November 2024

November is Native American and Alaska Native Heritage Month

"On this Native American Heritage Month, we remind everyone: Our beauty and resilience has never ceased to exist. We’ve been here all along, every November, every month, every year." - Marisa Page, via First Nations

Visit First Nations' Knowledge Center for a variety of resources, including publications and webinars. Read an article on how to celebrate the month - and do much more.

Learn more about the diverse experiences of Native Americans and Alaska Natives with the collection of documentaries from PBS.

Transformational Resilience Coordinating Networks

In a recent webinar, experts discussed the concept of Transformational Resilience Coordinating Networks (TRCNs) as a grassroots approach to addressing the climate, ecosystem, and biodiversity crisis at the neighborhood and community level. The two-part session explored both the structural framework for establishing TRCNs and provided guidance on how existing organizations can transform into these networks to enhance local climate resilience. The presentation emphasized the critical importance of implementing TRCNs widely and outlined fundamental steps for their organization and operation. You can view the videos and resources from Session 1 and Session 2.

Developing a Policymaking Agenda for Trauma-Informed Advocacy

October's CTIPP CAN call helped trauma-informed advocates develop their policymaking agenda as we move into a new Congress and state/local legislative session in 2025. Through networking and resource-sharing, we discussed strategies to help move communities out of the cycle of patchwork policy and toward holistic solutions. We also explored how best to target decision-makers in favor of trauma-informed policymaking. This is the second CTIPP CAN of a four-month series focused on education, networking, and resource-sharing for the trauma-informed movement. Find all the resources mentioned in the call and access the transcript on CTIPP's website.

Voices for Virginia's Children Advocacy 101 Workshop

Dive into the empowering world of advocacy with the Voices Advocacy 101 virtual workshop! Learn more and register on the Voices 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.

Storytelling for Building Trust and Healing from Trauma

Join Virginia Community Voice's Director of Equity Improvement, Florencia Fuensalida, to learn how they are rejecting white dominant culture productivity norms and centering their work environment on the human experience. You'll hear how they came up with this philosophy and how they're fostering a human-centered workplace. This is an informal space where you are encouraged to bring your lunch, snack, drink, and full self. The Zoom link, meeting ID, and password can be found on Virginia Community Voice's First Wednesday calendar.

PACEs Connection Is Back!

With encouragement and support from two key organizations—National Prevention Science Coalition to Improve Lives (NPSC) and PACEs Connection’s former fiscal sponsor, Third Sector New England (TSNE)—as well as from many individual supporters—PACEs Connection’s doors are again open! Members are welcome to start posting again and let the PACEs world know what you’ve been up to. Posting instructions and trauma-informed community guidelines remain the same.

November 7, 2024 | Trauma-Informed Supervision

9:00-10:30am via Zoom

*CEUs available to purchase

November 12, 2024 | Resilience Film Screening

2:00-4:00pm via Zoom

November 13, 2024 | Introduction to Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care

1:00-3:00pm via Zoom

*CEUs available to purchase

November 14, 2024 | Social and Emotional Health in Early Childhood Development

12:00-1:30pm via Zoom

November 19, 2024 | Impact of Trauma Exposure on Professionals

12:00-1:30pm via Zoom

*CEUs available to purchase

November 20, 2024 | Self-Care and Wellness

1:00-2:30pm via Zoom

*CEUs available to purchase

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

30-Minute Mini Trainings

Join Greater Richmond SCAN for Mindful Mondays and Trauma-Informed Technique Tuesdays for discussions on different topics and to practice techniques to foster professional and personal growth.

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).

It’s important to stay informed about what’s going on in the world, but endlessly scrolling the news can take a toll on your physical and mental well-being. If you’re feeling anxious, take a break and ground yourself with this five-minute guided meditation.

For questions and support, contact:

Charlotte Eure, MSW

ceure@grscan.com

VA TICNs Website