As the Virginia legislature finishes its work, many bills to improve access to mental health care appear headed for passage. However,...
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Require Schools to Include Mental Health Education
By Chris Ames SB 818 Lionell Spruill, Sr. | all patrons All Virginia's school children deserve mental health...
New MHAV Suicide Study Shows Trends, Concerns
Suicides are a public health issue, and suicide is preventable. Mental Health America of Virginia recently completed a Suicide...
A Different Take on Self Care
Jenny SappingtonHere’s the scenario: You sit down at a Self-Care workshop, and out comes The List. You know, the one that lists all...
What is the State of Virginia’s Mental Health?
Youth Rankings a Great Concern Mental Health America (MHA) has released the State of Mental Health in America report for 2023,...
Region IV Suicide Prevention Needs Assessment
See highlights from MHAV's comprehensive study of suicide data and prevention services for Region IV (Central Virginia) and Be Well...
Virginia’s Mental Health Advocacy Champion Award 2022
Physicians and nurses die by suicide at twice the rate of the general population. At our Victory for Mental Health Dinner Program...
What does 988 mean?
Until now, if you were to call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, you would call 1-800-273-TALK. As of July 16, you can call...
New State Budget: Major Improvements, Missed Opportunities for Mental Health
After months of negotiations, Virginia finally has a state budget for the two-year period that begins July 1, 2022. It contains the...
7 Takeaways from Mental Health Awareness Month 2022
1. The research suggests a record number of us are experiencing mental health problems, and a record number are now thinking about...
Dealing with Children’s Feelings about School Shootings
It's been over 20 years since my child was a fourth grader, but when I hear the horrible news from Uvalde, I feel the need to hug her...
Virginia State Budget: School-Based Mental Health Integration Program
By Carly Ward, MSW Intern Virginia’s school children are...
House Bill 829 – School Counselors; staffing ratios, flexibility.
By Carly Ward, MSW Intern The purpose of HB 829 in the...
Selected Items from Governor Northam’s Introduced Budget 12/2021
(Thanks to Virginia Association of Community Services Boards – VACSB) The outgoing Governor proposed a signficant down payment to...
Legislators’ Proposed Amendments to the Introduced State Budget
The 2022 session of the Virginia General Assembly began with an introduced 2-year state budget that includes a significant down...