Press
Media Coverage of the Campaign
Washington Times Article: Virginia Assembly will have pleas for more mental health funding 1.08.12 Washington Post Article: Fairfax residents want lawmakers to champion social services 1.07.12 News Leader Article: Funding sought for kids' mental health services 1.07.12 Washington Times Article: Child Mental Health services underfunded, VA study says 12.25.11 (pdf) Leesburg Today Article 6.21.11 GoDanRiver Article 6.19.11 Roanoke Times Article 06.15.11 (pdf) Washington Post Article 06.14.11 (pdf) Virginia Pilot Article 06.14.11 (pdf) Washington Examiner Article 06.14.11 (pdf) Daily Press Article 05.05.11 (pdf) Washington Examiner Article 05.03.11 (pdf) Associated Press Article 05.03.11 (pdf) News Leader Article 05.03.11 (pdf) Richmond Times Dispatch Blog Post 05.03.11 Richmond Giving Article on Importance of Campaign, Fall 2010 (pdf) Richmond Magazine Article 07.2010 (pdf) Lynchburg News Advance Article About Lynchburg Forum 04.23.10 (pdf)
Radio Coverage
Listen to WCVE radio spot featuring the Campaign's agenda on children's mental health budget needs 1.06.12 Listen to WAMU radio spot about new VA study that finds child mental health services are underfunded 12.30.11 Listen to Virginia Public Radio show about the need for Mental Health Funding 06.17.11 Listen to WCVE Radio show about the need for Mental Health Funding 06.17.11 Listen to WAMU American University Public Radio show about the need for Mental Health Reform 06.15.11 Listen to WMRA Virginia Insight radio show about deficiencies in Virginia's mental health system 05.12.11 Listen to WMRA Virginia Insight radio show about the need for Mental Health Reform 02.03.11 Listen to WVTF Public Radio show about the Campaign for Children's Mental Health 05.03.10 Listen to WMRA Virginia Insight radio show on the Campaign for Children’s Mental Health 02.01.10
Television Coverage
Watch WRIC anchor Amy Lacey's recent interview with Margaret Nimmo Crowe
Opinion and Editorial Pieces
Washington Post Editorial on the need for children's mental health funding during the 2012 Gen. Assembly session 1.11.12 Delegate Dickie Bell on the need for Mental Health funding 12.16.11 (pdf) Richmond Times Dispatch Op-Ed 10.15.11 (pdf) Roanoke Times Op-Ed 06.16.11 (pdf) Richmond Times Dispatch Op-Ed 06.16.11 (pdf) Virginian-Pilot Op-Ed 05.03.11 (pdf) News Leader Letter to the Editor 01.28.11 (pdf) Richmond TImes Dispatch 06.19.10 (pdf) Richmond TImes Dispatch 03.06.10 (pdf) News Leader Letter to the Editor 03.02.10 (pdf) Daily Progress 02.07.10 (pdf)
Children's Mental Health Coverage During 2011 General Assembly Session
Washington Post Article: Help for at-risk youths threatened 01.23.11 (pdf) Washington Post Editorial: Cuts in social services for at-risk youths may come back to haunt Virginia 01.29.11 (pdf) News Leader Article: Medicaid pays more, kids get less, audits show 01.23.11 (pdf) News Leader Editorial: Sloppy Medicaid system hurts us 01.26.11 (pdf) News Leader Letter to the Editor from Margaret Nimmo Crowe 01.28.11 (pdf) News Leader Article: House votes to dump troubled kids from budget 02.11.11 (pdf) News Leader Article: Deep cuts to Medicaid for children a negotiating tactic, legislators say 02.12.11 (pdf) News Leader Editorial: Legislators put kids at back of the line 02.13.11 (pdf) News Leader Letter to the Editor from Mental Health America of Augusta 02.17.11 (pdf) News Leader Article: Compromise restores Medicaid funds 03.1.11 (pdf)
The Campaign for Children’s Mental Health will call on Governor McDonnell and the General Assembly to reinvest savings from the Comprehensive Services Act into community-based children’s mental health services.
Press Release 10.11.2010
Media Coverage of Campaign Launch
RIchmond Times-Dispatch Article 12.05.09 (pdf) Washington Examiner Article 12.04.09 (pdf) Washington Post Blog 12.01.09 (pdf)
Watch the Campaign Launch
Click on the image below to watch the four videos of the Campaing Launch. You can also view the Launch on Voices' YouTube channel !
Press Releases
Campaign Press Release 11.24.09 (pdf)
Press Packet from the Campaign Launch
The following documents show the availability of children’s services by Community Services Boards. There are 40 CSBs in Virginia.
The 1st document is the map which is color-coded indicating the number of key services available at each CSB. The 2nd is a chart listing the CSBs and detailing the number of services available (key to the map). The 3rd is a list of key services as described by a 2008 report issued by the Office of the Inspector General .
All press inquiries should be directed to campaign coordinator Margaret Nimmo Crowe at 804-649-0184.
