Register for the next GRTICN meeting!

*April 19, 9:00am-10:30am in person at Michaux House*

Alyssa Hayes of Healing Sounds will be presenting about art therapy as a trauma-informed practice and lead us in an art therapy experiential!

The fifth annual Resilience Week Virginia is May 5-11!

Visit the Resilience Week VA Events page to see all the wonderful activities planned for the week, including the Community Resilience Block Party on and a special GRTICN Event at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden!

Do you have any Resilience Week activities or events planned? Please share!

View and download a flyer for the Community Resilience Block Party in English and in Spanish!

Download a flyer for the GRTICN Resilience Week Event at Lewis Ginter and RSVP here!

The next GRTICN orientation will be held virtually on April 24 from 12-1pm. Please join us if you are new to the network or send to a friend who may be interested! Register on Zoom.

We are looking for GRTICN members to share (anonymously if you'd like!) how you have incorporated trauma-informed principles and approaches into your professional or personal life. Check out this form to learn more!

PUSHOUT Virtual Screening and Discussion

Join Greater Richmond SCAN on April 24, 2:30-4:30pm for a virtual screening of PUSHOUT, a feature length documentary that confronts the ways in which the misunderstanding of Black girlhood has led to excessive punitive discipline, which in turn disrupts one of the most important factors in their lives: their education. Register on Zoom.

April 3, 2024 | Introduction to Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care

2:30-4:30pm via Zoom

*CEUs available to purchase

April 4, 2024 | Cultivating Authentic Community Engagement

10:00-11:30am via Zoom 

April 23, 2024 | Overcoming Adversity and Building Resilience

1:00-3:00pm via Zoom

*CEUs available to purchase

April 25, 2024 | Trauma-Informed Strategies

12:00-2:00pm via Zoom

*CEUs available to purchase

Playing for Keeps Virtual Screening and Discussion

Join Greater Richmond SCAN on April 29, 1:00-3:00pm for a virtual screening of Playing for Keeps, a documentary that examines the value of play through a health lens. Register on Zoom.

Child Abuse Prevention Month Resources & Events

Greater Richmond SCAN is hosting "A Day of Play" on Sunday, April 14 at PARK 365 from 2-5pm. View and download the flyer in English or Spanish.

Families Forward Virginia's 2024 Child Abuse Prevention Month toolkit is available to download on their website.

Child Welfare Information Gateway created a National Child Abust Prevention Month Outreach Toolkit and the 2023/2024 Prevention Resource Guide, which highlights the innovative ways that communities around the country are doing purposeful prevention work to help children and families thrive.

Prevent Child Abuse America offers lots of additional resources and events.

Prevent-A-Thon is an annual event hosted by Greater Richmond SCAN during April in honor of Child Abuse Prevention Month. The goal is to train as many people as possible on preventing childhood sexual abuse. Join us for one of our public offerings, April 9, 10, or 11!

Visit our trainings page for details and to register!

April 30, 12:00pm-1:00pm

Play is the language of children and as parents we can increase our connection with children by joining them in it. Children of all ages experience greater confidence, fewer behavioral issues, and improved mental health when caregivers use the power of play in their daily interactions with them. Learn more about the importance of play and how to incorporate it in your interactions with children in this workshop.

Register on Zoom!

Additional Resources

A Place for Parents is a weekly, virtual group open to anyone caring for children. Contact Kanika McBride at kmcbride@grscan.com for more info!

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