Election season, the holidays and life in general can create a lot of emotions for everyone. Especially during this time, it is important for leaders…
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Getting through the elections, Thanksgiving and beyond.
Holiday gatherings create anxiety for many, even those not struggling with their mental health. Add this
election season to the mix, and the stress can be overwhelming.
Resources to Empower Young Minds
New materials to empower young minds and their mental health are now available in English and Spanish!
Virginia Offers New Behavioral Health Services for Adults and Youth
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: December 1, 2021 Virginia Medicaid Contact: Christina Nuckols Christina.nuckols@dmas.virginia.gov...
COVID-19 & Mental Health: Final Reflection
As my internship with Mental Health America of Virginia (MHAV) comes to a close for the summer, I have done extensive reflection on...
Grief, Loss, & Trauma During COVID-19
**Trigger Warning: death and grief over the loss of loved ones; suicide** I would like to preface this post by mentioning that I...
Financial Strains of COVID-19 on College Students
As higher education institutions began to cancel the spring 2020 semester and some even through this upcoming fall semester, a huge...
Steven Walker: on “Mental Health, Death, and Unemployment in the Black Community”
*Mr. Walker is a member of the MHAV Board of Directors. We invited him to write about his personal experience. Views, thoughts, and...
Remote College Education & Mental Health
Since the onset of COVID-19, college students have faced a huge shift in their educational experience. As colleges and universities...
High-Risk People in COVID-19: Physical & Financial Implications of the Pandemic
I would like to preface this blog post by mentioning that I am not a person with lived experience with a compromised immune system or...
Eating Disorders and COVID-19
**Trigger Warning: Eating Disorders** I would like to preface this blog post by mentioning that I am not a person with lived...
Depression & Anxiety During COVID-19
It is no secret that a large percentage of high school and college students suffer from mental health issues; most notably,...
Xenophobia and COVID-19
**Trigger Warning: Racial/Ethnic Violence** I would like to preface this post by mentioning that I am a U.S.-born citizen who attends...
Substance Use Disorders in College Students and COVID-19
Last semester at the University of Richmond, Jepson School of Leadership Studies, I researched how individuals and society prejudice...
College Sexual Violence Survivors and COVID-19
**Trigger Warning: Sexual Violence/Assault** In September 2017, Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education, began the process of rescinding...