The new standard of normal; virtual career and job fairs! Learn suggestions and recommendations for the proper protocol for preparing yourself for a virtual career and job fair to set yourself up for success! An overview of the basic flow of a virtual career and job fair, what you can expect, and how you can prepare and organize yourself to make a good impression. Open to all Active Duty, Reserve & National Guard & Their Spouses.
Chesapeake Shakespeare Company is pleased to continue a partnership with the Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic to provide quality classes for adults and youth that explore Shakespeare for healing and wellness. This summer’s Shakespeare class will focus on how characters handle, overcome, and change themselves when faced with isolation and illness. Some with tragic, and others with comedic circumstances! Participants will analyze characters in extreme states of anxiety, depression, stress, and anger. What is our response, advice, and wish for these roles of classic stature?
Being a national organization, NAVSO has the privilege of seeing a broad view of the country's veteran-serving landscape. Many of their nonprofit members have stated they are in various phases of reopening while others are still operating under orders to work from home. So join in on the conversation!
Blue Star Families knows military families are routinely under stress through deployments and separations, and are familiar with uncertainty. The COVID-19 crisis is a universal stressor that has impacted all Americans – military, veteran, and civilian – simultaneously. Blue Star Families wants to know how military and veteran families are using their resilience to cope during these uncertain times. They know your time is valuable, and they don't take it for granted. As a study incentive, they will randomly select 5 people to win a $100 gift card!
Please join GMU for FREE, on-line workshop series: Mental Health and Wellness During COVID-19. Each workshop will be hosted by GMU CPS therapists, and will offer live Q&A opportunities.
ServingTogether, a program of EveryMind is excited to announce that we are expanding our reach in conjunction with United Way of Northern Shenandoah Valley’s (UWNSV) Valley Assistance Network (VAN). With this collaboration, we are now able to serve our military and veteran community in the United Way of NSV’s region of Virginia including the communities of City of Winchester, Page County, Shenandoah County, Frederick County, and Clarke County. We will also be able to give our providers and clients in the National Capitol Region access and connection to resources in VAN’s growing Connect NSV network, a coordinated referral system also powered by Unite Us.
Resiliency is how we adapt, cope and survive in the face of adversity, tragedy, and trauma. Building personal resiliency is one of the most powerful tools we have to combat the stress and anxiety caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Please join EveryMind via Facebook Live as we launch the first in a series of Mental Wellness Town Halls.
USO-Metro is offering Virtual Coffee Connections for Military Spouses next week! Spouses and community partners are invited to network socially and share resources and information.
With COVID-19 striking our crisis and public health systems, providers have been having increasing difficulty addressing the level of mental health needs caused by this life-changing virus. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA’s) Service Members, Veterans, and their Families (SMVF) Technical Assistance (TA) Center welcomes you to join a webinar focused on the core elements of the SMVF Crisis Intercept Map.
Throughout the COVID-19 crisis, the media has provided a constant stream of information to the American public. They keep the public informed and provide an important perspective on the current pandemic as well as what the future may hold. Brianna Keilar, anchor of CNN Right Now, will once again join to moderate this robust conversation with prominent American journalists to discuss current defense trends, analysis of the current pandemic and its effects on the military, and what implications they see coming in the future for American security.