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A twice-weekly electronic news-digest delivered to your inbox dedicated to keeping you informed of mental health recovery news and opportunities across the Commonwealth and the nation.
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New In the Digest This Week
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Conference Calls to Discuss Proposed VOCAL Bylaws Changes - Posted 4.29
Saturday, May 11th at 10:00 a.m.
Wednesday, May 15th at 2:00 p.m.
IF YOU PLAN TO PARTICIPATE IN EITHER OF THESE CALLS, PLEASE READ THE PROPOSED CHANGES BEFOREHAND, AND PREPARE YOUR QUESTIONS !!
Call in number : 1-866-423-8755 and the participant code to enter is 843599.
WRAP Wellness Retreat Set for November - Posted 4.29
Go to:
http://copelandcenter.com/sessions/wrap-retreat?utm_source=Copeland+Center+E-News+April+25%2C+2013&utm_campaign=CC+4%2F11%2F12&utm_medium=email
Department of Veterans Affairs Launches Women Veterans' Hotline - Posted 4.29
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has launched a new hotline to answer questions from women Veterans, their families, and caregivers. By calling 1-855-VA-WOMEN, women Veterans can connect with knowledgeable VA employees and get information about benefits, including healthcare services for women, disability compensation, education, mental health services, and more.
Women make up 11 percent of military deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan, and nearly 15 percent of all current active duty military. Since 2000, the number of women using VA healthcare has more than doubled, growing from nearly 160,000 in 2000 to more than 354,000 in 2012. The number is expected to double again by 2015.
PeerLink National Technical Assistance Center Webinar: "Building Blocks of Peers and Employment: Individuals with a History of Criminal Justice System Engagement"- Posted 4.29
Thursday, May 23rd from 2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Peers with a background of criminal justice system engagement generally deal with challenges even greater than the challenges that often confront all peers when seeking employment. PeerLink's first in a series of three webinars dealing with employment-related issues for peers will focus on peers who have a criminal justice system engagement history.
The webinar will cover three primary topic areas:
- A realistic assessment of the barriers and challenges which individuals who have a criminal justice system engagement history confront when attempting to, post-incarceration, enter the workforce either for the first time or to reenter it following incarceration;
- Useful real-world strategies and approaches to effectively address the unique barriers and challenges faced by individuals with a criminal justice system history, including the considerations associated with the question of disclosure of that history; and
- Details of different resources, including reference and information materials available on-line as well as community-based agencies or organizations having a nationwide presence, to access for further information on the webinar topic including a detailing of the specific types of information or services available from each.
DBHDS Notice of Scheduled Field Review: Three Current Policies - Posted 4.29
REQUEST FOR COMMENT on the Following State Board Policies by May 31, 2013
Scheduled Field Review of Four Current Policies The Policy Development and Evaluation Committee of the State Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services is initiating a scheduled field review of:
To assist the Board with this review, stakeholders are asked to consider these current policies and forward your comments about the continued need for these policies and any suggestions for updates, revisions or rescission.
Please provide your comments on all of the above by May 31st to: ruthanne.walker@dbhds.virginia.gov
or by mailing: State Board of BHDS, 1220 Bank Street, Room 1323, Richmond, VA 23219.
Comments received will be considered at the next meeting of the committee on June 16, 2013, at DBHDS Central Office, Jefferson Building 1220 Bank Street, Richmond, VA. These policies, and any recommendations for edits, are expected to be taken up at that meeting. Any proposed revisions to the policies will be circulated for comment following the June meeting before a final recommendation is made to the full Board. Please contact me if you have any questions via this email address or the phone number listed below.
All Board policies can be viewed at: http://www.dbhds.virginia.gov/adm-StateBoardDefault.htm
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VOCAL News
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View the Proposed VOCAL Bylaws Changes - Posted 4.11
http://www.vocalvirginia.org/Click on the link at the top of the grey column on the left-hand side of the page. These changes will be voted on at the Annual Meeting on May 21st at VOCAL's Annual Conference at James Madison University.
Tentative Conference Schedule - Posted 4.11 Monday, May 20 10 a.m. - Check-in begins in Festival Conference and Student Center 11:30 - 12:45 p.m. - Lunch in Dining Hall 1 - 2:30 p.m. - Workshops in Festival 3 - 4:30 - Workshops in Festival 5 - 6 p.m. - Dinner in Dining Hall 6:30 - 8 p.m. - Workshops/Meetings in Festival 8 p.m. - Qigong in Festival Tuesday, May 21 7:30 - 8 a.m. - Relaxing walk around campus, meet in front of Festival 7:00 - 8:45 a.m. - Breakfast in Dining Hall 9 - 10:30 a.m. - Welcome, Orientation, and Keynote Address in Festival 10:45 - 11:45 a.m. - Regional Round Tables in Festival 11:45 - 12:45 p.m. - Lunch in Dining Hall 1 - 2:45 p.m. - Annual Meeting in Festival 3 - 4:30 p.m. - Workshops in Festival 5 - 6 p.m. - Dinner in Dining Hall 6:30 - 8 p.m. - Workshops in Festival 8 - 11 p.m. - Social and Dance in Festival Wednesday, May 22 7:30 - 8 a.m. - Relaxing walk around campus, meet in front of Festival 7:00 - 8:45 a.m. - Breakfast in Dining Hall 9 - 10:30 a.m. - Workshops in Festival 10:30 - 11:30 p.m. - Pack Up 11:30 - 1 p.m. - Lunch in Dining Hall with Closing Program 1 - 2:30 p.m. - Check out of Residence Halls
R.E.A.C.H. Announces WRAP Facilitator Training for July - Posted 4.1
The next WRAP© Facilitator training will take place in Richmond July 15-19. The location has not been finalized and will be announced as soon as the information becomes available.
To be considered for the training, please complete an application and either mail it in or submit online. The application deadline is May 15, 2013. If you have any questions please call Debbie Smith at 434. 243.7878, ext. 10, or e-mail: debbie@vocalvirginia.org
The application can be found here.
VOCAL Announces Conference Keynote Speaker, Joseph Rogers!
 Joseph Rogers is Chief Advocacy Officer of the Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania (MHASP), and found
er and Executive Director of the National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse, a consumer-run national technical assistance center funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Mental Health Services.
In 1984, Joseph Rogers created Project SHARE (Self-Help and Advocacy Resource Exchange), a peer-support and advocacy organization, under MHASP's auspices. As a result of Rogers' vision and leadership, Project SHARE grew until it was blended with MHASP, which Rogers had built from a small regional mental health advocacy agency into one of the largest mental health associations in the country, including an array of peer-run programs serving local, statewide, and national constituencies. From 1997 to 2007, Rogers served as President and CEO of MHASP.
A national leader of the mental health consumer movement, Joseph Rogers has testified before U.S. Senate committees and has consulted in more than 30 states, as well as nationally and internationally, on behavioral health policy issues. He has chaired and/or served on numerous boards and committees, such as the Executive Committee of the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities, and the Congressionally appointed Task Force on the Rights and Empowerment of People with Disabilities, which helped pass the Americans with Disabilities Act. He was a key player in the closing of Philadelphia State Hospital and in the successful struggle to get the dollars to follow the patients into the community, to establish what has become a model system of community-based services, including peer-run services.
Rogers has appeared on numerous radio and TV shows to publicize the self-help/advocacy movement and fight prejudice and discrimination.
His many awards include the Heinz Award for the Human Condition (2005), the Outstanding Non-Psychiatrist Award of the American Association of Community Psychiatrists (2002), and the Timothy Coakley Behavioral Health Leadership Award of the American College of Mental Health Administration (2009), for his leadership in transforming mental health care in this country.
VOCAL's Annual Statewide Mental Health Consumer Conference, "Carrying the Torch"
May 20-22 on the campus of James Madison University in Harrisonburg. The registration form can be found on our website;
the link to same in the top left hand corner of the home page.
Go to: www.vocalvirginia.org to download the form. Please mail it to the VOCAL Network office at 1904 Byrd Avenue, Suite 111, Richmond, 23230, with your check or money order. Please do not send cash through the mail. We are not able to accept credit card payments.
One registration form per person, please. THE DEADLINE FOR SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO APRIL 30th!
"Ask Will!"
Do you have questions about VOCAL? Is there something you want to know but just don't know how or who to ask? Now there is an easy way to make it happen: it's called "Ask Will"!
Please include your name and contact information for verification: anonymous submissions will not be accepted. Responses will be published in the VOCAL Network News newsletter which is currently published six times per year. An archive of responses will be made available through VOCAL's website at www.vocalvirginia.org, under the "Ask Will" column. In this column, members can ask questions of VOCAL's Executive Office. The intent of this column is to disseminate information to you - our membership - in a timely fashion. Inquiries can be sent to: askwill@vocalvirginia.org.
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News Around the Commonwealth
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John G. Wood School Hosts "Out of the Darkness Walkathon" - Posted 4.25
In partnership with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
May 1st from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
John G. Wood School
8716 W. Broad Street, Richmond (23294)
For further information please contact Greg Lyndaker at 804.270.6566 or email:glyndaker@boysandgirlshome.org
Goal Setting Workshop at Center for Wellness and Recovery, Lynchburg - Posted 4.25
Tuesday, May 7, from 2:30-4:30 p.m.
This workshop will help foster an understanding of how to develop positive habits that will help you be productive and reach personal targets, how to write goals, and identify specific short term goals.
Please call the Center to register, at 434.947.2662
Goal Setting Workshop at Center for Wellness and Recovery, Lynchburg - Posted 4.25
Tuesday, May 7, from 2:30-4:30 p.m.
This workshop will help foster an understanding of how to develop positive habits that will help you be productive and reach personal targets, how to write goals, and identify specific short term goals.
Please call the Center to register, at 434.947.2662
Mondays Focus on Stress Reduction at Friends 4 Recovery Whole Health Center, Richmond - Posted 4.18
Call the Center for details: 804.308.1366
Friends 4 Recovery Whole Health Center Programming - 4.11
Trauma Recovery Group on Fridays from 2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Spanish Class on Monday, April 15th from 2:00-3:30 p.m.
9511 Hull Street Road, Suite
Richmond (23236)
804.308.1366
"Nourish" Meets at Center for Recovery and Wellness, Lynchburg - Posted 4.8
"Nourish" is a free, peer-run support group for people who struggle with issues such as overeating, binge eating, diabetes, bulimia, anorexia, etc., encouraging one another on a joint path to healthier living.
Tuesdays, from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
618 Court Street, 434.947.2662 or email:
"Art of Recovery" Opens May 3rd, Fredericksburg - Posted 4.8
Ninth Annual "The Art of Recovery" art show opens Friday, May 3rd from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at The PONSHOP Studio and Gallery located at 712 Caroline Street in downtown Fredericksburg. The exhibit features original artwork of adults with mental illness. The show is organized by members of Kenmore Club, a psychosocial rehabilitation program operated by RACSB. The exhibit coincides with National Mental Health Month and will be on display through May 26th. The PONSHOP Studio and Gallery is open Monday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5:00 p.m.
"The Art of Recovery" show will feature approximately 50 pieces representing several art mediums. Artwork includes original drawings, paintings, three-dimensional artwork (sculpture), textiles, and mixed media. A number of the pieces will be available for purchase.
The Art of Recovery provides a forum for artists living with mental illness to gain confidence in their abilities, address misconceptions surrounding mental illness, and experience community support.
To learn more, contact Helen Conley at 540-373-7737 or artofrecovery@racsb.state.va.us.
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Free Webinar: "The Affordable Care Act and Implications for Recovery-Oriented Practice" - Posted 4.25
SAMHSA's webinar, "The Affordable Care Act and Implications for Recovery-Oriented Practice," will address the ways in which implementation of health care reform will reinforce and expand the recovery orientation of behavioral health care.
Thursday, May 9th from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m.
To register, click here.
Link to Virginia Mental Health Conferences and Trainings Calendar for Opportunities to Attend Conferences and Trainings - Posted 4.11
Go to: http://tinyurl.com/VirginiaCalendar
Do you know of other things that could be posted on this calendar?? Email Yolande Long: yolande@vocalvirginia.org
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Links to MH Peer-Run Programs in Virginia
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Consumer Wellness Center (Annandale)
Recovery In Motion ( Fredericksburg)
kakallay@gmail.com
Blacksburg Computer Empowerment Services
http://computerempowerment.net/about.htm
Friends4Recovery Whole Health Center (Richmond)
http://www.friends4recovery.org/#!calendar
Center for Recovery and Wellness (Lynchburg)
http://centerforrecoveryandwellness.org/calendar/
Trillium Drop-In Center (Woodbridge)
http://pwdropincenter.org/calendar.php
On Our Own of Roanoke Valley
http://rvonourown.com/Events.aspx
WeCare, Inc (Martinsville)
http://wecaremhc.org/?page_id=42
On Our Own of Charlottesville
http://wwhttp://www.saara.org/events-calendar.phpw.onourowncville.org/structure.html
84 Main (Warsaw)
804.333.3581
Recovery Resources and Support
Other Program Information:
Virginia Peer Support Coalition (Virginia)
Mental Health America of Virginia (MHAV)
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Job Opportunities
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Peer Specialist Job Opening in Lynchburg - Posted 4.18
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Senior Clinician, Chesterfield County Mental Health Support Services - Posted 4.4
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Other News
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"Four Facts about Mental Illness that you Never Hear in the Mainstream" - Posted 4.25
SAMHSA: Promote Mental and Physical Wellness in 2013 - Posted 4.22
Through its Wellness Initiative, SAMHSA pledges to promote wellness for people with mental and substance use disorders by motivating individuals, organizations, and communities to take action and work toward improved quality of life, cardiovascular health, and decreased early mortality rates.
Wellness includes many dimensions of health: physical, emotional, financial, social, occupational, intellectual, environmental, and spiritual. SAMHSA's Wellness Initiative aims to inspire individuals to improve one physical health behavior and explore their talents, skills, interests, social connections, and environment to incorporate other dimensions of wellness.
To learn more and sign the Pledge for Wellness, visit http://www.samhsa.gov/wellness.
The Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, Office of Cultural and Linguistic Competence's April 2013 "Ideas into Action" Newsletter - Posted 4.18
http://www.dbhds.virginia.gov/2008CLC/documents/Volume%206-Issue%201-April%202013.pdf
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I look forward to hearing from you!
Sincerely,
Yolande Long
Communications and Events Coordinator
804.343.1777
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