Join Us for Our 2025 Annual Conference “Strength in Uncertainty: Growing Mental Health Resilience!” In 2025, we are thrilled to celebrate...

The Virginia General Assembly’s 2025 regular session is nearing its close, with adjournment set for Saturday, February 22, 2025. Thanks...

Thank you for your unwavering advocacy and support as Vocal Virginia strives to create lasting change in mental health policies and...

We are nearly three weeks into the 2025 General Assembly session, and Vocal Virginia is hard at work tracking several bills that could...

A list of bills Vocal Virginia is supporting, opposing, and monitoring. This list will be updated every Friday through the end of the...

Dear Advocates, Mental Health Virginia, NAMI Virginia, Vocal Virginia, and Voices for Virginia’s Children are excited to announce we will...

In Memoriam: Bonnie Neighbour It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of Bonnie Neighbour, a true champion of peer education,...

It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of Bonnie Neighbour, a true champion of peer education, dignity, and rights in...

Recovery Month: Walk for Recovery, APPR, Member Spotlight, and More! SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION'S RECOVERY...

APPR, Washington, D.C. Advocacy, 2024 Annual Conference, and More! VOCAL VIRGINIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE: "THE POWER OF SHARING YOUR STORY"...

Advocacy Update, 2024 Annual Conference, Member Spotlight, and More! DIVESITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND JUSTICE Hello Vocal Virginia! The...

Are you interested in leading a workshop at the Vocal Virginia conference on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, via Zoom? We are seeking peer experts...

Thank you all for your advocacy throughout the General Assembly session. Because of your involvement with the legislature, and because of...

The General Assembly has two weeks remaining, and there has been a great deal of legislative activity, as well as activity surrounding...

Thank you for your advocacy over the past few weeks! Vocal Virginia continues to track several bills that you may review here. As many of...

We are almost three weeks into the 2024 General Assembly session, and Vocal Virginia is monitoring dozens of bills that impact mental...

The General Assembly's Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) released a study on Virginia's state psychiatric hospitals...

Recovery Month, National Advocacy, Member Spotlight, and More! From the Desk of the President: Celebrating Recovery Month with the...

Yesterday, Governor Youngkin signed the long-delayed budget, which has significant implications for behavioral health in Virginia. The...

Register Here! Vocal Virginia will hold its annual conference in conjunction with the Year of the Peer Conference. The conference will...