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Read about six trauma-informed strategies for helping students succeed amidst COVID-19 on The Journal and delve in deeper with the National Child Traumatic Stress Network's Trauma-Informed School Strategies during COVID-19.
HEARD captures the inspiring stories of five people who grew up in housing projects and are now giving back to their home communities, trying to make a better life for those who come behind.
News reports of America’s urban housing projects focus on violence, gangs and drugs. To most Americans, public housing and urban poverty are issues that remain out of sight and out of mind. In this film, the issues take on human faces. We get to know people who live in public housing communities, and hear them tell their own stories of surviving and thriving.
HEARD premeries November 12 at 9:00pm on VPM. Watch on television or stream on Facebook. You can also watch any time on the PBS Video App.
Call for Proposals: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and its Policies for Action (P4A) program are inviting researchers to study the impact of local, state, and federal policies intended to promote racial equity in Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities. Read more about the grants on the RWJF blog.
Voices' Racial Truth & Reconciliation VA invited Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities' Charm Bullard to host a Courageous Conversations Community Chat intended to jumpstart tough conversations and learning opportunities around allyship. In today's highly-divisive social climate and hyperactive social media world, traditionally “taboo” topics such as race, religion, and politics are happening more frequently in our community. When these courageous conversations are well-facilitated and occur with civility, we lessen the risk of negatively impacting morale, engagement, and productivity. During this session, participants will explore identity and conversational competence to talk about the hard stuff at work respectfully. Tickets are limited to 75 registrants! Register here.
November 9, 4:00pm-5:00pm | ACEs Connection Community How-To Webinars: How to Start an ACEs Initiative
November 10, 10:30am-12:00pm | Systemic Racism, Disproportionality, and Equity in Child Welfare: Our History and Where to Focus Our Change Efforts?
In this short guided meditation, Deepak Chopra will help you cultivate gratitude as one of the best ways to find happiness.
The Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call or text 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453). Serving the U.S. and Canada, the hotline is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with professional crisis counselors who—through interpreters—provide assistance in over 170 languages. The hotline offers crisis intervention, information, and referrals to thousands of emergency, social service, and support resources for children and caregivers. All calls are anonymous and confidential.
Mental Health America of Virginia's Warm Line is a peer-run service for individuals, family members, and other concerned parties in Virginia who would like someone to talk to, or who request community mental health resources, or who have specific questions about their recovery journey. The peers who answer the Warm Line listen with compassion and provide non-judgmental support. Call 1-866-400-6428, Mon-Fri 9am-9pm and Sat-Sun 5pm-9pm.
The National Domestic Violence Hotline provides 24/7 support for survivors and their loved ones. Call 1-800-799-7233, use the website's live chat function, or text LOVEIS to 22522. They also provide services for those who are deaf and hard of hearing.
SAMHSA (the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) offers a Disaster Distress Helpline for immediate crisis counseling for people who are experiencing emotional distress related to any natural or human-caused disaster. For services in both English and Spanish, call 1-800-985-5990. To connect with a trained crisis counselor, text TalkWithUs (for English) or Hablanos (for Spanish) to 66746.
For questions and support, contact:
Melissa McGinn, MSW, LCSW
State Trauma Informed Community Networks Coordinator
mmcginn@grscan.com
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