September 2022 Newsletter nomv.org
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Thank you for your support, and happy racing!
This is NOMV's biggest fundraising event of the year, which takes place throughout September to mark Suicide Prevention Month. In addition to raising funds for programs that support the NOMV mission, Race Around the World promotes awareness and mental wellbeing within the veterinary community.
Race Around the World 2022
We hope you will join us by fundraising to support the NOMV mission, tracking your activity via atlasGO, and sharing with your friends and family to increase awareness while helping us raise funds!
Registration will remain open all month long at atlasGO.org/RATW22
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NOMV's third annual Race Around the World is kicking off to a great start! As of Day 15, over 1,700 racers have logged over 80,000 kilometers and we are 37% of the way to our fundraising goal!
We are so grateful to the local American Foundation for Suicide Prevention team for inviting NOMV Seacoast New England to participate in this local walk.
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Seacoast New England Portland Awareness
NOMV Seacoast New England Chapter will be in Portland, Maine on September 17th to raise awareness about NOMV at the Greater Portland Out of the Darkness Walk!
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If you want to know more about the program and how it fits with the most recent Merck Veterinary Wellbeing Study, join us at the NOMV Annual Gala Awards to see keynote speaker Dr Joseph Hahn, Merck's Executive Director for U S Companion Animal and Equine Professional Services.
CLEAR Blueprint & Annual Gala
NOMV’s CLEAR Blueprint healthy workplace certification is up and running! Dozens of clinics are already going through the program, even before our big launch at VMX 2023
NOMV is excited to announce our new outside fundraiser through PetScript Pharmacy!
Therapist Kelsey George discusses how to best attend to your mental health while also navigating the demands of a stressful career.
NOMV partnered with Makin Wellness to present a webinar discussion on Stress Management!
PetScript Pharmacy
NOMV & Makin Wellness
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Vet clinics can get a 15% discount (and other perks like entry in raffles) by using the code “NOMV”. Additionally, with each purchase made using this code, NOMV will receive a 10% donation!
Watch the webinar recording now on our Youtube channel!
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Suicide Prevention Month
Join us on October 4th at 5 PM PST for a presentation from Dr. Brian Evans, DVM about why we become burned out and how to find a solution.
If you or someone you know is in crisis within the US, please dial 988.
If you are not in the United States, please reference this guide: nomv.org/crisis numbers
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Crisis Numbers
NOMV & Dutch
September is Suicide Prevention Month. Together, we can prevent suicide by learning to help ourselves, help others, seek consultation from trained providers, and seek hospital care when necessary.
NOMV has partnered with Dutch to present a webinar discussion on Burnout and Alternative Clinical Practice.
In August 2022, NOMV awarded $16,000 to 44 approved applicants.
Donate to NOMV Support Grants to help support the veterinary community
IVECCS 2022
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NOMV Education committee hosted their first in person booth at IVECCS 2022 in San Antonio, TX.
Thanks to our generous donors, NOMV is able to help save the lives of veterinary professionals in distress through our Support Grants program
Education Committee Co Chair, Dr Shannon Emmons and NOMV Director of Programs, Bri Golob met hundreds of veterinary professionals from around the world and educated them on the wide variety of programs available to everyone in the veterinary community.
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Neyva loves to spend her free time with family, friends, and her dog Aiko. She also enjoys being outdoors running, hiking, or paddleboarding.
Currently, Neyva is working toward her Masters of Social Work degree at Colorado State University. Neyva shared, "I was born to help people, I am excited to be part of NOMV to continue to learn about this organization and contribute to expanding awareness of veterinary mental health."
Neyva was born in Mexico, and immigrated to the United States with her family when she was six years old. They resettled in Leadville, Colorado. At the age of 19, Neyva moved to Denver, Colorado to continue her education.
In 2019, she graduated with her Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Metropolitan State University. Prior to graduating, she was doing an internship at Aurora Mental Health Center with the Trauma Resilience Youth Program (TRYP) for Refugee and Immigrants, and was later offered a job and worked at TRYP for 3.5 years. At TRYP, she worked mainly for the Hispanic/Latin community, finding resources and co facilitating groups in schools around Aurora for youths who were trying to adjust to a new country.
SPOTLIGHT
In 2020, as Neyva was working part time at TRYP, she was also working part time at her now full time job with the Intensive In-Home (IIH) program at Aurora Mental Health Center. At the IIH, they provide therapeutic and behavioral coaching services for children ages 6 17 and their families.
NOMV is happy to introduce our second Masters of Social Work Intern, Neyva!
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