ÿ“ขMonterey County โ€” We Want to Hear From YOU!

Your opinion matters! Help shape real solutions for behavioral health prevention, treatment, and recovery in our community.

Please take a short 22-question survey; it only takes 10โ€“15 minutes, and your feedback will help us build a healthier, stronger future together.

๐Ÿ“†Donโ€™t wait, the survey closes October 31st!
๐Ÿ’กEvery voice counts. Every idea matters.
Letโ€™s build a brighter future, together.

๐ŸŒPlease access survey here https://tinyurl.com/mpmb9fpn

Please share this post and encourage friends and family to participate!

History made us visible. Community keeps us strong.Every young person deserves to see themselves in the story of history...
10/20/2025

History made us visible. Community keeps us strong.

Every young person deserves to see themselves in the story of history. This LGBTQ+ History Month, Rainbow Connections honors the courage, creativity and brilliance of the trailblazers who paved the way for q***r youth to continue writing new chapters of LGBTQ+ Pride + Progress and celebrates the strength we find in each other '๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆโœจ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ’–

Understanding our legal responsibilities helps us build safe and welcoming environments for every student.  Please join ...
10/17/2025

Understanding our legal responsibilities helps us build safe and welcoming environments for every student. Please join us for an In-person training to learn about 9 California laws that protect LGBTQ students and how to create truly inclusive schools.

๐Ÿ“… Monday, October 20 2025
๐Ÿ•œ 9:00am- 12:00pm

Location: Alisal Integrated Health Center
331 N Sanborn Road, Salinas

๐Ÿ”— Register: https://tinyurl.com/yc43ma6b

Presenters:

Luke Pacha, MA. M.Div.
Luke Pacha is the owner of Infinite Diversity LLC and Board President of Trans Bodies, Trans Selves, a national nonprofit supporting transgender and nonbinary communities. With graduate degrees in Religion, Psychology, and Divinity, he bridges academia and practice, contributing to major works on gender identity, including Trans Bodies, Trans Selves and Gender Confirmation Surgery: Principles and Techniques for an Emerging Field. Featured in Rolling Stone, NPR, and LGBTQ Nation, Luke is a recognized expert on gender pronouns and inclusivity.

Jasmine Jennings, Esq. (she/her) is passionate about equity,
intersectionality and works to improve public policy and legal
structures to better support all people. A graduate of Yale Law
School and Northwestern University, she began her career
facilitating national diversity conferences for students and educators
in 2010. Since then, Jasmine has utilized her experiences in history,
law, and museums to shape public policy for the betterment of civil
society. As a q***r Black Woman, Jasmine champions the
advantages of human-centered leadership, the power of
connections, and joy in resistance.

Letโ€™s create safer spaces for ALL students. โœŠ๐ŸปโœŠ๐ŸฝโœŠ๐Ÿฟ ๐Ÿ’–

Today is National Coming Out Day โ€” a celebration of authenticity, courage, and community.๐ŸŒˆ No one should have to walk th...
10/11/2025

Today is National Coming Out Day โ€” a celebration of authenticity, courage, and community.
๐ŸŒˆ No one should have to walk this journey alone.

Rainbow Connections, in partnership with Monterey County Behavioral Health and other community allies, offers affirming mental health support, school trainings, family resources, and safe spaces for LGBTQ+ youth and adults. You are seen, you are valid, and weโ€™re here for you.

10/10/2025

Today is World Mental Health Day. ๐Ÿ’š

No matter what you're facing, help is always here. If you're struggling or know someone who is, you can call, text, or chat 988 to connect with skilled, compassionate counselors who care. You're not alone. 988lifeline.org

10/06/2025
09/05/2025

A message from Rainbow Connections to every LGBTQ+ young person: ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐›๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐˜๐Ž๐” ๐ข๐ง ๐ข๐ญ! โ˜€๏ธ

This Su***de Prevention Month, remember, everyone belongs, you are beautiful exactly as you are, and you are never alone.

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Weโ€™re shining the spotlight on our incredible partners, The Epicenter 831, who have been longtime collaborators and cham...
07/24/2025

Weโ€™re shining the spotlight on our incredible partners, The Epicenter 831, who have been longtime collaborators and champions in Monterey County for LGBTQ+ youth and allies through their amazing program, Our Gente: A Program of The Epicenter. ๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿ’–

Together, weโ€™ve been supporting our LGBTQ+ youth by launching and facilitating the Rainbow Connections Youth Empowerment Council, as well as engaging the community through outreach events and visits to the Gender Sexuality Alliance Club to help cultivate safer, more inclusive spaces on our middle and high school campuses. ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿฝ

From peer connection to powerful programming, this collaborative partnership is rooted in community care, empowerment, and showing up for youth exactly as they are. ๐Ÿ’ซ

๐ŸŽค Youth Pride Open Mic & Dance! ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐ŸฝCelebrate PRIDE with music, movement, and community vibes! โœจ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Friday, June 21๐Ÿ•  5:30โ€“7...
06/19/2025

๐ŸŽค Youth Pride Open Mic & Dance! ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿฝ
Celebrate PRIDE with music, movement, and community vibes! โœจ

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Friday, June 21
๐Ÿ•  5:30โ€“7:30 PM
๐Ÿ“ Palenke Arts Center at Martin Luther King School of the Arts (Seaside, CA)

This night is all about LGBTQ+ youth expression, joy, and celebration. Whether you're ready to sing, spit poetry, dance, or just vibe, we want YOU there. ๐ŸŒŸ

๐Ÿ’ฅ Open to all LGBTQ+ middle & high school youth.
๐ŸŽค Open mic + DJ dance floor
๐Ÿ’– Free & affirming space. Come as you are!
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๐ŸŒˆ Happy Pride Month, Monterey County!This month, we honor the resilience, joy, and brilliance of the LGBTQ+ community an...
06/11/2025

๐ŸŒˆ Happy Pride Month, Monterey County!

This month, we honor the resilience, joy, and brilliance of the LGBTQ+ community and recognize the work of Rainbow Connections, building a more inclusive and supportive future for LGBTQ+ youth and families in our community. Through expressive arts, youth empowerment, family support, and community education, Rainbow Connections creates spaces where everyone belongs, spaces for connection, healing, and celebration.

Letโ€™s continue to uplift, listen, and stand together โ€” not just in June, but all year long. ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ

Join Rainbow Connections & Monterey County Behavioral Health for free expressive arts workshops from June 3โ€“27, Monday t...
06/04/2025

Join Rainbow Connections & Monterey County Behavioral Health for free expressive arts workshops from June 3โ€“27, Monday through Friday, 12:30โ€“1:30 PM at Pacific Grove High School! ๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿ’›

๐Ÿ–Œ Open to all ages
๐Ÿ“… Come any day โ€” no daily attendance required
๐ŸŽญ Drop in, get creative, and connect โ€” because everyone belongs.

05/21/2025

๐ŸŒˆ Rainbow Connections and it's collaborative partners ๐†๐ž๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ž, ๐‡๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ฒ ๐š๐ญ ๐‡๐จ๐ฆ๐ž, ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐„๐ฉ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ provide a variety of trainings and Inclusive Social Emotional Learning classroom lessons to help cultivate environments of support and belonging for our LGBTQ+ youth.๐Ÿ’š

We recognize how vital it is to build capacity across home, school, and community settings for adults to understand, identify, and affirmatively respond to LGBTQ+ youthโ€”and weโ€™re grateful to have our amazing partners helping us reach this goal.

Our focus:
๐Ÿ”น Support Educators, Providers, Parents/Caregivers, and other adults in the community with understanding the needs and experiences of LGBTQ+ youth
๐Ÿ”น Provide affirming tools and knowledge to create and maintain inclusive and supportive spaces for LGBTQ+ youth
๐Ÿ”น Strengthen cross-systems through interagency collaboration and alignment of resources
๐Ÿ”น Expand and increase access to inclusive, affirming medical and mental health care for LGBTQ+ individuals and their families

Together, weโ€™re creating safe spaces where LGBTQ+ youth can shine and thrive. ๐Ÿ’ฌโœจ
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1441 Constitution Boulevard Suite 202
Salinas, CA
93906

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