Personal Transformation
VOCAL impacts personal lives through networking peers to each other, sharing stories of hope, and offering leadership and recovery training.
VisionCommunity Transformation
VOCAL impacts communities by outreach to determine unmet needs, convening workgroups, and networking peers regionally.
MissionSystems 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 NetworkVOCAL REACH
"Recovery Education and Creative Healing:" Find tools & trainings for finding & sharing wellness.
VOCAL REACHVOCAL Co-OPP
"Coalition Of Peer-run Programs:" Networking and resources to sustain peer-run programs.
VOCAL CO-OPVOCAL Advocacy
Learn how to speak up for services you need & unite with peers for systems change.
VOCAL AdvocacyEvents
Virginia Mental Health Peer News
Your Mental Health Acronyms Cheat Sheet
Do you need help decoding the many acronyms and abbreviations used in meetings and communication about mental health? Your cheat sheet has arrived. This list was created for those of us who would like to participate in meetings where so much lingo is used that it almost sounds like an entirely new l...
- February 23, 2017
- News
Updated: DMAS releases draft Peer Support Regulations
Virginia’s Department of Medical Assistance has released a draft of regulations for Medicaid-billable peer support for mental health and/or substance use disorders. The distribution was dated Friday, February 10th at noon (see below) and there was a week for advocacy partners to review and g...
Photos from Advocacy Day 2017
Advocacy Day may be over, but the work to speak up in favor of recovery-oriented mental health policy continues! Learn more about VOCAL Advocacy here: https://vocalvirginia.org/speak-up/ View an album of photos taken by I’Esha Hornes here: http://bit.ly/mhadvocacy17 Here’s a recap of the...
- January 30, 2017
- News