Mental Health Resources

The 2022 Shape of the Region Conference, and the incredible, impactful conversations we shared, simply would not have happened without the continued support of our partners and sponsors. Together, we’ve laid a foundation that will continue to serve as an enduring platform to ensure that everyone in our region has access to decent and quality mental health care. Please be sure to check out their , as well as these resources they shared during the conference.

To set the stage, here is a video recommended by NAMI Northern Virginia.

What is the best way to ease someone's pain and suffering? In this beautifully animated RSA Short, Dr Brené Brown reminds us that we can only create a genuine empathic connection if we are brave enough to really get in touch with our own fragilities.

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American Psychiatric Association Foundation

• APA Foundation impact and resource homepage
• Resources for Employers from the Center for Workplace Mental Health
• American Psychiatric Association Foundation Notice Talk Act
• American Psychiatric Association Foundation Faith Based Guide

Asian American Chamber of Commerce

• Chinese Philosophy has long held that mental health is communal

Booz Allen Hamilton

Claude Moore Charitable Foundation

Community Foundation for Northern Virginia

• Insight Region™ Data Report: Finding our Way Back to Mental Health

ConnerStrong Foundation

• Resources - ConnerStrong Foundation
• Sources of Strength - Suicide Prevention in Schools

Cordia Partners

Dulles Regional Chamber of Commerce

George Mason University College of Health & Human Services

• HRSA-Funded Community-Academic Partnerships in Behavioral Health
• College of Health and Human Services Innovate for Good Series
• Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Graduate Certificate
• George Mason University Emotional Support Resources
• George Mason University Support Line: 703-215-1898

Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce

• Health and Wellness Council

Innovation Health

Kaiser Permanente

• Understanding Mental Health

Loudoun Chamber of Commerce

• The Ryan Bartel Foundation
• National Alliance on Mental Illness
• 1907 Foundation

Northern Virginia Black Chamber of Commerce

• Resources for individuals and small businesses

Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce

• Foundation page

Northern Virginia Community College

• NOVA Office of Wellness and Mental Health
• TimelyCare Telehealth Program for Students (Free, Available 24/7)
• NOVA Virtual Self-Care Kit

Northern Virginia Health Foundation

• Healthy places index
• Resources page

Northern Virginia Regional Commission

• Helping resources

Northern Virginia Technology Council

Potomac Health Foundation

• Resource Page

Prince William Chamber of Commerce

• Resources for individuals and small businesses

Trillium Center

VA Asian Chamber of Commerce

• COVID-19 resource page
• NIH Study: Cultural Factors Influencing the Mental Health of Asian Americans

VA Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

• COVID-19 health and resources page
• (Recursos en Español)

Washington Gas

The William and Cynthia Hazel Giving Fund

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We are also grateful to the hundreds of persons who attended the conference virtually, many of whom shared several great resources in the zoom chat. Those links are below:

Ad Council's Sound It Out Together - using the power of music to help parents and caregivers understand the emotional needs of middle schoolers.

Fairfax County Government- What is Recovery?

Fairfax Trauma-Informed Community Network

The Northern Virginia Family Service's Multicultral Center provides mental health counselling, as well as other services, to individuals and families who are new to living in the United States.

Voices for VA's Children advocates for state and local policy solutions in children’s mental health.

The Women's Center provides mental health counselling to those without insurance or who are under-insured.