Virginia C.O.P.E.S.: A RetrospectiveRachel Beck-Berman, MHAV Virginia C.O.P.E.S. Team Lead Virginia residents are entering the...
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Virginia Rankings in State of Mental Health Report
Mental Health America (MHA) has released the State of Mental Health in America report for 2022, which ranks all 50 states and the...
Now Open for Business! Virginia Behavioral Health Student Loan Repayment Program
The lack of mental health care providers is a problem in most of the U.S. It’s become much worse since the pandemic, and...
MHA Advocacy Succeeds – CDC Adds Mental Health to List of High Risk Health Conditions
Mental Health America's affiliate in Charlottesville, VA, Partner for Mental Health, has been leading an effort to get the CDC to...
Warm Line Gives Valuable Support both in and out of the Pandemic
Bruce Cruser, Executive Director, and Cheryl DeHaven, PRS Warm Line Manager Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, our peer run Warm Line...
Disparities in Mental Health Care Among Virginia’s Foster Children
Romantha Turner-Miller, BSN RN-CEN Background Considering the state as a whole, Virginia has a very low rate of youth in foster...
Mental Health Hospital Crisis
Overcrowding at Virginia’s nine state psychiatric hospitals has renewed calls for the state to build more hospitals. The state...
A COVID Silver Linings Playbook: Telehealth Mental Health Services
Romantha Turner-Miller, BSN RN-CEN May 11, 2021 While recognizing exactly what ugliness this pandemic has meant for our individual...
A Major Victory in Decriminalizing Mental Illness
Virginia increases justice for those with a mental health, developmental or intellectual disability A highlight from the recent state...
500% Increase in Mental Health Screenings
When the pandemic hit, there was a tremendous increase in the number of people concerned about their mental health. The first step is...
What is Virginia’s Rank in Mental Health?
Mental Health America (MHA) recently released its State of Mental Health Report 2020, which ranks all 50 states and the District of...
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...