Tag: mental health
How to improve your overall mental health
With the New Year in full force, many people are focusing on their physical health. While this is great and all, mental health is just as important and should be adopted into your New Year’s resolution, as well.
How travel can benefit our mental health
Today we are stand on future generation, in the early history people usually do the workforce, hard work which took the whole body to do the job instead of working more with a brain but now human life is surrounded by technology, and people are reversing their effective strategy.
HRSA awards $3 million to Virginia health centers to tackle mental health, opioids
The HRSA has awarded $3,163,584 to 19 health centers in Virginia to increase access to substance abuse and mental health services.
The mental health of college students: The frightening tendency
Amy Ebeling remembers her college days as an endless stream of anxiety and depression as she bounced from one mood extreme to another.
Mental Health America of Augusta hosts candidate forum
Advocate, Educate, Connect is the theme for the 10th annual Mental Health America of Augusta legislative/candidate forum.
Mental health, wellness coalition launches public awareness campaign
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, the Community Mental Health and Wellness Coalition has launched a public awareness campaign.
Program on aging, mental health set for May 30
Community Connections presents a program on Aging and Mental Health with Dr. Adam Kaul, M.D. on Tuesday, May 30.
Virginia Hospitals unveil 2017 behavioral health legislative agenda
Serving the needs of patients and families dealing with a mental health diagnosis is an ongoing challenge that cuts across many segments of society.
McAuliffe announces pilot projects supporting mental health services in jails
Governor Terry McAuliffe announced pilot projects to provide services to inmates with mental illness in local or regional jails.
House committee advances mental health, suicide prevention funding
On Wednesday, the House Energy and Commerce Committee unanimously approved a revised version of the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act.
Mental Health Art Show at Staunton Augusta Art Center
The Staunton Augusta Art Center will host an opening reception on Friday, May 6, for their “Recovery Through the Seasons” Art Show.
May is Mental Health Awareness Month
Mental Health Month was started 67 years ago by Mental Health America to raise awareness about mental health conditions.
Lt. Gov. Northam announces funding for mental health services in correctional facilities, community to divert individuals from incarceration
Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam announced today that Governor McAuliffe’s budget includes $11 million to expand mental health resources.
Mental Health America of Augusta honors volunteers, agencies
The Mental Health America of Augusta presented awards to area agencies and individuals who have made contributions to those with mental illness or addictions.
DBHDS to hold town hall meetings on Transformation Team Recommendations
During the month of May, Commissioner Ferguson of the Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Services (DBHDS) and the Transformation Team Co-Chairs will host four town hall meetings across the state to solicit feedback from the general public on the Transformation Team recommendations to the Commissioner.
Emmett Hanger: We can do better on mental health reforms
May is Mental Health Month in Virginia. We have come a long way in recognizing, responding to, and treating mental health issues in Virginia but there is more to be done and it takes the work of everyone.
VCU offers play therapy weekend workshops for mental health professionals
Virginia Commonwealth University’s Office of Continuing and Professional Education will offer a series of weekend workshops focused on play therapy, a form of counseling or psychotherapy in which licensed professionals use play to help people, especially children, better process their experiences and develop more effective communication strategies.
House budget proposal will include $124.2 million in healthcare safety net funding
The House budget proposal unveiled Sunday will include $124.2 in funding for mental health care coverage and targeted safety net services for needy Virginians, House leaders announced Thursday.
Randy Forbes: The heroes behind our heroes
Andrea Sawyer of Colonial Heights, VA, takes her husband to all of his medical appointments as often as three or four times a week.
ACLU urges governor to issue immediate conditional pardon to man with autism
Today, the ACLU of Virginia renewed its call that the Governor take executive action to ensure that Reginald “Neli” Latson, an autistic man who has been in solitary confinement in state prison for more than a year, is moved as quickly as possible to a treatment facility in Florida.
ACLU urges governor to help man with autism escape improper treatment in prison, jail
Today, the ACLU of Virginia sent a letter to Governor Terry McAuliffe asking him to review the case of Reginald “Neli” Latson, a young man with intellectual and developmental disabilities who has been held in solitary confinement in a state correctional facility for almost a year.
The other side of gun violence, mental illness, justice
A guy shoots up a school, the right howls about not giving up Second Amendment rights because of random gun violence, says it’s mental illness, does nothing about mental illness.
Ken Plum: Taxes
Governor Terry McAuliffe will address the House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees on December 17 in a statutorily required report on the state’s finances.
Implementing ACA-mandated health risk assessments will stretch primary care providers
Primary care practices are willing to implement behavioral and mental health risk assessments required by the Affordable Care Act, but lack the resources to do so effectively.
CCCA symposium highlights improvements in treating children’s mental health issues
The Commonwealth Center for Children & Adolescents is bringing together national experts in children’s mental health treatment for a symposium in recognition of CCCA’s 40th anniversary.
Augusta Health Community Benefits Committee awards grants
The Community Benefit Committee of the Augusta Health Board of Directors has awarded six single-year grants and three multi-year grants to meet the healthcare needs of the community.
McAuliffe announces federal grants to improve safety, mental health services for students
Governor Terry McAuliffe announced Friday that the Commonwealth has been awarded two five-year federal grants totaling nearly $13.3 million to improve mental health services for students and expand programs to make schools safer.
Herring supports federal bill providing restitution to child pornography victims
Attorney General Mark Herring sent a letter to the leadership of the Senate Judiciary Committee and a House Judiciary Subcommittee expressing support for the Amy and Vicky Child Pornography Victim Restitution Improvement Act of 2014.
Hearing health and happiness: World Mental Health Day is Oct. 10
Hearing Healthcare of Virginia has teamed up with The Better Hearing Institute for some time on a free hearing guide to raise awareness of the link between unaddressed hearing loss and depression, in support of World Mental Health Day on Oct. 10.
Partnership to improve mental health
Virginia’s Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, the National Council for Behavioral Health, and the Virginia Association of Community Services Boards formed a joint partnership to help improve the quality of and access to mental health services across the Commonwealth.
Attorney General Mark Herring announces inmate re-entry effort
Attorney General Mark Herring today announced he is creating a Statewide Re-entry Coordinator position and online Re-Entry Portal to help local sheriffs prepare inmates for release.
Bridgewater College focuses on student suicide prevention
A public exhibition of 1,100 backpacks – each commemorating one of the 1,100 college students who die by suicide in the United States each year – will be on display at Bridgewater College Sept. 16 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the campus mall.
Lieutenant Governor Northam applauds McAuliffe’s healthcare initiatives
In response to today’s announcement by Governor McAuliffe that the Commonwealth will provide additional healthcare coverage and services to 200,000 Virginians, Lieutenant Governor Ralph Northam released the following statement.
VCU to partner with medical school in Kazakhstan
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine announced Wednesday an educational, clinical and research exchange partnership with Kazakh National Medical University in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Kaine touts grants to fund mental health services
Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine applauded the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for awarding more than $1.7 million in grants to support behavioral and mental health services at seven locations across Virginia.
McAuliffe administration reviewing state Veterans Administration hospitals
Governor Terry McAuliffe has tasked Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs John Harvey and Secretary of Health and Human Resources Bill Hazel to with Veterans Administration hospitals across Virginia to ensure Virginia veterans and their families have access to the critical services they need to enhance their health and well being.
Dickie Bell statement on budget vote
The Virginia General Assembly passed the state’s two-year budget late Thursday, sending the budget to the desk of Governor Terry McAuliffe for final approval.
Kirk Cox: Budget passes General Assembly
Late last night, the General Assembly passed a responsible, conservative budget that addresses our state’s $1.5 billion revenue shortfall and does not include Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion.
ACLU says death row inmates should not be placed in solitary
Attorneys for the ACLU and the ACLU of Virginia filed a friend-of-the-court brief today in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on behalf of nine correctional experts, arguing that automatic solitary confinement for death row inmates is unconstitutional.
Fan Care: Free fans for seniors
Valley Program for Aging Services (VPAS) is happy to be able to sponsor the FAN CARE program again this year along with Virginia Division for the Aging and Dominion Virginia Power.
Agency launches platform for management of care for disabilities
CoCENTRIX announced Monday that the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (VA DBHDS) has launched the CoCENTRIX Coordinated Care Platform.
New exhibit at Staunton Augusta Art Center debuts Friday
The Staunton Augusta Art Center is hosting a new exhibit, Creative Healing: recent works by clients of mental health services.
Sen. Warner, AmeriCorps announce $3.5M in grants for Virginia
U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) joined the national director of AmeriCorps in announcing $3.5 million in AmeriCorps funding to four Virginia organizations.
Depression is topic of David Romano presentation at Bridgewater College
David Romano, who lives with depression and has experienced the dark lows of self-injury and a suicide attempt during high school, will speak on Monday, April 28, at 7:30 p.m. in Cole Hall at Bridgewater College.
Captain Mark Kelly statement on anniversary of Virginia Tech Massacre
Captain Mark Kelly, Co-Founder of Americans for Responsible Solutions, issued the following statement on the 7th anniversary of the Virginia Tech massacre.
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