Healing in Harmony
Wellnest Welcomes You!
Thank you for joining us for today’s Mental Health Awareness & Foster Care Awareness Month event: Healing in Harmony: An Inspiring Conversation on Youth Mental Health, Foster Care and Healing. This timely and meaningful conversation will explore the challenges facing young adults today including mental health stigma, foster care transitions, and housing instability, while highlighting solutions that are rooted in hope, healing, support, and opportunity!
Agenda:
10:00 AM – Breakfast Reception
10:30 AM – Panel Discussion
11:30 AM – Q&A
12:00 PM – Closing
With Featured Speakers:
Trinity Bailey is an artist manager and co-founder of the Music Is Unity Foundation, a nonprofit organization she launched alongside her father, Philip Bailey of Earth, Wind & Fire, in 2007. The foundation is dedicated to supporting youth transitioning out of the foster care system by providing grants and resources to community-based organizations serving vulnerable young adults.
Passionate about advocacy and mentorship, Trinity plays a key role in shaping the organization’s strategic direction and community impact. Through initiatives such as the Backstage Soundcheck program, she helps connect foster youth with mentorship opportunities and exposure to careers within the music industry. Her work focuses on empowering underserved youth with the tools, guidance, and support needed to successfully transition into adulthood and build brighter futures.
Brianna Betts is a philanthropist, entrepreneur, and co-founder of the 50/50 Foundation, a nonprofit organization she launched alongside her husband, Major League Baseball player Markus Lynn “Mookie” Betts, in 2021. Together, they created the foundation to empower underserved youth by providing resources and opportunities that support success both on and off the field, with a focus on mental health, physical activity, nutrition, and financial literacy.
Born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee, Brianna has remained a steady and influential presence throughout Mookie’s rise to MLB stardom while building her own path in philanthropy and wellness advocacy. In addition to her nonprofit work, she founded Honee, a wellness and lifestyle brand centered on clean nutrition and healthy living.
A devoted wife and mother of two, Brianna balances family life between California and Tennessee while continuing to champion initiatives through the 50/50 Foundation that uplift children and families through health, wellness, and community support.
Charlene Dimas-Peinado, President & CEO of Wellnest, leads a nationally recognized, trauma-informed behavioral health and housing organization that has served the Greater Los Angeles area for over 102 years.
Most recently named as Los Angeles Rotary’s “Woman of the Year” Dimas-Peinado is the first Latina to hold this position since Wellnest’s founding in 1924, she provides visionary leadership and strategic direction, ensuring that the organization continues its mission of empowering children, families, and young adults.
Wellnest programs include early intervention, outpatient, and intensive services, as well as housing for youth at risk of homelessness. Recognizing the unique needs of mothers, the organization provides specialized maternal mental health therapy to support those experiencing postpartum depression, anxiety, birth trauma, and the emotional complexities of parenting. Rooted in trauma-informed, culturally responsive care, the services create a safe space for mothers to heal. Under Dimas-Peinado’s leadership, Wellnest continues to be a vital source of hope and healing for underserved and vulnerable communities.
Introducing our Emcee and Moderator:
Denise Dador is the Eyewitness News Health Specialist whose “Circle of Health” reports can be seen on ABC7 Eyewitness News at 3 p.m., 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. Since joining ABC7 in 1998, Denise’s mission has been to help Southern Californians improve their lives with timely medical information and advice. Through her reports, L.A’s top medical experts become accessible and relatable. Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, her stories played a pivotal role in helping Angelenos navigate their changing world. Besides volunteering to help groups that fund medical research and patient care, Denise also represents KABC in her work with various Asian Pacific Islander and Filipino- American community organizations.
Denise grew up in San Francisco. She attended Long Island University in Brooklyn and graduated from Mills College with a degree in communication. At WXYZ-TV in Detroit, she anchored the weekend news and hosted a weekly talk show. At KMPH in Fresno, she was the main anchor of their 10pm news.
Denise has received numerous journalism and community service awards including national recognition for her work with Asians for Miracle Marrow Matches. She received Emmy awards for News Feature Reporting and Outstanding Children’s Programming.
Outside of work, Denise is a wife and mother of a teen-aged son and daughter who both have big dreams. While she would like to say she is an avid runner or skier, streaming historical documentaries and period dramas has become her latest obsession.
Thank you to our community partners: Music is Unity Foundation, founded by Philip Bailey of the music group Earth, Wind & Fire and Trinity Bailey, and 50/50 Foundation, founded by Major League Baseball player Markus Lynn “Mookie” Betts and Brianna Betts.
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