Today Carol talks with Stacie Vecchietti, Ha Tran, and Zakia McKensey from the Virginia Anti-Violence Project.
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Black and African American Women Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence
With the start of our new schedule, today we bring you an empowering conversation between Angela Blount and Chevelle Moss- Savage about African American and Black women survivors of IPV. They share their personal stories of IPV, boundaries of reporting, accessing services, cultural and societal factors, and healing from trauma. These two incredible women are both survivors as well as activists in the field.
Angela Blount is on the Board for the Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance as well as on the board for the Virginia Anti-Violence Project.
Chevelle Moss- Savage, MHS, HS-BCP, is on the board for the Virginia Anti-Violence Project but also wears many hats at Virginia State University. She is the Outreach Coordinator as well as a Resident in Counseling (LPC), the Safe Zone Coordinator, Is the Chair for VSU’s LGBTQ Advisory Council, is the Advisor for Rainbow Soul, and also the Advisor for Active Minds.
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Intersections of Race, Sexual/Gender identity, and Sexual and Domestic violence
LGBTQ Inclusion on College Campuses
We continue our series today on the impact of prejudice and discrimination on the mental health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer individuals. Today, we invite Chevelle Moss-Savage from Virginia State University and Ted Lewis from University of Richmond to talk about the impact of prejudice and discrimination on college youth who identify as LGBTQ and the need for inclusive services.
Guests:
Chevelle Moss- Savage, MHS, HS-BCP, Resident in Counseling –(LPC) and Outreach Coordinator at Virginia State University
Ted Lewis- Associate Director for LGBTQ Campus Life in Common Ground University of Richmond
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Advocates for Virginia Youth- LGBTQ Homelessness
We continue our series on the impact of prejudice and discrimination on the mental health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer individuals. Today, we invite Alex Wagaman and advocates of Richmond youth: Aiyanna and Aaron to discuss the prevalence and impact of homelessness on youth who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer.
Last week we started the series talking about the impact of prejudice on the mental health of LGBTQ individuals and the impact of prejudice and discrimination that results in lack of access to appropriate medical care. Today we are focusing on homelessness among youth and young adults.
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Find more information here:https://www.facebook.com/advocatesforrichmondyouth
Contact mawagaman@vcu.edu if you would like to get involved
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LGBTQ healthcare
Today we continue our series on the impact of prejudice and discrimination on the mental health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer individuals. Today, we invite back Afton Bradley of the Fan Free Clinic to further discuss health care concerns, disparities, and discrimination that face the members of our community that identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer. We open the show with Jenn Gallienne talking about current research and finish with Afton discussing Fan Free Clinic services as well as some exciting services that will be offered in Spring of 2015.
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LGBTQ Communities
Today’s discussion is on the impact of prejudice and discrimination on the mental health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer individuals. Our guests today are representatives of agencies collaborating to provide holistic services and advocacy for LGBTQ individuals in our community. Through their combined efforts, they are creating a more accessible environment for LGBTQ individuals to receive services
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Guests:
Afton Bradley from the Fan Free Clinic
Jessica Rathbun-Cook from ROSMY
Jackie Small from the Virginia Anti-Violence Project.
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