Hello, everyone! As we look ahead to more sustainable efforts in our new normal, the VA TICNs eNote will adjust from weekly distribution to bi-weekly. If you have any feedback about the eNote or information you'd like shared, you can reply to the email containing the eNote or contact Charlotte Eure at ceure@grscan.com.
United Way of Greater Richmond and Petersburg, the backbone organization of the Southside TICN, created trauma-informed resources through their COVID-19 toolkit in handy, printable PDFs:
Parenting During COVID-19
Leading During COVID-19
Service Delivery During COVID-19
Self-Care During COVID-19
Bouncing Back From COVID-19
United Way also recently released their latest ALICE Report, which illuminates the incredible strain of the pandemic on low-income families who are financially vulnerable to one emergency. The report provides helpful statistics and context for the upcoming Special Session, highlighting the need to identify state and local supports.
ChildTrends has released a new publication: Considerations for Building Post-COVID Early Care and Education Systems that Serve Children with Disabilities. The Fact Sheet examines the interrelationship between disability, race, and ethnicity, and how this plays out across the country; discusses specific impacts of the pandemic on families with young children with disabilities; and offers considerations for states as ECE programs begin to reopen.
Children and families are facing challenges, hardship, and trauma that will impact them for an entire lifetime. The chain reaction from financial to parent distress is evidence that, for many children, the pandemic induces trauma. Read about Voices for Virginia Children's 2020 Special Session priorities and join them in asking our elected officials during the General Assembly's Special Session to #Care4Kids. Participate in the #Care4Kids Virtual Rally on Facebook today, Monday, August 17, 9:00am-5:00pm.
Take 5 is a series from Greater Richmond SCAN of brief videos sharing techniques to self-regulate that you can do at home or anywhere and are fit for all ages. Here, Margo Buchanan leads you through some breathing and movement exercises in Take 5... to Cool Down.
August 18, 3:00pm-4:00pm | ACEs Connection 'A Better Normal' Webinar: Practical Tools for Building a Trauma-Informed Culture
August 18, 8:30pm-10:00pm | Breathwork for BIPOC w/ Abdul-Rehman & Mandel
August 20, 1:00pm-2:00pm | Crisis Leadership and Resiliency: A Trauma-informed Approach to COVID-19 Response
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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