a passionate peer recovery specialist and trainer who has connected with folks all across the commonwealth in her speaking engagements.
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Dustin Wade
who has provided love, care, and devotion as a sponsor at a living facility for individuals with developmental disabilities and mental health conditions, where he creates a safe home environment and empowers the voices of people with disabilities
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James Harris
the founder of an international movement, Men to Heal, and a local organization, The HEALing Hub, both focused on mental health in the Black community
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Anne McDonnell
who has tirelessly advocated for the brain injury community for over 2 decades at the Brain Injury Association of Virginia.
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Parents and State Settle Lawsuit on School Masking Accommodations for Students with Disabilities
Today, the Commonwealth of Virginia affirmed that peer masking in Virginia public schools is a reasonable modification for students with disabilities that put them at severe risk if they contract COVID-19 as part of a settlement in the Seaman et al. vs. Commonwealth of Virginia et al. lawsuit.
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Virginia Continues to Unnecessarily Hospitalize Over 200 Virginians
DBHDS reports that as of the end of July 2022, 210 individuals were on the Extraordinary Barriers to Discharge List (EBL). Thirty-one (31) individuals on the EBL have an ID/DD diagnosis. Some of these individuals have been waiting, needlessly, for months or even years to return home.