There's still work to be done. If you need financial help because of #COVID19, then call (434) 234-4490 OR fill out this form: bit.ly/3cFu919 (Please don't do both.) And if you'd like to help your neighbors by donating, click here: bit.ly/2WbL3zO #community

Listen in this afternoon for answers to commonly asked questions about the coronavirus in our area. You'll also hear from our Executive Director about the mental health impact of the pandemic, and ways we can all care for ourselves.

really great to hear someone from the women's initiative on today's @HealthyTJHD town hall talking about the importance of mental health right now! folks in charlottesville can find a list of local mental health resources here: helphappenshere.org/coronavirus/

"The virus and our stay-at-home order are triggering fear and uncertainty for everyone. In different ways, that is showing up for people who had depression and anxiety before this all got started." — Elizabeth Irvin, executive director of The Women's Initiative c-ville.com/managing-menta…

Great work by our partners at the JSCC Martha Jefferson Starr Hill Health Center and many others to provide free #COVID19 testing this Saturday #Charlottesville

Struggling with sleep during the #COVID19 pandemic? You're not alone. TWI Therapist Joanna Ajex, LPC, shares tips to reduce stress for better rest with C-VILLE Weekly c-ville.com/fighting-insom…

A message from our Executive Director Elizabeth Irvin, LCSW: "Racism and Police Brutality Cause Mental Health Trauma" thewomensinitiative.org/twi-blog/2020/…

Our new virtual offerings this June and July provide spaces for support, stress relief, and self-care. Learn more: thewomensinitiative.org/groups-social-…

"We cannot talk about trauma without talking about racism." dailyprogress.com/entertainment/…

Craft your own personal affirmations with these prompts via BEAM #BlackMentalHealthMatters

Our #COVID19 testing website is updated with all free TJHD drive-thru sites for the rest of June: vdh.virginia.gov/thomas-jeffers… Questions? ☎️ call us at 434-972-6261

July is #BIPOCMentalHealthMonth. It is important to understand that racial trauma is real and should be heard, validated, and healed.

Our Spring offerings are here! thewomensinitiative.org/groups-social-…

This Saturday at 7pm, Virginia Women’s Chorus is presenting the 5th annual Women Against Violence (WAV) concert, premiered on the VWC YouTube channel: youtube.com/channel/UCEjN9…! No admission charge, but donations will be accepted & given to The Women's Initiative. More info: virginiawomenschorus.org/events.

Black lives matter; Black safety matters; Black mental health and healing matters. Our message last summer still resonates today as we continue to witness and experience the trauma of racism, injustice and the recent killing of Daunte Wright. thewomensinitiative.org/twi-blog/2020/…

This week we talk with the people behind two local women-centered organizations and the zine Mala Leche, Sri Kodakalla & Meesha Goldberg. We also talk to Andrea Mayfield & Elizabeth Irvin of The Women's Initiative about mental health in Charlottesville soundcloud.com/wtju/increasin…

TWI's Melody Pannell is working with local orgs to bring trauma education, radical self-care and radical hope to those on the front lines. In this collaboration with the Center for Nonprofit Excellence, she talks racial trauma and offers resources for resilience and recovery: thecne.org/index.php?cne_…

Our summer offerings are here! thewomensinitiative.org/groups-social-…

Drawn from personal experience & research, @thurris @AnushayHossain & @scoutandhuck share their individual stories & keen insights into the American healthcare system at #VaBook2022 on March 18 at JSAAHC #Charlottesville, presented w/ The Women's Initiative. vabook.org/events/2022/03…