VOCAL'S MENTAL HEALTH RECOVERY NEWS FOR 5.4.2015
 
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New in the Digest This Week
VOCAL News
News Around the Commonwealth
Veteran's Corner
Conferences, Trainings, Workshops and Webinars
Links to Peer-Run Programs
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New in the Digest This Week

VOCAL Board Meets This Wednesday in Lynchburg - Posted 5.4

 

The next VOCAL Board of Directors meeting is Wednesday, May 6, from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm. The meeting will be at the Alan B. Pearson Regional Cancer Center, 1701 Thompson Drive, Lynchburg, 24501. **Please note the new location**


Call-in Info: Dial toll-free 1-866-423-8755 and enter Guest code: 843599

 

On Our Own of Charlottesville Now Has Walking Group - Posted 5.4

Three times a week. Call 434.466.5604 for further information.

VOCAL Proposed Bylaws Changes Document and Notice of Annual Membership Meeting - Posted 4.30     

 

The link below will take you to the bylaw changes document, in draft, the final of which will be presented to the membership for a vote at our next annual meeting on May 19th from 1:00 - 2:45 p.m. at our Annual Conference in Harrisonburg.  You do not have to register for the Conference to attend the Annual Meeting. 

 

We welcome your comments to: network@vocalvirginia.org  

http://vocalvirginia.org/#/key-documents/4534481121

National Guidelines for Responding to Grief after a Suicide

 

Responding to Grief, Trauma, and Distress after a Suicide: U.S. National Guidelines 

 

Art Therapy at "84 Main", Warsaw - Posted 5.4

 

Thursdays from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Call 804.333.3581 

 
VOCAL News
Conference Schedule (Workshops, Etc.) Now Available on VOCAL's Website - Posted 4.27
*Please note: This schedule is subject to change. You do NOT have to preregister for workshops.

http://www.vocalvirginia.org/#/vocal-conference/4534274248 


VOCAL to Offer WRAP© Facilitator Training in July - Posted 4.6 
 
VOCAL will offer the Copeland Center approved WRAP© Facilitator Training July 20-24 at Shalom House Retreat Center in Montpelier. 

 

The Facilitators/ Trainers will be Beth Gager and Bonnie Neighbour.

The cost for 40 hours of training, 5 days room and board, and facilitator
manual is $1500.  Some full scholarships are available for peers with
financial need, who have plans to hold WRAP© groups.

Please contact Ann Benner at ann@vocalvirginia.org, or 804. 343.1777.

VOCAL's Whole Health Network (VWHN) #14 - Posted 4.6

 

What's financial  'wellness'?

SAMHSA definies it as "Satisfaction with current and future financial situations."

 

Read more about financial wellness here.

 
Check Out VOCAL Workshop Offerings: Twenty-Five Topics on Recovery, Peer Support, Advocacy and Peer Run Programs  

VOCAL has been a leader in Virginia's mental health recovery movement since 2002.   Our workshops and professional trainings uniquely blend the experience of individuals who live with conditions commonly referred to as mental health disorders with an up-to-the-minute understanding of state and national mental health systems, and evidence-based recovery tools.

 

Developed by people who have personally experienced mental health crisis, VOCAL programs value the worth and dignity of each individual, the right to self-determination, and the important contributions of peer support and self-help.

These workshops are designed for peers, peer support specialists, providers, family and supporters of those in recovery. 
We can deliver a one-day conference, half-day workshop, or one presentation, all especially designed for the interests of your group.  
Workshops are free to peer-run organizations.
For complete workshop descriptions go to:
http://www.vocalvirginia.org/#/vocal-events/4533123864

Join VOCAL's State-Wide W.R.A.P. Facilitator Network  

 
If you've trained in facilitating Mental Health Recovery including Wellness Recovery Action Planning (WRAP) workshops, the program developed by Dr. Mary Ellen Copeland, Join VOCAL's network today!

 

Email Ann Benner, R.E.A.C.H. Program Director:
News Around the Commonwealth
Eleventh Annual "The Art of Recovery" Opens May 1st (Fredericksburg) - Posted 4.30

May 1-24
Ponshop Studio, 712 Caroline Street, Fredericksburg (22401)
540.656.2215

Featuring original artwork by individuals with mental illness.

Beacon Institute: Veterans Pathways in Williamsburg - Posted 4.30 

 

Housing and support services to the military community.

 

"Hope in Motion": A New Peer Run Drop In Center  in Virginia Beach - Posted 4.9  

Tuesdays and Fridays from 5:00 - 8:30 p.m.

 

Beacon House, 3808C Virginia Beach Blvd., Virginia Beach (23452)

 

Community resources, games, Goal Setters Group, job search assistance, WRAP©, Crayon HeArt, Whole Health and Resilience, Bridging Hearts, socialization, peer support services, movies and special events.

 

Call: Lynn Lull at 903-441-5934 or Don Ayers at 757-621-9937 or email:hopeinmotion13@gmail.com


"At Ease": A New Support Group in Richmond - Posted 4.2

 

Every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. for all active duty, national guard, and reserve veterans.  

Meets at Wamsley United Methodist Church, 2950 Wamsley Boulevard in Richmond (23234).  

For more info, email Troy Barnett: atease2015@gmail.com

    
Veteran's Corner

 

Veterans Crisis Line 

 

Call: 1-800-273-8255  

Virginia Wounded Warrior Program Link 

 

http://www.wearevirginiaveterans.org/ 

 

Veterans Peer Support Group at On Our Own of Roanoke 

 

Every Monday at 1 p.m.

540-362-0061

 

New Tool Connects Vets and Employers 

 

The Veterans Employment Center, an inter-agency collaboration from the White House's Joining Forces initiative, has announced a new online tool to provide veterans with employment resources. ebenefits.va.govwill connect veterans and service members with public and private sector employers who are looking to hire people with military experience, including individuals with disabilities.

 

For more information and employer resources, visit www.AskEARN.org. 

 

Conferences, Trainings, Workshops and Webinars

 

Alternatives 2015 in Memphis! Call for Proposals - Posted 4.30

 

October 14th - 18th

 

Info here  

 

Webinar: "Special Enrollment Periods and Resources for the Unemployed" - Posted 4.27   

 

May 6th, from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.

 

The health care law has created special enrollment periods for those who experience special circumstances such as graduating from college and losing health insurance, getting married and needing coverage for a spouse, losing employer insurance or turning 26 and losing coverage on a parent's health plan. Join this webinar to learn more about special enrollment periods and how to enroll in the Health Insurance Marketplace. For those who are uninsured and don't qualify for the special enrollment period, learn what resources are available and when to enroll in the Health Insurance Marketplace.

 

DBHDS Certified Cultural & Linguistic Competence Facilitator I Training (Blacksburg) - Posted 4.16  

 

June 3-4, from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. daily

The Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center 
For further information, please contact Cecily Rodriguez: cecily.rodriguez@dbhds.virginia.gov

Links to MH Peer-Run Programs in Virginia
Arlington Peers Helping Peers in Recovery 
www.aphpr-rpsva.org

Reston Drop-In Center
 
Consumer Wellness Center (Annandale)
 
Recovery In Motion ( Fredericksburg)  
www.recovery-in-motion.org

Blacksburg Computer Empowerment Services
http://computerempowerment.net/about.htm
  
Friends4Recovery Whole Health Center (Richmond)
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
www.onourowncville.org

84 Main (Warsaw)
804.333.3581

Recovery Resources and Support
http://www.rrs4hope.com/

The Laurie Mitchell Empowerment and Career Center (Alexandria)
www.lmec.org

Our Family  (Winchester)
540.667.8888 or dking@nwcsb.com

Other Program Information:

 

Virginia Peer Support Coalition (Virginia)
  
Mental Health America of Virginia (MHAV)
http://mhav.org

Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance of Falls Church
ANC436@aol.com 

NAMI Virginia (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
http://namivirginia.org/

NAMI Central Virginia (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
http://www.namicentralvirginia.org

SAARA of Virginia (Richmond)
http://www.saara.org/events-calendar.php

Spiritworks Foundation Center for Recovery of the Soul (Williamsburg)
http://www.spiritworksfoundation.org/events-calendar/

Roads to Recovery (Lynchburg)
http://roads2recovery.org/

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
http://www.afsp.org/

 

Other News

 

Free Training and Research Project: Hearing Voices - Posted 4.30

 

The Hearing Voices Research and Development Fund, through the Foundation for Excellence in Mental Health Care, is beginning a 3-year training and research project to bring Hearing Voices support groups to communities across the United States, and to research the mechanisms by which these groups work. The project will train more than 100 facilitators in 5 regions and create a stronger regional and local infrastructure of Hearing Voices peer-support groups across the USA.

Once a greater number of groups are up and running, the project will conduct a comprehensive study whose goal will be to identify the factors promoting effectiveness of these groups. (Participation in the research phase of the project will be fully voluntary, regardless of whether or not someone has participated in any of these trainings.)

Proposals are now welcomed from individuals and organizations who would like to be selected as one of the 5 project regions across the USA where the trainings will take place.

 

For more details on this project and related training opportunities: http://www.mentalhealthexcellence.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/2015_April_Hearing-Voices-RD-Fund-Project-Announcement.pdf

 

For an application to bring one of the five trainings to your area: http://www.mentalhealthexcellence.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/2015_April21_Hearing-Voices-RD-Fund-RFP-Guidelines-and-Application.pdf

 

Applications are due June 1st.

 

New Resource on Developing Welcoming Religious Communities Is Available for Free Download - Posted 4.30

 

A guide to help religious communities connect with individuals who have mental health conditions has been published by the National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse in collaboration with the Temple University Collaborative on Community inclusion. Faith communities typically value outreach and inclusion, but may not know how to connect with individuals who have mental health conditions. This new resource offers some valuable direction on the issue. You can access the guide, Developing Welcoming Religious Communities:  Inspiring Examples of Faith-Based Initiatives to Help Individuals with Mental Health Conditions Participate Fully in the Life of Religious Congregations, by

clicking here

 

Hospital Compare: New Services at Medicare.gov Helps People Find Quality Care - Posted 4.27

 

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has introduced a new service to help Americans find quality care: Hospital Compare. Hospital Compare has information about the quality of care at over 4,000 Medicare-certified hospitals.

 

Try Hospital Compare here: http://www.medicare.gov/hospitalcompare/

 

Look What Our Members Are Doing!
"UNHOLY HELL: A Preacher's Journey Through Depression and Recovery" 

Book written by Terry Dow

Available on March 6 on Amazon in print and on Kindle

"Walking in Hope, Living in Grace: The Tapestry"

Book written by Maryalyce Poole, available at Amazon

"A Rooted Mind: Saying Yes to Beauty, Wellness and Deeply-Rooted Mental Health"

Book written by Beth Gager, available at Balboa Press
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