Membership in FYI is open to any interested individual, or representative of any interested agency or organization.
Join us at our General Membership meetings!
Meetings are held in the Virginia Cooperative Extension/4-H meeting room at the Shenandoah County Government Building in Woodstock, on the Second Monday of every month at noon.
2026 Meeting Dates
January 12th July 13th
February 9th August 10th CANCELED!
March 9th September 14th
April 13th October 12th
May 11th November 9th
June 8th December 14th
These trainings are all offered to the community for free!
Use the links below to learn more and register.
Understanding ACEs - Nov. 02 - 9am-12pm
Designed to help you understand the science, impact, and prevention of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), and to explore how communities can build resilience and promote healing.
Adult MHFA - Dec. 02 - 8am-5pm
Learn how to recognize signs and symptoms that might indicate an individual is developing a mental health challenge or experiencing a mental health crisis and how to better support the individual and help link them to appropriate mental health professionals.
C.H.A.T.S. - Jan. 04 - 11am-1pm
In this interactive session, participants will practice skills for listening, staying curious, challenging what we think we know about others, and for approaching conversations from different angles.
Everything Everyone Should Know - Feb. 01 - 10am-12pm
Discuss child sexual abuse and its prevention by emphasizing adult responsibility for protecting children, trauma informed practice, and victim and perpetration prevention and bystander education.
Youth MHFA - Mar. 22 AND 29 - 1pm-5pm
For those who work with youth to learn how to recognize signs and symptoms that might indicate an individual is developing a mental health challenge or experiencing a mental health crisis and how to better support the individual and help link them to appropriate mental health professionals.
Lock & Talk - May 20 - 9am-12pm
Aimed to equip participants with the skills to identify individuals at risk of suicide, engage them in conversation, and refer them to appropriate resources for help.
Safe Zone - TBD
An opportunity to learn about LGBTQ+ identities, gender and sexuality, and examine prejudice, assumptions, and privilege.
REVIVE! Opioid Overdose Reversal - Aug. 31 - 5pm-6pm
How to recognize and respond to an opioid overdose emergency using 6 easy steps. You will receive a kit with gloves and face shields, and a box of naloxone.
Find links and PDFs of upcoming events and information from our partners!
Our next book is coming soon! Email us if you are interested in participating: shencofyichair@gmail.com
We meet halfway through the book and again at the end to discuss how the book is impacting us personally, and how we see it impacting our community. Join us!