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 Title IX civil rights protections for students. For background, Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 is a federal law that...

Racism and Mental Health

**Trigger Warning: Racial Violence / Police Violence ** I would like to preface this post by mentioning that I am a white person who benefits from white privilege, and I am writing this as an ally to the Black community. I stand in solidarity with Black Lives Matter...

Abusive Homes and COVID-19

**Trigger Warning: Violence/Abuse** During the COVID-19 pandemic, concerns of college students reentering abusive home environments arise. As the COVID-19 pandemic has spanned over the past three months, entire families are quarantining together. As I discussed in my...

Remarks to State Crime Commission re: Gun Bills

August 20, 2019 Mental Health America of Virginia – Remarks at Virginia State Crime Commission’s Public Hearing re: Special Legislative Session on Guns Mr. Chairman, Members of the Commission: My name is Bruce Cruser, Executive Director of Mental Health...