Read the August – September issue of the VOCAL newsletter: VOCAL full color Newsletter Aug Sept 2017.
Continue ReadingSeptember 13, 2017 By Malaina Poore Region 10 Board member Elliott Harding had the idea to bring politicians and community members to talk about mental health. Representatives Steve Landes, Rob Bell, Creigh Deeds and David Toscano were joined by local cit...
Continue ReadingAs submitted by Magellan: The Department of Medical Assistance Services and Magellan of Virginia are excited to announce changes to the Governor’s Access Plan (GAP) that will expand services to GAP members. The GAP program changes were mandated by the 2...
Continue ReadingYou may know Luis Quintero, Regional Peer Recovery Specialist Coordinator at Richmond Behavioral Health , by his warm spirit or snappy fashion sense. Luis shared a speech he recently gave that charts some of his inspiring story. Good evening to everyon...
Continue ReadingColor Newsletter November 2017 Click on the link above to read more about new, state of the art recovery trainings coming to Virginia, our interview with Bonnie Neighbour, Tammy Ozolins on her “blessing in disguise,” VOCAL announcements and mo...
Continue ReadingGet involved with one of the most influential recovery-based mental health conferences in the country. Alternatives 2018 will be held in Washington DC and local help is needed to assist conference planning by generating ideas and helping to make th...
Continue ReadingGuest Editor, Megan Sharkey Pronouns. Have you ever considered yours? Have you ever considered others? Have you ever considered that you may have incorrectly used someone else’s pronouns? Take a minute to think about this topic! Take two minutes ...
Continue ReadingThe January February edition of the VOCAL Newsletter can be found here. Read about whats new at VOCAL including upcoming Advocacy Days, Training Opportunities, and meet our newest staff member, Megan Sharkey. I am a big fan of NPR and I spend a lot of tim...
Continue ReadingVOCAL is pleased to invite you to a free one-day peer conference about finding and sharing your story. “Telling Your Story: The Ways We Are Stronger” will guide participants to the heart of their personal story of transformation and resilience and the...
Continue ReadingVOCAL is monitoring barrier crime legislation introduced this session very closely. There were two separate bills to provide exclusions for barrier crimes in relation to the behavioral health field introduced this year – HB479 and SB555. HB479 was a ver...
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