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Let's come together, reconnect and vibe in 2023!

Bring a smile, enjoy our featured drink, come & go as you please! And if you'd like to ensure a smooth operation for our first-ever community wide gathering, Sign-Up to help! Teams are needed to set-up, mix & mingle, and break-down!

In need of some FREE useful skills to tackle life's challenges?

TICN member Dr. Lynn Banez will apply new neuroscience research in trauma and the "PTSD Brain" to discuss how adding yoga, Tai Chi, humor, music and playfulness (especially singing) to Cognitive Behavioral Therapies or EMDR can enhance the therapeutic process. Their virtual lecture, Neuroscience & Trauma: Using Movement, Play, Humor, Music, & Imagination, is at 11 a.m. on Wed., Jan. 11 for professionals or parents. Click to register.

Jan. 12 OR Feb. 9

10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

at the Williamsburg Health Foundation

15 participants max

ACEs Interface training teaches participants about adverse childhood experiences, toxic stress, and how early adversity as a child can impact adult health. Click to Register

Jan. 23 AND Jan. 24

8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

at the Williamsburg Health Foundation

15 participants max

Learning Objectives

Understand the ways that personal and societal attitudes affect views on

suicide and interventions.

Provide guidance and suicide first aid to a person at risk in ways that meet

their individual safety needs.

Identify the key elements of an effective suicide safety plan and the actions

required to implement it.

Appreciate the value of improving and integrating suicide prevention

resources in the community at large.

Recognize other important aspects of suicide prevention including

life-promotion and self-care.

Click to Register

Feb. 21

8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

at the Williamsburg Health Foundation

15 participants max

MHFA-Youth is designed to teach how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis. The course introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. Click to Register

Feb. 7 OR Feb. 16

9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

at the Williamsburg Health Foundation

Lunch will be provided

25 participants max

Training Objectives

Increase early identification of adolescents and young adults at-risk for substance use problems

Build awareness and educate adolescents and young adults on U.S. guidelines for low risk drinking and the risks associated with substance use.

Motivate those at-risk to reduce unhealthy, risky use and adopt health promoting behavior using motivational interviewing.

Motivate individuals to seek help and increase access to care for those with (or at-risk for) a substance use disorder using motivational interviewing.

Link to more intensive treatment services for adolescents and young adults at high risk.

Foster a continuum of care by integrating prevention, intervention, and treatment services.

Motivational Interviewing as an evidence-based communication style designed to explore behavior

changes.

Click to Register

News Articles

'Buckle up': Youngkin budget proposal includes another $1B in tax cuts; yet bonuses, merit pay for teachers and state employees

'3 strikes & you're out:' Disability, civil rights advocates blast school discipline bill

House Bill 1461 would require the Virginia Department of Education to establish a uniform system for disciplining disruptive behavior in class and removing a student from the classroom.