Blog Category: Children’s Mental Health

A Comparative Analysis of House and Senate Proposed Budgets for Mental Health: A Closer Look at Key Investments

THIS BLOG WAS UPDATED ON 3/12/2024 WITH THE CONFERENCE BUDGET ITEMS. For a visual representation of the 2024 Mental Health Budget Priorities, click here! At the start of the 2024…

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Prioritizing Youth Mental Health during the 2024 Legislative Session

The 2024 Legislative Session started with significant energy being poured into the Commonwealth’s mental health continuum. We are grateful for Governor Youngkin’s commitment to investing $500 million into our mental…

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Healing for the Healers: Our 2024 Policy Priorities

On January 23, 2024, Voices for Virginia’s Children and ChildSavers are joining together to host Healing for the Healers – an advocacy day to uplift policy for youth mental health…

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Health, Healing, and Hope for Children: Voices’ trip to the Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters

Pictured above, from left to right: Jack Warburton, VP of Mental Health Service Line at CHKD; Stephanie Osler, Director of Mental Health Service Line at CHKD; Allison Gilbreath, Sr. Director…

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Voices’ Statement on the Final Version of Virginia’s Model Policies on the Treatment of Transgender Students in Public Schools

Voices for Virginia’s Children’s Statement on the Department of Education’s Final Version of the “Model Policies Ensuring Privacy, Dignity, and Respect for All Students and Parents in Virginia’s Public Schools”…

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Healing Centered Engagement in a Trauma-Informed World

Above photo caption: Youth advocates rallied together before a day of legislative meetings to share affirmations and words of encouragement with one another. Imagine a world where we have all…

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From Crisis to Movement: How Schools Can Best Support Youth Mental Health

This post was written by former Voices intern Abby Aquije, featured on the right in the above photo. Responding to the Growing Severity of Youth Mental Health Crisis   For decades…

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Bill and Budget Explainer: School-based Mental Health Services

Virginia is poised to make significant progress in children’s mental health during the 2023 legislative session. Virginia ranked as 48th in Youth Mental Health access according to Mental Health America…

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Prioritizing Youth Mental Health Requires Intention and Investment

Whether you are a young person, a parent, a mental health professional, or an educator, you have likely heard about the youth mental health crisis in the United States—it is…

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Improving Medicaid Reimbursement for Children’s Mental Health Services

Nearly half of Virginia’s children are enrolled in Medicaid for their health insurance coverage. To ensure that these young people have access to mental health providers, and for those providers…

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