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Nothing About Us Without Us!
VOCAL's Mental Health Recovery
News for July 12, 2012
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Dear Reader,
You are receiving the VOCAL Network Digest because you are on our email list. The Network Digest is a twice-weekly update of mental health announcements throughout Virginia and the nation. If you prefer not to receive these updates, please click the "unsubscribe" button at the bottom of this email. Thank you!
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Please send any program news, announcements, or creative submissions electronically to yolande@vocalvirginia.org or by regular post to:
VOCAL Network
1904 Byrd Avenue, Suite 111
Richmond, VA 23230
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Uncle Sam's Vets Wanted at "84 Main"!
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All veterans from all branches of service are invited to join us for
coffee, conversation and camaraderie on Mondays mornings, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
84 Main Street
Warsaw, VA 22572
For information, contact:
Yvonne Vaughan at 804-769-2751 or e-mail: yvaughan@mpnn.state.va.us |
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W.R.A.P. Facilitator Training Coming Soon!
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There are plans in the works to hold a W.R.A.P. Facilitator Training by the end of August.
Scholarships will be available. If you are interested in applying, download the application here: http://vocal.groupsite.com/file_cabinet and submit it either electronically to network@vocalvirginia.org or send it by postal mail to:
The VOCAL Network
1904 Byrd Avenue, Suite 111
Richmond, VA 23230
ATT: REACH
If you have applied in the past, please note that we will need for you to reapply now.
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New "Drop-In" WRAP Group in Richmond
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Ongoing group starting up for anyone facing mental health challenges.
Interested??
For further information, email: wrapnrecovery@gmail.com or call 804.727.8540/804.727.8555 |
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Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance of Falls Church
Announces Job Opportunities
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Part-time volunteer and paid job opportunities available for mental health consumers interested in becoming Peer Support Specialists.
- Three team players wanted to facilitate mental health support groups in Reston/Herndon and Falls Church, Pathways to Recovery, and our Mental Health Recovery Weekend Retreat. Peer Support Specialist training included with a minimum commitment of two years.
- Part time Financial Assistant wanted to keep accounts on Quick Books Online Program, assist with auditing, file necessary reports with Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, pay contractors and bills, and file taxes and licenses. Knowledge of Quick Books, accounting, and taxes required.
Please contact Anne N. Cowley, LCSW, Executive Director DBSAFC, at 703-354-5104 or ANC436@aol.com. E-mailed or attached resumes would be helpful.
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Change of Date for State Board of BHDS Meeting: Tuesday, August 28th
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The next quarterly meeting of the State Board of BHDS has been changed to a newdate. It will now be held on Tuesday, August 28th (this is a change from July 17th).
The meeting will still be at the Northern Virginia Training Center, Fairfax, and will begin at 8:30 a.m.
Information about meetings of the Board can be found at this link: http://www.dbhds.virginia.gov/adm-StateBoardDefault.htm |
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The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental
Services Hosts "The Art of Recovery"
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An open house will be held TODAY, July 12th from 2:00-4:00 p.m.
13th Floor Conference Room, DBHDS
Jefferson Building, 1220 Bank Street in Richmond
Parking for People with Disabilities: Private vehicles are able to park and unload passengers on Bank Street. There is no public parking on the Capitol Square grounds.
Public Parking: There are four free general public spaces (1 hour) on the north side of Bank Street, between 9th and 10th Streets. A limited number of metered public parking spaces (2 hours) are located on the west side of 10th Street, between Main and Bank Streets, on Bank Street, between Governor and 14th Streets, on the south side of Main Street, between 9th and 12th Streets, on 14th Street, and on 12th Street between Main and Bank Streets.
Pay parking lots and decks are nearby on 8th and Grace Street and 7th and Marshall Streets.
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Registration for Alternatives 2012 is Officially Open!
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You can find all information on how to register, view a list of keynote speakers, and see the Schedule at a Glance at the Alternatives 2012 website:
www.alternatives2012.us/registration/ |
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SAMHSA'S "Recovery to Practice" Initiative Invites You to Submit Your Story
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Recovery to Practice (RTP), a five-year initiative of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) that is designed to help mental health service providers adopt and use recovery-oriented practices - is calling for "personal and practitioner articles that illustrate the principles and potential of recovery. Whether they describe how self-directed care has changed the nature of your practitioner-client relationship, your journey of healing and recovery, a recovery-oriented tool or strategy, or how peer involvement has influenced your workplace, your stories deeply touch our readers and continue to advance RTP's mission and values.
To submit an article or recovery resource, please contact us at 877-584-8535, or email recoverytopractice@dsgonline.com."
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A study published in the June 2012 edition of Psychiatric Services is the first randomized, controlled trial to support evidence that the Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) helps reduce feelings of depression and anxiety, according to an article in Mental Health Weekly. The study involved 519 people in community mental health settings in six Ohio communities; some were assigned to WRAP, others to services as usual. The researchers found "significantly greater improvements" among the WRAP participants than among those in the control group, and these improvements were sustained over a six-month period, Mental Health Weekly reported. WRAP is already included in SAMHSA's National Registry of Evidence Based Programs and Practices; this research confirms its benefits.
Source: http://www.nyaprs.org/e-news-bulletins/2012/2012611MHW.cfm
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The Consumer Wellness Center of Falls Church and its Partners Announce Peer Support Group Facilitator Training
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Presented by Violet Taylor
Virginia's Very First Peer Bridger
In Reston:
The Reston Drop-In Center
Saturdays August 18th & 25th
from 10 AM to 3 PM
1820 Michael Faraday Drive, 1st Floor
Reston, VA 20190
To register, or for more information, please contact:
Kirsten Helene Kaiser: 1 800 374 4198 or Kkaiser@recoveryprograms.us
This is a Project of:
The Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS), Fairfax-Falls Church CSB,
Consumer Wellness Center of Falls Church (CWC), & Recovery Program Solutions of Virginia (RPS-V)
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The Social Security Administration's Mental Health Treatment Study: Design, Outcomes, Policy Implications, and Next Steps
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Thursday, July 19th from 2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
In 2005, the Social Security Administration engaged Westat, Dartmouth, the University of Texas San Antonio and the University of Maryland Baltimore, to conduct the Mental Health Treatment Study. The purpose of the study was to test the hypothesis that a package of interventions -- individual placement and support, systematic medication management, and the services of a nurse-care coordinator -- would help social security beneficiaries with schizophrenia and affective disorders return to work and otherwise improve their quality of life. This webinar will briefly discuss the study design, and then discuss the elements of the interventions, the results, the implications for implementing similar interventions, and the next steps.
Presenters
Thomas Hale, Ph.D. from the Social Security Administration
Deborah Becker, M.Ed. and Gary Bond, Ph.D., from Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College
Alec Miller, M.D. and Troy Moore, Ph.D., from the University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio
William Frey, Ph.D. from Westat, Inc.
Register here:
http://takeaction.mentalhealthamerica.net/site/R?i=zdYBKGxmvX51P5JWSURMoQ
Questions? Email ssteverman@mentalhealthamerica.net
Can't be there? A recorded version of the webinar will be available on Mental Health America's website at a later date.
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National Initiative to Deal with the Mental Health
Impact of TBI Is Launched
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The Mental Health Association of New York City has launched a national effort to promote awareness of the mental and emotional effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI). The TBI and Emotional Wellness Alliance will involve researchers, academics and medical professionals with the goal of promoting prevention and identifying TBI and its impact, Mental Health Weekly reports. Representatives from the world of sports and the military arena will also be involved. The Alliance's goals are to develop and advocate for policy recommendations; foster the development and dissemination of early identification and preventive strategies; and provide public and professional education on best practices for identifying, and better understanding, the mental health effects of this condition.
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