TAPS TALKS: MANAGING SUBSTANCE USE DURING THIS CHALLENGING TIME
Join in for a free online TAPS Talk as Franklin Cook addresses concerns of substance use and self-medication while in facing stress and isolation. Presented by the TAPS Institute for Hope and Healing®, this live connection with Franklin Cook, MA, CPC, addresses these concerns of substance use, whether for yourself or for a loved one.
*POSTPONED* Military/Veteran Mental Health First Aid Workshop – April 1 in Northern Virginia!
American Red Cross in the National Capital Region is partnering with ServingTogether, a program of EveryMind to offer a Mental Health First Aid: Military and Veteran Module 8 hour course. If you a veteran or an individual working with veterans in our community this is the training for you.
FREE Dental Clinic
A free dental clinic offered and hosted by Hope for Tomorrow, Loudoun County and Christ the Redeemer Catholic Church will be held Saturday, May 16, 2020 from 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. at Douglass Community Center in Leesburg, VA. Appointments are limited. Pre-registration is required by April 25.
Free Yoga for Veterans and Military Families
Free yoga at the Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at Easterseals! Warriors at Ease integrates yoga and meditation into military and civilian settings to support the health, resiliency, post-traumatic growth and connection of veterans and their families. All poses can be modified for people of all abilities.
Project Horse offering Mental Health First Aid Trainings in Purcellville
In 2020, Project Horse will be offering 4 one-day trainings in Mental Health First Aid (MHFA). Just like CPR and basic first aid, learning first aid for mental health is crucial! Whether we officially work with specific populations, or we support them informally, having a knowledge in basic mental health is so important.
Improve your Workplace Wellbeing Through Self Care
Join EveryMind educators in a webinar about self-care and the workplace! This webinar will touch on the topics of stress, burnout, and tools you can use to improve your self-care.
BRAWS is coming to Britepaths!
Volunteers from BRAWS will help fit clients with new, tags on, bras and underwear for women and teens, all for FREE! In addition to your fitting and “shopping” for bras, this event will feature a special speaker with tips for you about how to build your self-confidence! There will also be information about Britepaths’ Workforce Development Program, and how Britepath can help you if you (or someone you know) is looking for a new job.
Operation Tohidu: Men’s Retreat for Military Sexual Trauma Survivors
Melwood Veterans Services is proud to announce that it will be conducting a Men's Retreat for Military Sexual Trauma Survivors March 23 - 27, 2020. Operation Tohidu® is a free, 5-day experiential retreat program for veterans or service members that have been diagnosed with or are self-identifying post-traumatic stress, traumatic brain injury, anxiety, depression, moral injury or military sexual trauma. The program is open to veterans from across the country, from all eras and most discharge statuses.
Veterans Healing Through Connection
A therapeutic couples retreat offered at no cost to ALL current and former service members (Active Duty • Reservists • Veterans • Retired). Open to any committed couple, regardless of marital status.
Attention: Art Therapists Working with Veterans
Workhouse Arts Center is accepting artwork from licensed art therapists (ATR, ATR-BC, ATR-P) and graduate level art therapy students working as mental healthcare providers to the military veterans (active duty, retired, veteran, reservist).