Blog Archive: January 2012

Advocacy Day at the General Assembly: Thursday, January 26, 2012

A huge thank you to everyone who participated in Children’s Mental Health Advocacy Day on January 26th! We had a great turnout of parents, pediatricians, Voices’ board members, friends and…

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Delegate Dickie Bell speaks out for children’s mental health

Republican Delegate Richard “Dickie” Bell, from Staunton, calls on Governor McDonnell and fellow lawmakers to fund mental health services for children in an op-ed in The Virginian-Pilot on December 13, 2011. “Mental…

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Advocacy Training December 1st in Richmond

The Campaign, along with the Virginia Family Network and the Children’s Mental Health Resource Center, sponsored an advocacy training for 25 individuals from around Virginia on December 1. The training included…

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New RTD Op-ED

We believe independent clinical assessments for children needing certain Medicaid mental health services are a step in the right direction. Read the op-ed that appeared in the Richmond Times Dispatch on Saturday,…

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Watch WRIC anchor Amy Lacey’s recent interview with Margaret Nimmo Crowe.

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Campaign releases Action Agenda; Sign the petition to show your support!

The Campaign for Children’s Mental Health released its Action Agenda for 2011-2012 on Tuesday, June 14, 2011. The agenda outlines three policies that will greatly improve Virginia’s mental health system for kids. In the…

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New Report Released

May 3rd was Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day, and the Campaign has released a new report – Children’s Mental Health in Virginia: System Deficiencies and Unknown Outcomes. The report examines how…

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Virginians Speak Out!

Read our report, analyzing your feedback from the Campaign’s eight regional forums and online surveys.

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The Campaign for Children’s Mental Health – because…

1 in 5 kids experience a mental health problem, but only 1 in 5 of those children receive the treatment they need. Children from any background or from any economic circumstance may experience…

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Virginia Child Poverty Report

Click here to read surprising and troubling news about where in the Commonwealth child poverty hits the hardest, and the increasing number of Virginia children who have slipped into poverty…

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