2022 Racial Truth and Reconciliation Week
Welcome to our third annual Racial Truth & Reconciliation Week (RTRW). The mission of RTRW is to empower the voices and experiences of marginalized communities in acknowledgment of truth…
Welcome to our third annual Racial Truth & Reconciliation Week (RTRW). The mission of RTRW is to empower the voices and experiences of marginalized communities in acknowledgment of truth…
Photo by: Office of Gov. Ralph Northam In 2018, Marcus-David Peters was a 24-year old high school biology teacher and a recent graduate of the Virginia Commonwealth University. Peters was…
Sutisha Simluang (pictured above) is a first-generation college graduate, community leader, and Thai immigrant. While a native of Thailand, Sutisha was raised in Arlington, Va. after entering the United States…
The newly federally-recognized holiday Juneteenth celebrates the last enslaved people being freed in the United States. This day commemorates June 19th, 1865, rather than January 1st, 1863, when the Emancipation…
This is a guest blog post written by Olivya Wilson, MSW, LCSW, the Parent Engagement Coordinator for Greater Richmond SCAN. This is part one on the impact of having clinicians…
In 2020, Virginia’s first Racial Truth & Reconciliation Week, which was recognized by Governor Ralph Northam was launched. Now, the initiative has evolved into the Racial Truth & Reconciliation Virginia…
May is Mental Health Awareness Month which has been observed in the U.S. since 1949. Every year, it’s a time to raise awareness of those living with mental or behavioral…
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and the first week of the month is Virginia Resilience Week. The Greater Charlottesville Trauma-Informed Community Network (TICN) has joined together with the Community Mental Health and…
Welcome to the second annual Resilience Week Virginia! As the world faced stay-at-home orders in March 2020, communities across the country witnessed expanded attention that was called to dual pandemics,…
On April 20, 2021, jurors found former police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd last May. Since Chauvin’s trial…