Blog Archive: March 2014

Advocating for Evidence-Based Mental Health Treatments for Children

On March 24th, 2014, Voices’ Executive Director Margaret Nimmo Crowe and Amy Atkinson from the Commission on Youth discussed Virginia’s approach and the methodologies utilized in identifying, evaluating, collecting and…

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“Remember kids mental health in budget negotiations”

The Richmond Times Dispatch published an op-ed on 3.20.14, written by Shannon M.Haworth, an amazing parent advocate and certified mental health professional in the Greater Richmond area.  Her message for…

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Northern Virginia- Opportunities for Action on Early Childhood- UPDATED

Calling all early childhood providers, supporters and parents in Northern Virginia! We encourage you to join in on our local advocacy activities focused on Alexandria, Arlington and Fairfax. Virginia’s city…

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“Virginia Parents’ Plea: Crisis Money for Kids”

Fairfax county parent advocate, Cristy Gallagher, along with Voices Executive Director, Margaret Nimmo Crowe, was interviewed in a recent Virginia Public News Service segment on crisis money for Virginia’s children. …

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Update: Child Welfare Policy Agenda–Current status of legislation

We’ve talked at length about our agenda with regard to expanding foster care services and adoption assistance for older youth in care up to age 21. That effort is, so…

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