For the first time, state general funds are being allocated to the VA TICNs!
"$1,000,000 [of American Rescue Plan funds] to the Department of Social Services for the Virginia Trauma-Informed Community Network (TICN) to provide a community awareness campaign, education, professional development, mini grants, and other initiatives to support existing networks."
We will continue to share information about this exciting news as we receive it!
The website for Virginia's 2nd annual Racial Truth and Reconciliation Week, August 22-28, is live! You can view the list of speakers and participating partners, schedule of events, social media kit, and more!
Join Voices' Racial Truth & Reconciliation Virginia email list to be the first to hear additional details about the week.
Trauma-Informed Advocacy Workshop
This month's CTIPP CAN call will cover: Why advocacy is important; How to advocate effectively; and What to advocate for right now. Participants will be invited to develop and practice their advocacy pitch through independent work and small groups, as well as explore what kind(s) of advocacy they want to partake in.
Join the Zoom here August 18, 2:00-3:30pm
FACT Emergency Funds Grants
Another round of Emergency Funds Grants from FACT (Family & Children's Trust Fund) is available to VA TICNs. Networks that previously applied are eligible to apply again as this is a new fiscal year. If you need assistance or additional information, please contact Charlotte Eure at ceure@grscan.com.
Click on the flyers below to register for these upcoming events from RAISE (Resilience Alexandria: Inform Support Elevate) and Greater Richmond TICN!
August 18, 3:00pm-4:00pm | PACEs Connection 'A Better Normal': Institutional Child Sexual Abuse: Problem and Prevention
August 18, 6:30pm-8:30pm | Unlearning Ableism for Educators
August 23, 6:00pm-7:30pm | The Immigrant Experience In Our Local Communities (English and Spanish available)
August 25, 1:00pm-3:00pm | Protective Factors & ACEs: Meeting Families with Hope and Healing
August 31, 7:00pm-10:00pm | NVC-Positive Relationships Build Resilience
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. 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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