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David McGinnis, Decision Support Manager, Virginia DMHMRSAS

Available to citizens statewide, Virginias public mental health, intellectual disability and substance abuse services system is comprised of 40 locally-run community services boards (CSBs) and 16 state-operated facilities. The CSBs and state facilities serve children and adults who have or who are at risk of mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, intellectual disability, or substance use disorders. Virginias state-run facilities provide highly-structured, intensive services and consist of: seven mental health facilities, five mental retardation training centers, a psychiatric facility for children and adolescents, a medical center, a psychiatric geriatric hospital and a center for behavioral rehabilitation (SVP). For placement in state facilities, patients are initially evaluated and referred from local CSBs.

 

Sharp rise in ER visits involving ADHD medications
Filed under: substance abuse services

The study by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration finds that the greatest rates of increase in emergency department visits involving ADHD stimulant medications occurred among those ages 18 and older, while the level among …
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White House: Sequester would cost state M
Filed under: substance abuse services

… health: About $ 107,000 for childhood vaccines, meaning 1,570 fewer children will be vaccinated; about $ 341,000 in funds to help upgrade the state's ability to respond to public-health emergencies; $ 840,000 for substance abuse prevention and …
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Mental Health Board won't bail out Turning Point Counseling Services from …
Filed under: substance abuse services

Turning Point is a nonprofit corporation that provides behavioral health care and substance-abuse services for adults. For fiscal year 2013, the mental health board allocated about $ 2.4 million to Turning Point. The board unanimously adopted a …
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