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Transformational Leadership Awards: Recognizing Advocacy in Mental Health
MHAV recognizes the extraordinary work of Mira Signer and Bonnie Neighbour, two dedicated advocates who have long championed the...
Saved By The Bell: Celebrating 80 Years of Advocacy, Health and Hope!
Join us for our special dinner program “SAVED BY THE BELL” on September 23rd, 6:00-pm-8:30pm at the Hilton Richmond/Shortpump...
First Responders Need Mental Health Too
First Responders (Public Safety Officers) include 911 Dispatchers, Emergency Medical Services/Emergency Medical Technicians,...
Mental Health and Substance Abuse
The Fatal Drug Overdose Quarterly Report (4th Quarter Report) has been released by Virginia Department of Health’s Office of the...
How will Virginia Address Mental Illness in Jails and Prisons?
The following is a guest post. Opinions expressed in this post are the author’s own. Virginia's recent legislative session produced...
Legislature Passes Major Investments, Improvements in Virginia’s Behavioral Health System
(Information as of 2/25/17, subject to change*) The recently completed legislative session took place in the shadow of news about...
Call to Action: Healthcare Access as a Moral Imperative
DESTINATION DIGNITY: The March for Dignity and Change in Mental Health
August 24, 2015, 12 p.m.; National Mall, Washington, DC The moment has come to stand up for the dignity and rights of Americans...
August’s Web Content Theme is Mental Health Awareness
By Sarah Zobel Homelessness Resource Center August 3, 2015 In the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy—and with frequent...
Please Take the DBHDS Civil Commitment Survey
If you have experienced an Emergency Custody Order (ECO), Temporary Detention Order (TDO) or court-ordered involuntary admission to a...
Quest Harrisonburg May 2015
Written by Marquita Leary, 2015 Quest Graduate Our Life-Changing Journeys of the Future Life as we know it may be hard, But, each and...
Peers present the case for peer support services on Capitol Hill
April 30, 2015 by Ron Manderscheid Truly authentic "firsts" are extremely rare in D.C. To experience two in a single day is amazing...
Rasoul: A conversation about mental health
By Sam Rasoul Rasoul, a Democrat, represents much of Roanoke in the House of Delegates. All too often when we hear mental illness,...
Happening Now! Workforce Re-Entry in Lynchburg
[huge_it_slider id="1"] Hello from Lynchburg! It's Danielle again and we are about at the halfway point of Workforce...