Special Projects
Janett Forte, MSW, LCSW
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Janett Forte served as the Program Director for the VCU Institute for Women’s Health, National Center of Excellence from November 2003 to June 2012. Currently she works part time with the Institute for Women’s Health on special projects. Janett retired in June 2012 and then served in the U.S. Peace Corps as a Response Volunteer in the Philippines for six months.
Janett’s particular emphasis had been on building and sustaining partnerships in the areas of global women’s health, domestic and sexual violence, and community engagement. She was a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and holds a Clinical Assistant Professor faculty appointment with the Department of Psychiatry. She worked for over 30 years to increase awareness and education related to violence against women, to build community partnerships and to work towards women’s empowerment in diverse communities in Richmond and Chesterfield, Virginia and globally in the Philippines, Guatemala, and Haiti.
These days she is enjoying her free time and volunteers with the Virginia Medical Reserve Corps, at Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens, and Virginia Repertory Theatre. She spends considerable time traveling, hiking, and enjoying family and friends, gardening, and nesting at her Craftsman style home in Bellevue, Richmond. VA. Embracing aging with bold vitality, curiosity and intentionality is her current goal.