A community-based outreach ministry with a goal to provide holistic care and services in education, counseling, and non-skilled health care services with an emphasis on promoting mental health wellness, work first ethics, and continuous educational tools and supports.

NAMI Virginia offers an array of outstanding peer-led programs that provide free education, skills training and support.

The primary goal of the Behavioral Healthcare programs is to promote maximum independent living in the community for persons with serious mental illness or substance abuse problems, thereby preventing unnecessary, restrictive institutional placements. The objective is to help these individuals become productive Arlington citizens who are integrated into the community.

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.

Ending the Silence is a free 50-minute presentation suitable for middle-school through high school students, and general audiences. It is designed to raise mental health awareness and reduce the stigma surrounding mental illness, thus ending the silence.

Advocates for legislation that supports people with mental health conditions and their families. The focus is on prevention, early identification and intervention, access to integrated care, and insurance parity for people with mental health conditions.

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.

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.

Plans, develops, and implements services for Virginia Beach residents with intellectual disabilities and their families through the provision of consumer centered services designed to provide opportunities to individuals who have intellectual disabilities to become self-directing and contributing members of our community; support families living with family member with intellectual disabilities; provide early intervention when developmental delays are identified in young children; and, promote the value of persons with intellectual disabilities living and working in the community.

An evidenced based depression program for older adults with chronic conditions and functional limitations. The program includes screening and assessment of depressive symptoms, education about depression and self-care for individuals and family caregivers, including referrals to the appropriate health professionals.

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.

Prevention Services promotes individual, family and community behavioral wellness. Services Community education about mental health and suicide prevention Consultation with early childhood providers Parent education Youth prevention programs

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.

Provides the following services: * Individual, family, and couples therapy for children, adolescents, and adults * Psychiatric Evaluation and Medication Management * Psychological Testing--Intelligence, Personality, and Educational * Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy * Substance Abuse/Addictions Assessment and Treatment

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.

Kids on the Block discuss important (and often sensitive) topics in a clear, non-threatening manner while dispelling myths and providing useful information through role-modeling positive behaviors.

Mental Health America of Fredericksburg (MHAfred) maintains a listing of mental health professionals and agencies licensed by the State of Virginia who practice in the City of Fredericksburg, and counties of Caroline, King George, Spotsylvania and Stafford.

Goochland-Powhatan Community Services deliver prevention services and collaborate with community members to decrease substance abuse and mental health issues within Goochland and Powhatan counties. The vision is to engage the community in creating an environment where it is culturally normal to be emotionally healthy and substance-free. Programs are available at no cost in Goochland and Powhatan counties.

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.

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.

Provides numerous services to at- risk youth and families including community education, school based programs, consultation, training sessions and targeted prevention programs.

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

Dedicated to improving the lives of persons living with serious mental illness and their families. Offers support, education, advocacy and research for people living with mental illness through various activities.

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.