$4.5M in grants available to support veteran suicide prevention, addiction
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The Virginia Department of Veterans Services will award $4.5 million in grants to support veteran suicide prevention and opioid addiction services.
Search Results for opioid crisis
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Greene County man indicted for possessing 10,000 fentanyl pills, drug trafficking
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A federal grand jury in Charlottesville returned an indictment Wednesday charging a Greene County man with conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute fentanyl, methamphetamine, heroin and cocaine.
Virginia’s First Lady launches campaign for wellbeing of women and girls
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Strengthen the Spirit of Virginia’s Women + girls will broaden Youngkin’s sisterhood and awareness activities.
Harrisonburg man sentenced to 13 years in fentanyl death of 16-year-old
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Abdallah Amer Ali, 21, of Harrisonburg, was sentenced today to 13 years in federal prison after selling a fatal dose of fentanyl to a 16-year-old.
Lawmakers push for new measures to combat fentanyl trafficking in U.S.
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Members of the U.S. House and U.S. Senate are joining together to call on leadership to move forward with new measures to combat illicit fentanyl trafficking in the United States.
Spanberger pushes for more substance abuse grant funding
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Fatal drug overdose has been the leading cause of death in the Commonwealth since 2013.
Attorney general: U.S. working to disrupt cartels, remove deadly fentanyl, save lives
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Fentanyl remains the deadliest drug threat facing this nation. In 2021, a record number of Americans – 107,622 – died from a drug poisoning or overdose.
Report: COVID-19 exacerbated problems with mental-health system in Blue Ridge Health District
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“With the onset of COVID-19, the already strained mental health system was hit by a perfect storm of personal fear and anxiety, societal and political upheaval, forced isolation, loss of life, and an economic downturn,” according to a Blue Ridge Health District 2022 Mapp2Health report.
HHS announces $40 million in youth mental health grants in August
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, announced today that it awarded $40.22 million in youth mental health grants throughout the month of August.
Senator requests continuity of care pending expiration of COVID-19 public health emergency
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The Public Health Emergency declaration for the COVID-19 pandemic ends October 13.
