The third annual Resilience Week Virginia will take place May 1-7, 2022. Resilience Week Virginia has been celebrated during the first week in May since 2020, led by Virginia's Trauma-Informed Community Networks . In past years, local libraries have created collections of books related to resilience, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts created a shareable art activity , organizations hosted virtual and community film screenings and trainings, and much more. The Governor of Virginia has signed a...

Representatives from trauma-informed community networks throughout eastern Virginia engaged in a community conversation on October 21 as part of First Lady Pamela Northam's On the Road to Resilience Tour. The conversation was moderated by Melissa McGinn, Director of Community Programs at Greater Richmond SCAN and State Coordinator for Virginia's Trauma-Informed Community Networks . Participants included Senator Montgomery ‘Monty’ Mason; Dr. Janice Underwood, the Commonwealth of Virginia’s...

The First Lady of Virginia's Road to Resilience Tour continued this week with a virtual stop highlighting the trauma-informed community networks (TICNs) in Central Virginia. The Southside TICN hosted the second Community Conversation of the month with representatives from three additional networks in attendance, including Greater Richmond TICN, Caroline Virginia Community Resilience Network (CRN), and Blue Ridge CRN. The conversation was facilitated by Melissa McGinn, Director of Community...

The trauma-informed community networks of Virginia ( VA TICNs ) are hosting Community Conversations with First Lady Pamela Northam and members of the Children’s Cabinet as part of the First Lady’s Road to Resilience Tour throughout the Commonwealth in October. Network representatives will have the opportunity to share examples of resilience in their communities, as well as needs relating to children, families, and the workforce amidst the ongoing trauma of the pandemic. The conversations...

The second annual Resilience Week Virginia begins Sunday, May 2, and it’s shaping up to be another transformative and much-needed experience. In the year since the first Resilience Week Virginia, we have continued to endure a global pandemic, racial and economic injustice, and so much grief and loss. At the same time, we have continued to persevere, connect, and care for ourselves and one another. The lessons of trauma and resilience illuminate our individual and collective strengths and the...

Greater Richmond SCAN (Stop Child Abuse Now) has been working for 30 years to prevent and treat child abuse and neglect. SCAN advances its mission through five programs—the Child Advocacy Center, Family Support Program, Richmond CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates), Circle Preschool, and Community Programs—which work together to provide the support, treatment, education, and advocacy needed to help build safe, stable, nurturing environments for children. SCAN’s Community Programs...

The I Have a Voice: Caregiver Advocacy Series , led by Tamika Daniel, Behavioral Health Community Organizer with Greater Richmond SCAN , is a discussion series featuring stories and helpful tips about how caregivers can and do advocate for themselves, their children, and systemic change. As a bridge builder who empowers others and a parent with lived experience advocating for herself and her children, Tamika brings her own unique voice and skills to each conversation. The series premiered on...

Trauma-informed community networks throughout Virginia are beginning planning for Resilience Week VA 2021, May 2-8. Last year, Governor Ralph Northam signed the first Resilience Week VA proclamation , and there were many wonderful initiatives and events throughout the Commonwealth. Communities and individuals showed up in exciting and innovative ways to creatively celebrate the week in the wake of a global pandemic that shifted the way we are able to engage with one another. Now a year into...

Service providers and the children, youth, and families whom they serve have long faced system barriers which often present more challenges than solutions. In today’s climate, the COVID-19 pandemic has further exacerbated many of these issues, forcing child and youth-serving providers to find unique ways to meet the needs of individuals and communities. For many reasons, the relevance and timing of the arrival of the Virginia HEALS model of service delivery could not have been more perfect.

The United Way of Southwest Virginia (UWSWVA), the backbone organization of the Southwest Virginia Trauma-Informed Community Network (SWVA TICN), got an early start celebrating Resilience Week on Friday, May 1, 2020, with a Community Resilience Conversation hosted by John Richardson-Lauve. All of the members of the SWVA TICN, UWSWVA's six coalitions, and advisory councils were invited to attend. Their comprehensive approach is focused on education and communication throughout the community,...

As Greater Richmond SCAN , in collaboration with members from the Greater Richmond Trauma-Informed Community Network and the 26 Trauma-Informed Community Networks across the state , began planning for the first annual Resilience Week Virginia, we certainly did not imagine we would be celebrating in the midst of a global pandemic. We worked to adapt activities and events to be done virtually as it became clear that the week, May 3-9, would take place in the midst of these strange new...