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Below, you will find topics such as mental health services and programs in Virginia, including public and private community services, residential and inpatient programs as well as consumer-operated services, advocacy and support groups. You will find information about recovery, self-determination and evidence-based practices—key elements of the DBHDS Vision and Mission. Other topics include procedures and forms used in the Virginia mental health system, reports related to several areas of Virginia’s public mental health services system, and services for Veterans and people who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Late Deafened and Deaf-blind. You will also find information about Virginia’s Mental Health Planning Council and the Office of Mental Health Services within DBHDS, including staff contact information.

• 2009 RFA Awardees
• 2009 Mental Health Block Grant
• Mental Health Law Reform
  • Supreme Court Commission on Mental Health Law Reform
• Co-Occurring Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders
• Mental Health Transformation State Incentive Grant (CMHS/SAMHSA)
• Parent Satisfaction Survey FY 2008
• The Department has aggregated the Crisis Intervention Continuum Survey 2007 results from our follow-up to the Office of Inspector General's 2005 Survey of emergency services.

• Co-Occurring Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders (COSIG/VASIP)
• Deaf Services
• Forensic Services
• Forms
• Frequently Asked Questions
• MH Planning Council (MHPC)
• Office of Mental Health Divisions & Staff
• Programs & Services
• Projects, Procedures & Protocols
• Recovery
• Reports
• Veterans
• Virginia Service Integration Program (VASIP)
• How to Get Help

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***Please Note: The department name has changed to the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services on July 1, 2009 (from the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services).  The department’s new Web site address is www.dbhds.virginia.gov.  The previous Web site address will continue to work for up to a year after July 1, 2009.***