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VA TICNs eNote September 13 2021 [grscan.com]

 

One of the largest Confederate monuments came down September 8 in Richmond, Virginia. “This city belongs to all of us, not just some of us,” said David Bailey, whose nonprofit organization helps churches with racial reconciliation work. “Now we can try to figure out what’s next. We are creating a new legacy.”


September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
Resilient Chesterfield is the theme for the Chesterfield Suicide Awareness and Prevention Coalition’s 2021 Suicide Prevention Month campaign. Visit the campaign website for more information and resources, including a Resilience Book List and Self Care Strategies for Resilience.


Collective Trauma Summit 2021
The Collective Trauma Summit 2021 is a free 10-day online event beginning September 19, with 45+ speakers to explore how to work with individual, ancestral, and collective trauma.
View a list of topics and speakers and register here.


Resilience Film and KJPR Book Club
Resilience is now available for streaming directly to individual viewers on Apple TV, Google Play and Vudu. View KJPR Films' newsletter here for links. You can also read about the KPJR Book Club featured author for September, Rodney Walker, who is well known for his work in trauma-informed education. Walker will discuss his books with Teri Barila and Rick Griffin of Community Resilience Initiative (CRI). The discussion will be recorded and shared online.


Reminder: 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.


Trainings & Events
Learn about impermanence and mindfulness in this soothing meditation on the cycles of water in our world.
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. 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) to66746.
For questions and support, contact:
Melissa McGinn, MSW, LCSW
State Trauma Informed Community Networks Coordinator
mmcginn@grscan.com

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