Greater Charlottesville Trauma-Informed Community Network Steering committee members along with guest speaker Lloyd Merchant.

Prevention team volunteers

Youth participants holding their certificates of completion.

Join the Greater Charlottesville Trauma-Informed Community Network from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday, January 24, for a Zoom session focused on "The History and Value of Peer Support."

The Greater Charlottesville Trauma-Informed Community Network offered a free screening of Resilience, followed by a facilitated discussion, on September 27. The inspiring documentary featured Dr. Nadine Burke Harris and other nationally known figures and was well received by the 40-plus participants.

The virtual meeting of the Greater Charlottesville Trauma-Informed Community Network (TICN) featured Chlo’e Edwards, policy analyst for Voices for Virginia’s Children, and Tiffany Haynes, advocacy and engagement manager for Voices for Virginia’s Children, who presented “Racial Truth and Reconciliation for Children and Families in Virginia.”

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and the first week of the month is Virginia Resilience Week.

Speakers included Rebecca Kendall, Laura Handler, Melody Parnell, Alicia Lenahan, and Erin Tucker.

Panelists included, top row, Gene Cash and Kaki Dimock, bottom row, Josh Kaufman-Horner, Rebecca Kendall, and Andrea Perez

The November network meeting, “Find the Helpers,” took place on November 23, 2020 and was attended by more than 35 community members.

The virtual local network meeting on September 28, 2020, featured a panel presentation, “Nurturing the Safety and Resilience of Caregivers in this Environment.”

The Greater Charlottesville Trauma-Informed Community Network Training Committee has identified three programs offering ongoing training on trauma and resiliency in the area: ACE Interface, Community Resilience Network, and EMPOWER.