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Volunteer Mental Health Director

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ORGANIZATION: NEW VISION ORGANIZATION INC

  • A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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New Vision Organization, Inc is seeking a Mental Health Director, who can supervise interns and volunteers for research and advocacy for the formally and currently incarcerated and to educate the public on the mental health issues involving mass incarceration. The ideal candidate should also have a background in Psychology and/or Social Work with experience in areas of trauma and criminal justice. Also familiar with the injustices inflicted on the incarcerated individuals with mental heatlh issues. In addition, someone with an interest and a willingness to ally and work with other groups and organizations in the community and to develope programs that can benefit the incarcerated population as well the formally incarcerated and youth in the community.

If interested, please contact the Director, Leonna Abraham Brandao, nvopres@verizon.net

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About NEW VISION ORGANIZATION INC

Location:

P.O. Box 97, RANDOLPH, MA 02368, US

Mission Statement

Promote the well being human, civil rights and rehabilitation treatment of first-time offenders of any offense, serving life and life without parole sentences, to encourage public awareness of conditions through education and advocacy efforts, facilitate receipt of medical care and access to legal information and representation, participate in peaceful rallies pertaining to abuses and severe deprivations, as well as unnecessary harsh sentences, raise funds to sustain the foregoing activities and purposes, advocate for Prison Reform, Parole Reform and abolishment of harsh sentences such as life and life without parole.

Description

New Vision Organization was founded in 2004 and was initially advocating for the incarcerated men, women and youth nationwide. In 2014, the focus was changed to address and advocate for the first-time offenders serving life and life without parole for a first time offense of any type in Massachusetts ONLY. NVO Volunteers assist the incarcerated with various issues and/or goals. Many incarcerated individuals seek help with civil rights' violations, such as being denied access to educational and vocational programs, being put in Solitary Confinement on bogus disciplinary reports, etc. While others seek help with advocacy in areas of denial of medical and/or psychological treatment. New Vision Organization, Inc networks with advocates nationwide and shares and obtains valuable resources pertaining to Probono Legal Help, Free Books to Prisoners, Pen Pals, Educational Correspondence Courses and much more. Media is denied access to the prisons which is a serious problem as prisoners have no voice. Thus advocates working with the incarcerated are their voices and allows for opportunities to get the stories out to the media if it involves abuses, deprivations, violations, denied medical and/or psychological treatments, etc.

CAUSE AREAS

Advocacy & Human Rights
Crisis Support
Health & Medicine
Advocacy & Human Rights, Crisis Support, Health & Medicine

WHEN

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WHERE

This is a Virtual Opportunity with no fixed address.

SKILLS

  • Mental Health
  • Case Work / Management
  • Counseling / Mental Health
  • Crisis Counseling
  • Public Advocacy
  • Relationship Building

GOOD FOR

  • People 55+
  • Public Groups
  • Private Groups

REQUIREMENTS

  • Must be at least 21
  • Flexible
  • Preferred education: MSW, MA Psychology, PhD Psychology

Private Group Details

  • Group Size Range 5 - 10
  • Event can be held virtually
  • No Donation

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