Provides a variety of evidence based programs in school and community settings that are designed to address the prevention of violence and the use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs by youth. Partnerships with the school districts, YMCA centers and other youth serving organizations provide a variety of settings for the provision of services to a diverse range of children and youth. These services are designed to increase participants' skills and enhance their resiliencies to better cope with life's challenges and to help them succeed in school and other endeavors. Youth leadership skills are emphasized to encourage healthy youth development for all children and teenagers. Services are research based and evaluated. RAYSAC, the Roanoke Area Youth Substance Abuse Coalition, is staffed by Prevention and sponsors many events and activities promoting drug free messages. A SAMHSA Drug Free Communities grant will provide coalition resources through 2010. The coalition's signature annual events are the After Prom Grand Finale in June and Red Ribbon Week in October. For more about RAYSAC go to www.raysac.org Prevention Planning Teams in Botetourt County and the cities of Roanoke and Salem meet regularly under BRBH Prevention Services leadership to gather, assess and analyze youth risk behavior data in order to identify areas of high risk behavior and plan prevention and intervention services tailored to local needs. Prevention staff are members of the Roanoke County Prevention Council, also a SAMHSA Drug Free Communities grant recipient, which performs similar functions and partners with RAYSAC in a variety of community events. Disaster Preparedness and Response includes the BRBH Crisis Response Team first mobilized to respond to the shooting at Virginia Tech in April 2007. Since that time these employees have received additional training in preparation for future local disasters. The role of "mental health responder has evolved over the last decade as more school shootings, the 9/11/01 attack and other disasters effecting large numbers of people have gotten public visibility and concern. This BRBH component is developing as resources become available and partnerships with other local emergency response organizations are institutionalized. Training and Staff Development provides education and training to BRBH employees and other nonprofit organizations. Training in new evidence based models, to meet licensure requirements, to enhance professional skills and to address performance issues is all coordinated through this component.

Offer a comprehensive range of personalized casework services, including guidance in accessing benefits, referrals for mental health and substance use support, assistance with employment and housing searches, expert résumé development, hands-on computer mentoring, and ongoing one-on-one support—empowering each individual to take the next step toward stability and success.

The aim of prevention services is to promote strengths, reduce the influence of risk factors, and support an individual's own sense of competency. In this way, one's skills and abilities are improved, attitudes are changed, and behavior is enhanced, thereby reducing the incidence of emotional and behavioral disorders, substance abuse and violence.

Offers training and support services to enable individuals with significant functional limitations to achieve and maintain community, stability and independence in the most appropriate, least restrictive environment. Program focuses on obtaining independent living skills and is, therefore appropriate for older adolescents and young adults.

Provides educational programs and distributes information about severe biologically-based brain diseases. Advocates on the local, state and national levels for improved services and research to improve the lives of persons with mental illnesses.

Provides information, activities, and trainings in conflict management, mediation, and other life skills that prevent the onset of mental disabilities, substance abuse, problem gambling, HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases.

A 24-hour outreach center to provide information and referrals to military service members, veterans, their families and others with questions about psychological health. Military Crisis Line: 988 (military and veterans press 1).

ALLY (A Life Like Yours) Advocacy Center is Loudoun's community reource for information, recreation and support for people with disabilities and their families. ALLY provides free information, consultation and support on disability rights, recreational events, and workshops to families and caretakers of those with disabilities and the professionals who work with them.

Provides a support and advocacy group for family and friends of those suffering from mental illness. We welcome all concerned individuals -- parents, siblings, spouses and friends - who want to learn how to help or how to cope with when there is mental illness. Person with mental illness who would like to share information or learn more are also welcomed. Provides education, support, advocacy, a library and referrals. Also has a bus and operates own transportation when needed.

A community-based outreach and prevention program designed to reduce suicide risk and improve mental health and wellbeing for veterans and their families in need.

Provide an array of outpatient services for individuals age 18+ with mental illness, substance abuse disorders and intellectual disabilities. Services include psychiatric treatment, medication management, case management, in-home services, psychosocial clubhouse, and peer support. The Page County Clinic is a satellite office of the Shenandoah County Clinic and as such, it is part of the Adult Regional Center serving the counties of Frederick, Page, Shenandoah, Warren, Clarke, and the City of Winchester. New Clients, please call the Triage Call Center in Front Royal: (540)635-4804

Offer a comprehensive range of personalized casework services, including guidance in accessing benefits, referrals for mental health and substance use support, assistance with employment and housing searches, expert résumé development, hands-on computer mentoring, and ongoing one-on-one support—empowering each individual to take the next step toward stability and success.

Office of Prevention develops, promotes, and delivers nationally recognized, evidence-based programs and services through a sustained comprehensive approach that incorporates home, family, school, and community environments. Prevention services and activities provide educational, practical, and meaningful experiences for youth, families, individuals, and organizations in order to enhance and improve positive life and social skills and to develop appropriate peer and community support systems.

Provides the community with basic prevention strategies to enhance protective factors, such as promoting positive mental and emotional well-being and decreasing risk factors such as peer pressure and availability of drugs.

NAMI BASICS is a free, 6-session educational program for parents of children who developed the symptoms of mental illness prior to the age of 13 years.

The Cameron K Gallagher Mental Health Resource Center (CMHRC) provides free information and support to families seeking mental health services. It is a program of the Virginia Treatment Center for Children which also operates an inpatient acute psychiatric service for children and youth aged 3-17 and an outpatient program.

Psychiatric and Nursing Services provides consumers with diagnostic assessments and evaluations, education regarding mental illness and medication issues, medication management, drug and alcohol screenings, prescriptions, medication administration, injections, lab work, consultations with other members of multi-disciplinary team, consultation and referral to outside health care providers. Psychiatric and Nursing Services also provides consultation to District 19 Substance Use and Intellectual Disability Services.

Individual, family, and group therapy. Psychological Testing and reports to the court Crisis Debriefing after school or industrial accidents/tragedies Mental Health Consultation for Head Start programs Representatives to participate on all five Family Assessment and Planning Teams(FAPT) Provides Case Management Services

Mental health community support services to individuals 18yrs and older who suffer from serious mental illness.

Offers support groups and classes at no charge for those with a mental health condition and their family members.

Mental illness education and prevention services aim to reduce the risk of mental illness and substance abuse. They also aim to help people with mental illness manage their symptoms and improve their quality of life.

The following service options are available: (1) Residential Training in the individual's home to address personal care, use of community resources, adapting behavior to community/home environment, developing friends, redirecting anger, mobility, and transportation; (2) Personal assistance may be provided in all areas of personal care, activities of daily living, medical/medication needs, and other areas of health and safety; (3) Respite provides substitute care on a short term basis to relieve individuals responsible for primary care.

Behavioral Health services include: Brief interventions Solution-focused therapy Single session and same-day appointments Psychiatric medication management Trauma therapy Psychiatric consultations Care management No two people are the same, and tailoring our mental health services to each unique circumstance is a vital part of our philosophy. And moreover, we do everything we can to treat the whole person. We integrate behavioral health care with primary care to ensure each patient’s needs are holistically addressed. Community Access Network offers telehealth options for behavioral health services.

VHBG's Therapeutic Resource Center provides counseling, consultation, and psychoeducation services to individual youth, families, and groups. All of these services are supervised by a licensed professional. These services effectively and directly meet the needs of youth and families served through VHBG and better mirror a youth's Individual and Family Service Plan (IFSP). VHBG provides a Youth Mental Health First Aid USA eight-hour public education program free to the community each month. This program introduces participants to the unique risk factors and warning signs of mental health problems in adolescents, builds an understanding of the importance of early intervention, and teaches individuals how to help an adolescent in crisis or experiencing a mental health challenge. Mental Health First Aid uses role-playing and simulations to demonstrate how to assess a mental health crisis, select interventions and provide initial help, and connect young people to professional, peer, social, and self-help care. The course is designed for adults who regularly interact with youth (teachers, school staff, coaches, church and youth group leaders, parents, social workers, hospital staff, law enforcement, employers, etc.). The Youth Mental Health First Aid USA curriculum is primarily focused on information participants can use to help adolescents and transition-age youth, ages 12-18. The course teaches participants the risk factors and warning signs of a variety of mental health challenges common among adolescents, including anxiety, depression, psychosis, eating disorders, AD/HD, disruptive behavior disorders, and substance use disorders.

NAMI Family-to-Family is a free, 8-session educational program for family, significant others and friends of people with mental health conditions.