This May marks the 69th anniversary of Mental Health Month in the United States. The purpose of Mental Health Month is to increase awareness of mental health issues and to empower… read more “EMPOWERING SURVIVORS, CURING STIGMA: TRAUMA-INFORMED ADVOCACY FOR SURVIVORS LIVING WITH MENTAL ILLNESS”
The Action Alliance is excited to welcome Kat Monusky to the team as our new Prevention and Community Wellness Director!Kat has been working as the Prevention Program Coordinator at WCSAP… read more “MEET THE ACTION ALLIANCE’S NEW PREVENTION DIRECTOR, KAT MONUSKY!”
The 2018 Virginia General Assembly (GA) adjourned “sine die” on March 10th – with legislators having passed 919 of the original 2,778 bills that were introduced during their 60-day session. A… read more “WHAT REALLY HAPPENED DURING THE 2018 SESSION? AN ADVOCATE’S GUIDE TO POLITICS AND NEW LEGISLATION IN VA”
Imagine this: your child goes to school, maybe they’re having a bad day and out of frustration talk back to a teacher, who sends them to the principal’s office where … read more “Trauma-to-Prison Pipeline: How Schools Are Reinforcing the Cycle of Mass Incarceration”
Why do you do this Anti-Violence work?I grew up with violence so not so surprisingly, anti violence folks – people who want to elevate and validate the voice of… read more “MEET JONATHAN YGLESIAS”
As the mother of two daughters I sometimes struggle with the way things are versus the way things should be when encouraging them to become brave, bold, and confident women.… read more “Raising My Daughters In An Unmuted Society (or Somebody’s Always Got Somethin’ To Say)”
“He said we’d be so much happier if we had a baby…” “I thought we were using a condom but he took it off without telling me…” If you heard… read more “Let’s Talk About Sex(ual) Coercion”
“That’s not realistic. No one does that,” assessed my (then) 14 year old daughter when she previewed the rough cut of Ask. Listen. Respect., the Action Alliance’s new… read more ““No one does that”: Teens and the challenge of teaching consent”
Building healthy futures for our youth is one of the most important directives of families, communities and countries. Sexual and domestic violence, child abuse, stalking and dating violence are all… read more “Helping Fund a Healthy Future”
Virginia Sexual & Domestic Violence Agencies