Virginia Department of Health (VDH) provides resources to prevent and respond to drug overdoses and other outcomes in Virginia. VDH and other state agencies work to improve health outcomes and reduce injury and deaths from drugs, including fentanyl. VDH is committed to being a trusted source of public health information and services.

Provides mental health, substance abuse, and prevention services. Provides planning and assessment; linking the individual to services and supports; assists with developing and/or obtaining needed supports and resources; coordination of services and service planning, contacting providers or resources, making collateral contacts with significant others; monitoring progress and service delivery; counseling and education; and advocacy.

Leads a statewide effort to reduce and prevent youth tobacco use. Promotes healthy living habits to children and teens in Virginia through a variety of methods, including: classroom programs; a multimedia youth marketing campaign; and cutting-edge university research. Funding and training is provided to community organizations, public school systems, etc., via a best-value RFP process with three-year grant cycles.

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.

Henrico Area Mental Health and Developmental Services provide substance abuse education and group treatment.

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.

Fentanyl Awareness Pilot Program strives to warn parents and caregivers that"It only takes one"; One bad decision, one counterfeit pill can cost a life. An average of five Virginians die from fentanyl poisoning every day, becoming the leading cause of unnatural death in the Commonwealth. The multi-media campaign will distribute targeted messaging to spread awareness of the drug and provide a web-based resource platform for Virginians to access information on where to get help.

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.

Drug abuse prevention/education program for fifth graders and visitation to other elementary grades. Semester-long program for seventh graders. Parent program held in the evenings. Helps parents by teaching them how to keep their children drug free. School resource officer program serves all middle school youth in county. Bike safety classes, car seat safety classes and inspections, and first aid/CPR instruction.

Danville-Pittsylvania Community Services’ Prevention Services Division provides programs to promote behavioral health wellness through a comprehensive array of strategies proven to reduce substance abuse and promote mental health. Substance abuse and mental illness share common risk and protective factors. As a result of reducing risk factors and increasing protective factors for substance abuse, not only will substance abuse prevalence, consumption and related consequences be reduced, but prevention of mental illness will be impacted as well

Offer a range of services that include a fully biblical-based recovery group, harm reduction, awareness campaigns, destigmatization, and the creation of recovery-friendly churches and communities.

Increase awareness of substance abuse issues and strengthen community norms that support substance-free living.

Offers assessment and counseling services for adolescents and adults dealing with substance abuse. Provides a detoxification treatment program, crisis intervention and educational outreach programs.

Serves youth involved in risky behiors and their families. An initial risk assessment is completed to determine the youth's risk factors. Some of the services implemented are evidence based and designed to reduce the youth's risk level. Services include Decision Points; Substance Abuse Groups; Healthy Youth Initaitive, Pre-Truancy Program and Middle School Suspension Program. The goal is to encourage youth to become responsible, respectful, and productive members of the community.

Coalition of community organizations and individuals interested in the prevention of substance abuse.

Prevention Services provides initiatives around the following areas of focus: Community Coalition work, Lock and Talk - suicide prevention, Medication storage & disposal resources, school-based education programming, and trainings: Mental Health First Aid, Youth Mental Health First Aid, SafeTALK, REVIVE, Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences, and Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training.

Helps communities discover their common strengths and recognize their mutual challenges while assisting them with the goal of creating a drug-free community. Services include community, school, and family based programs.

Offers assessment and counseling services for adolescents and adults dealing with substance abuse. Provides a detoxification treatment program, crisis intervention and educational outreach programs.

Responsible for city-wide substance abuse prevention planning and coalition building. Provides a wide range of Substance Abuse prevention programs in partnership with City Schools and other youth serving agencies and serve on coalitions designed to reduce substance use in the Virginia Beach Community.

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.

Region Ten Prevention Services offers a range of community and school-based prevention services. Promote wellness by increasing protective factors for youth and families and decreasing risk factors that can lead to mental health and substance use concerns. Services include: Community Trainings Family & Community Wellness Student Assistance Program Coalitions/Community Organization

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.

Provides mental health, substance abuse, and prevention services.

Provides mental health, substance abuse, and prevention services.

Inform and engage communities to understand, own, and address the epidemic of substance abuse and misuse.