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Mental Health Campaign Update: IMPACT Goes to City Council and NBC 29 Feature

impactcville — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:51:00 +0000

On Tuesday, January 3rd, a delegation of IMPACT leaders attended the Charlottesville City Council Meeting to remind the Councilors of their commitments made last March in front of 1,500 to fund the Healthy Transitions Program.

We also heard from Robert Johnson, Executive Director of Region Ten, who said that this psychiatric re-entry program is an overall cost savings to the community. Becase Healthy Transitions is preventing homelessness, costly visits to the ER, and recidivism, this $85,000/year program will end up saving the community $680,000 per year.

Lauren Chapin, Co-Facilitator of the Mental Health Research Committee, was featured on NBC 29.

IMPACT 6th Annual Assembly Video

impactcville — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:27:00 +0000

Video filmed and produced by Allison Corbett.

6th Annual Assembly: Recap

impactcville — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 20:06:00 +0000

On Monday, October 24^th, IMPACTkicked-off its year with a strong and exciting start. 440 people from IMPACT membercongregations voted on the problem of job preparation for young adults to beaddressed for the upcoming year.

We welcomed Unity of Charlottesville as they joined the organization, as well as voted in and commissioned our new Executive Committee.

We heard a compelling testimony from IndiaSims, a graduate of both CATEC and the Virginia School of Massage Therapy, whois receiving calls from collection agencies because her school debt is greaterthan her annual income.

Robert Johnson, the executive director ofRegion Ten Community Service Board, was invited as a special guest. He gave theIMPACT Assembly an update on the psychiatric re-entry program, called HealthyTransitions, which was the result of IMPACT’s mental health campaign last year.This program is ensuring the continuity of care for ex-offenders with mentalillness, and making a significant positive difference in their lives. It’skeeping ex-offenders off the streets, helping them find and maintainemployment, and preventing recidivism. We look forward to working with theCharlottesville City Council and Albemarle County board of supervisors on theircontinued support for this program.

Throughout the winter months, we will beconducting our research into the area of jobs and job readiness for youngadults. We will present a slate of actionable solutions to those problems, withthe support of 1,800 people at the Nehemiah Action, on March 26^th2012. We hope to see you there!