Community Events

Events in 2012

We recognize that planning takes time, and it's with that in mind that we are giving you a glimpse of some of our events for this year. Keep visiting our page and check for updates!

Healthy Kids Day at the Hanford YMCA - April 21, 2012
Behavioral Health's Star Center Open House- May 22, 2012
Soberfest - September 29, 2012
Festival of Hope 3 - October 5th and 6th 2012
Semi-Annual Project Homeless Connect- April 26, 2012 and November 2012

Eating Awareness Disorder Week- February 26 to March 3rd 2012

In an effort to raise public awareness on eating disorders, Kings County Behavioral Health compiled some valuable resources available to the community during Eating Disorder Awareness Week. Click for Flyer #1 or for Flyer #2. For a powerpoint on Eating Disorder Awareness click here. Also, Check out Article 1 or Article 2 to get a reality peek at how eating disorders may affect any one of us. For an eating disorder brochure click here.

2012 Thursday Night Market

Kings County Behavioral Health is glad to be a part of Hanford's Thursday Night Market. If you happen to make your way out there,
please check out our booth! We will be out there on May 3rd, May 24th, May 31st, June 14th, June 28th, July 19th, August 9th, August 30th,
September 13th, and September 27th.

Festival of Hope 2011

On October 8-9,  we will be having the 2nd annual Festival of Hope at the Tulare Outlet Center. Tulare and Kings counties have partnered in an effort to save lives in our communities by preventing suicide. With this effort in mind, they have joined forces to create the Tulare and Kings Counties Suicide Prevention Task Force. The event this Saturday features a variety of elements to engage and inform our community.  We will strive to create a positive atmosphere filled with breath-taking street murals created by professional and volunteer artists.  Free live concerts will fill the air with exhilarating music.  Diverse performances will occur featuring beautiful cultural music and dancing.  Local resources will be present to provide information about services that can transform lives. Through these activities we will bring hope to those in our community who have lost it and put resources into the hands of people who need them.  All activities are free and everyone is encouraged to participate in the creation of sidewalk chalk murals. Hope to see you there!

SoberFest 2011

"Recovery Benefits Everyone" That was this years theme for Soberfest, an event that Kings County celebrated in September, National Recovery Month. Several hundreads of people attended the event which focused on celebrating people's recovery from addictions. If you support an addiction free community and wish to encourage people to recover, then make sure you attend next years SoberFest, scheduled for 2012's labor day weekend. Read what the Hanford Sentinel had to say about this year's event by clicking here.