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    • PRS Training 3012
    • Announcement TypeTrainings
    • Announcement Description

      Join Cory, an experienced trainer, in a highly interactive and engaging PRS training where you will be able to learn and practice skills throughout the sessions. Training includes presentations, videos, engaging discussion, small group work, scenario-based activities, and student led demonstrations. Build the knowledge and foundational skills needed to support others on their recovery journeys. This training explores the foundations of recovery, ethics, peer support, communication, trauma-informed approaches, advocacy, wellness, and the professional role of a Peer Recovery Specialist. training is a requirement to become a Certifies Peer Recovery Specialist in Virginia.

    • Contact NameCory Will
    • Contact Emailcory.will@walkoutofdarkness.com
    • Event Date2026-08-17
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    • LocationStatewide
    • ModeVirtual
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    • 72 Hour Peer Training #3099
    • Announcement TypeTrainings
    • Announcement Description

      Hybrid training (Sundays in-person and Tuesday/Thursday evenings virtual). Scholarships provided by Serenity House Loudoun to qualified individuals.

    • Contact NameKristina Barden
    • Contact EmailKristina@loudounserenity.org
    • Event Date2026-09-13
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    • LocationRegion 2
    • ModeHybrid
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    • NAMI Virginia’s 2026 Mental Health Conference
    • Announcement TypeEvents
    • Announcement Description

      registration for NAMI Virginia’s 2026 Mental Health Conference is open! From Monday, June 15th to Wednesday, July 15th, tickets for this event are free of charge. After this period, conference tickets will be $5.00 each. NAMI Virginia will host the statewide Mental Health Conference at Boar’s Head Resort in Charlottesville, Virginia on Friday, September 25th from 9:00am – 4:00pm.

    • Contact NameNicole Anjum
    • Contact Emailnanjum@namivirginia.org
    • Event Date2026-09-25
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    • LocationStatewide
    • ModeIn-Person
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Recovery Blast

Thank you for all your efforts in the field of Recovery Services. The Recovery Blast is a list of recovery events and trainings across Virginia of interest to the Peer Recovery Specialist workforce. Recovery Blast provides up-to-date information on trainings and certification, recovery-oriented events, information on evidence-based practices, and other important recovery information related to the profession of peer support.

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