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Alleviate alcohol and drug abuse and their related problems, and to promote a more healthy community environment.

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

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

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.

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.

Facilitated group education program focusing on the effects of substance use on the brain, coping strategies, building resiliency, cycle of addiction/recovery, and motivation for change.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

The DEALS HOPE (Drug Education and Life Skills and HALO Offers Positive Expectations) grant provides funding for several school education programs in Warren County, including Life Skills, Too Good for Drugs, and You and Me Together Vape Free. These programs focus on healthy coping skills and provide a scientific look at the harmful effects of various substances.

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.

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.

Alleviate alcohol and drug abuse and their related problems, and to promote a more healthy community environment.

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

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.

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.

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.

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 comprehensive substance use services such as medication-assisted treatment, case management, and individual, family, and group counseling.

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

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

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.

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.