Important changes to VJLAP’s 12-Step and Wellness Support Meetings:

1. Effective immediately, the Monday 12-Step Support Meetings will commence at 6:30 PM instead of 8:00 PM. VJLAP will no longer host a Monday 12-Step Support Meeting at 8:00 PM. Changes will be made to the event calendar.
2. After 04/08/24, there will no longer be Monday Wellness Support Meetings at 6:30 PM. If you are interested in such a meeting, there is a Thursday Wellness Support Meeting (1, 3 and 5th Thursday of the month). Changes will be made to the event calendar.
3. Effective immediately, there will no longer be a Wednesday 12-Step Meeting at 6:00 PM. There is a Wednesday 12-Step Meeting at 5:30PM and a meeting on the 1, 3 & 5th Monday of the month at 6:30PM. Changes will be made to the event calendar.
4. Please also note the Thursday Wellness Support Meetings that had been every Thursday will only be the 1, 3 & 5 Thursday of the month. Changes will be made to the event calendar.

Thank you for your attention to these updates. If there are questions, please reach out to Barbara Mardigian at bmardigian@vjlap.org.

The Beacon

SCV Creates New Wellness Coordinator Position

December 18, 2019
SCV Creates New Wellness Coordinator Position

The Supreme Court of Virginia has hired Margaret Hannapel Ogden as a Wellness Coordinator, a new position created in response to the findings of the SVC Committee on Lawyer Well-Being report. This development is part of an ongoing effort to promote mental health and address substance abuse within the legal profession. The Lawyers’ Wellness Initiative has administered funding to VJLAP since 2019, and offers resources and references for the continuing betterment of the health and well-being of Virginia judges, lawyers, law students, and their family members.

To contact Wellness Coordinator Margaret Ogden, or for more information regarding the Virginia Lawyers’ Wellness Initiative, visit the VA Courts website.

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