Today Carol talks with Stacie Vecchietti, Ha Tran, and Zakia McKensey from the Virginia Anti-Violence Project.
The Virginia Anti-Violence Project

Community Conversations about Recovery
Today Carol talks with Stacie Vecchietti, Ha Tran, and Zakia McKensey from the Virginia Anti-Violence Project.
On today’s show, Fatima Smith from YWCA, Craijetta Lewis from Safe Harbor, and Sean Smith from VAVP, talk about how race, gender identity, and sexual orientation, impacts a survivor of violence.
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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.