January 2025

Happy New Year!

"As we step into 2025, many of us are carrying the weight of collective and individual challenges—loss of loved ones, economic uncertainty, and the ongoing impact of global and personal crises. For those with trauma histories, these stressors can feel overwhelming. However, by grounding ourselves in trauma-informed principles, we can approach the new year with compassion, resilience, and hope." -Belinda Gordon-Battle, Center for Equitable Access and Treatment of Trauma

For the 6th annual Resilience Week Virginia, we will be focusing on the trauma-informed principles that shape our work.

Save the dates and stay tuned for more info!

Resilience Week Virginia, May 1-7, 2025

Building Power Through Storytelling to Grow the Trauma-Informed Movement

CTIPP CAN's four-month series at the end of 2024 focused on developing trauma-informed approaches to advocacy, building an advocacy agenda, and sharing our stories for advocacy. December's call brought everything together to set a blueprint and action plan for 2025. You can watch the video of the call, find all the resources mentioned, and access the transcript on CTIPP's website.

Join NAMI Virginia, Mental Health Virginia, Vocal Virginia, and Voices for Virginia's Children on Monday, January 13 from 8am-11am for Mental Health Advocacy Day 2025. Address legislators with fellow mental health advocates to ensure our state budget and policies support mental health. Learn more and register.

Join Voices for Virginia's Children for Intergenerational Advocacy Day on January 27, a day of action uniting advocates of all ages to champion critical issues impacting Virginia’s children and families. Learn more and register to join on the Voices website. You can also participate in an Advocacy 101 Training on January 14.

Winter Storm Preparedness and Response

Virginia Department of Health shares steps you can take to keep yourself and your loved ones safe this winter and prepare for and respond to winter weather. You can also download safety checklists in multiple languages on the American Red Cross website.

Community Is Medicine Webinar

Join the International Transformational Resilience Coalition's free webinar to learn about how community-led initiatives can build population-level mental wellness and resilience for the climate crisis. Join the Zoom on January 16, 12pm-1pm.

TCI Trauma-Informed Care Training Certificate

During Trauma Support Services' 2024-2025 grant year, Trauma Care Institute is offering another cycle of their TCI Trauma-Informed Care Training Certificate. This training certificate focuses on trauma-informed work with female survivors of violence and crime, their families, and the resiliency of survivors as well as that of service providers. This program seeks to inform and assist mental health professionals, law enforcement personnel, lawyers, advocates, and other criminal justice and victim service providers navigating their work with survivors through a trauma-informed, diverse, and empathic lens. Learn more details and sign up on the Trauma Support Services website.

Mobilizing Communities to Prevent Human Trafficking

January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, and the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently hosted a two-part virtual event, which brought together a diverse group of subject-matter experts from across the country, alongside HHS leadership, to explore practical initiatives for preventing human trafficking. The event focused on activating community connections to support comprehensive prevention efforts. Participants highlighted the importance of fostering collaboration across multiple sectors to engage all systems affecting individual, family, and community health. Learn more on the Administration for Children and Families Office on Trafficking in Persons website.



Trauma-Informed and Healing-Centered Consultation

Is your organization looking to move toward more trauma-informed and healing-centered policies, practices, and environments? Greater Richmond SCAN offers consultation services to support you through this process! View and download a flyer with more info and contact Joey Feldman, jfeldman@grscan.com, with any questions.

January 8, 2025 | Introduction to Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care

2:00-4:00pm via Zoom

*CEUs available to purchase

January 9, 2025 | Cultivating Authentic Community Engagement

10:00-11:30am via Zoom

January 14, 2025 | Pushout Film Screening

2:00-4:30pm via Zoom

*CEUs available to purchase

January 16, 2025 | Trauma-Informed Supervision

9:00-11:00am via Zoom

*CEUs available to purchase

January 28, 2025 | The Impact of Trauma Exposure on Professionals

1:30-3:00pm via Zoom

*CEUs available to purchase

January 30, 2025 | The Power of Play in Parenting

12:00-1:00pm via Zoom

Visit SCAN's training website to learn more and register!

Free E-Learning Modules

Visit learning.grscan.com to access our free series of e-learning modules (available in English and Spanish). These 10-20 minute videos cover foundational concepts related to trauma and resilience and feature members of Virginia's Trauma-Informed Community Networks (VA TICNs).

Breath is a powerful tool for regulating the nervous system, training awareness, and cultivating inner peace. To release tension, it’s important to first recognize where it’s held in the body. Dedicate 12 minutes to a guided meditation and breathing exercise designed to help you let go of any built-up stress.

For questions and support, contact:

Charlotte Eure, MSW

ceure@grscan.com

VA TICNs Website