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Personal Transformation

VOCAL impacts personal lives through networking peers to each other, sharing stories of hope, and offering leadership and recovery training.

Vision

Community Transformation

VOCAL impacts communities by outreach to determine unmet needs, convening workgroups, and networking peers regionally.

Mission

Systems Transformation

VOCAL impacts mental health support systems through advocacy, researching innovative solutions and networking peer-run programs.

Values
"VOCAL offers people opportunities to see peers that have overcome obstacles and reached milestones in life, which they may not realize someone with a disability can achieve. Gives them hope in their own lives." - VOCAL Member

VOCAL Network

Connect with peers in recovery around Virginia -- more than 2000 VOCAL members statewide.

VOCAL Network

VOCAL REACH

"Recovery Education and Creative Healing:" Find tools & trainings for finding & sharing wellness.

VOCAL REACH

VOCAL Co-OPP

"Coalition Of Peer-run Programs:" Networking and resources to sustain peer-run programs.

VOCAL CO-OP

VOCAL Advocacy

Learn how to speak up for services you need & unite with peers for systems change.

VOCAL Advocacy

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Virginia Mental Health Peer News

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Peer Perspective: Speaking up about Self-Injury

By Lydia Wilson, VOCAL Staff (lydia /at/ vocalvirginia.org) Heads up: This note might be triggering for some, not sure. Let me encourage you it ends with hope! We all find many ways to process overwhelming emotions. Screaming at the trees? Entire pint of ice cream? Can anyone relate? Sure, I know I...

Speak Up! Transformative Enough?

A chance to weigh in on the direction of Virginia’s mental health system. Comments due by February 29th. This request for feedback comes from the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS): Since, October 2014, the Transformation Teams have been collaborating to develop...

VOCAL wants to hear from you!

As VOCAL moves forward with strategic planning, we want our members and peers to know that VOCAL wouldn’t be the organization it is without you. We would like to hear from you and would be grateful for 3-5 minutes of your time providing that feedback by completing the VOCAL 2016 Programming Su...