Links to Statewide Resources
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- Assistance
- Autism
- Caregiving
- Child & Family
- Consumer & Advocacy Groups
- Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Late Deafened and Deaf-blind
- Health Organizations
- Homeless Programs
- Information
- Intellectual Disabilities
- Legal
- Mental Health
- Prescription Medication Assistance
- Seniors
- Substance Use
- State & National Agencies
- Technical
- Veterans and Armed Services
- Virginia Links
- 2-1-1 Virginia
- Al-anon & Alateen
- Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
- Alcoholics Anonymous of Roanoke (AA)
- Arc of Virginia
- Blind and Vision Impaired, Department for the
- Career Connect (Virginia's Electronic One-stop Workforce Development System offered by the Virginia Employment Commission and Local Workforce Investment Boards)
- Community Services Board (Find Your Local CSB and get contact information. Your Local CSB is the single point of entry into publicly-funded mental health, intellectual disability, and substance abuse services for its service area. CSBs coordinate services in Virginia and provide pre-admission screening services 24-hours per day, 7 days per week.)
- Consumer and Advocacy Groups
- Coping with Disaster - Educational Materials
- Coping with Disaster - Mental Health Response Training (Helping to Heal)
- Coping with Terrorism
- DBHDS State Facilities
- Disaster Emergency Coordinators at the CSBs
- Domestic Violence Awareness Resources
- Drug Prevention Informational Links & Articles
- Drug Disposal Guidelines
- Easy Access for Seniors and Adults with Disabilities
- Emergency/Crisis Phone Numbers by County
- Emergency Preparedness
- Family Access to Medical Insurance Security
(FAMIS)
- Health, Virginia Department of (Center for Quality Health Care Services and Consumer Protection 804-367-2104)
- Homeless Programs
- Hospital Compare - A quality tool for adults, including people with Medicare (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
- Hotline Numbers, by city/county
- Human Rights Complaints, DBHDS
- Infant & Toddler Connection Of Virginia
- "It's About Time" (Aging & Disability Community-based Coordinated Services System Initiative)
- Licensed Provider Search (LPS) (Find licensed providers of mental health, intellectual disability or substance abuse services in Virginia)
- Long Term Care Planning Tool (Medicare.gov)
- Medicaid Program at-a-Glance
- Medicaid- FAQs Substance Abuse Services Medicaid Reimbursement
- Medical Assistance Services, Va. Department of (DMAS)
- Medicare Plan Information
- Military Spouse Career Assistance
- Money Follows the Person
- Narcotics Anonymous
- Prescription Medications
- Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)
- Licensed Provider Search, Licensed by DBHDS (LPS) (Find licensed providers of behavioral health, intellectual disability or substance abuse services in Virginia)
- Provider Search, dental or healthcare (Find providers of dental or health care services in Virginia, from the Web site of DMAS - Dept. of Medical Assistance Services.)
- Ready Virginia
- Rehabilitative Services, Virginia Department of (DRS)
- Senior Navigator - "No Wrong Door"
(one-stop assistance for Senior Citizens) - The Joint Commission (on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations 1-800-994-6610)
- The Virginia Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program offers free tax help to low- to moderate-income (generally, $42,000 and below) people who cannot prepare their own tax returns. There are Certified volunteers and convenient locations - most offer free electronic filing. To locate your nearest VITA site, call 1-800-829-1040.
- Veterans
- Vision
- Volunteer Organizations in Lynchburg, VA
- Work Support for Veterans
- WorkWORLDTM (Serving Citizens with Disabilities)
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- Virginia Autism Resource Center
- Commonwealth Autism Service Resources
- Department of Medical Assistance Services
- Infant Toddler Connection of Virginia
- Partnership for People with Disabilities
- Virginia Autism Council
- Virginia Board for People with Disabilities
- Virginia Department of Education - Special Education Services
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- AARP: Family Caregiving (Toolkit, tips, worksheets)
- Alzheimer's Association (1-800-272-3900)
- Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center
- Ask Medicare (Medicare/Medicaid coverage, home care, long term care options)
- Assist Guide Information Services (AGIS)
- CancerCare (practical help 1-900-813-4673)
- Caregiver Helper
- Carepoint
- Caring.com Local Resources
- Family Caregiver Alliance (caregiving services in each state)
- Family Caregiving 101 (assistance, answers, advice)
- Lotsahelpinghands
- Long Term Care Planning Tool (Medicare.gov)
- Seniors' Resources
- Strength for Caring (fitness, nutrition, life balance, safety, stress relief)
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- Arc of Virginia
- Autism
- BlueCoat (free software allows you to monitor and block web sites - designed to protect your children while online)
- Childrens' Programs
- Collection of Mental Health Treatments for Children & Adolescents
- Commission on Youth
- Community Services Board (Find Your Local CSB and get contact information)
- Domestic Violence Awareness Resources
-
Emergency Preparedness
- Family Access to Medical Insurance Security
(FAMIS)
- Guide to Local Alternative Education Options for Suspended and Expelled Students in the Commonwealth
-
Infant & Toddler Connection of Virginia(Early Intervention Services)
- National Center for Substance Abuse and Child Welfare
- National Child Traumatic Stress Network
- National Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health
- National Mental Health Services, Knowledge Exchange Network "Caring for Every Child's Mental Health : Communities Together"
- National Technical Assistance Center for Children's Mental Health
- Prescription Medication Assistance
- Prescription Assistance - Kids, Partnership for
- Programs & Services for Children (DSS)
- Substance Exposed Newborns
- Virginia Family Connections
(New Children’s Services System Transformation Web site) - Virginia Federation of Families (Medical Home Plus)
- Voices for Virginia's Children
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- Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) (A patient-directed national organization focusing on the most prevalent mental illnesses. The organization fosters an environment of understanding about the impact and management of these life-threatening illnesses by providing up-to-date, scientifically-based tools and information written in language the general public can understand. DBSA supports research to promote more timely diagnosis, develop more effective and tolerable treatments and discover a cure.)
- Depressive Manic Depressive Association of Virginia (DMDA)
- Mental Health America Virginia (MHAV)
- Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
- National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) (provides education, advocacy and support for persons with brain disorders/mental illnesses and their families)
- NAMI Virginia
- National Eating Disorders Association
- Patient Advocate Foundation's Virginia Cares Uninsured Program 1-800-532-5274
- REACH Virginia (Recovery Education & Creative Healing, part of VOCAL)
- Support Groups, Consumer Operated Mental Health Advocacy
- Support Programs, Mental Health Support Groups
- South West Virginia Consumer and Family Project
- Virginia Association for Community Services Boards (VACSB)
- Virginia Office for Protection and Advocacy (VOPA)
- Virginia Organization of Consumers Asserting Leadership (VOCAL support center)
- Virginia Psychosocial Rehabilitation Association (VAPRA)
- VOCAL CO-OP (Consumer Owned & Operated Programs)
- VOCAL Network (Community advocacy, education, empowerment)
- VOCAL - REACH (Recovery Education & Creative Healing)
- VOCAL Virginia (Virginia Organization of Consumers Asserting Leadership)
- Wellness Recovery Action Plan™ (WRAP)
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Resources for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- DBHDS Services For People Who Are Deaf, Hard Hearing, Late Deafened And Deaf-blind
- DBHDS More Information on Deaf Services
- Southwest VA Regional Deaf Service Program
- Standards of Care for the Delivery of Mental Health Services to Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons
- Virginia Association of the Deaf (VAD)
- Virginia Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (VDDHH)
- Virginia Interpreter Reimbursement Program
- Virginia Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (VRID)
- Vision Medical Assistance Resources
- Working with the Deaf, Deafblind and Hard of Hearing Community
- WorkWORLDTM (Serving Citizens with Disabilities)
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Health Organizations
- Brain Injury Services, Inc.
- Depression Screening Test (NMHA)
- Expressing the General Assembly's regret for Virginia's experience with eugenics
- http://www.health.org/
- Mental Health America (Formerly Mental Health Association. A nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people live mentally healthier lives).
- Mental Health Association of Virginia
- National Association of Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD)
- National Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence (NCADD)
- National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare (NCCBH)
- National Institute of Health - National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
- National Mental Health Association (NMHA) 1-800-969-NMHA /1-800-969-6642 (English/Spanish)
- National Mental Health Services, Knowledge Exchange Network "Caring for Every Child's Mental Health : Communities Together"
- National Register
- Network of Care - Mental Health/Behavioral Health
- The Joint Commission (on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations 1-800-994-6610)
- Williamson Institute for Health Studies
- more State & National Agencies
- more Mental Health
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- Advocates for Human Potential, Inc. (AHP)
- America's Heroes at Work
- Homeless Programs in HHS
- National Alliance to End Homelessness
- National Resource Center on Homeless and Mental Illness
- National Coalition for the Homeless
- PATH at DBHDS (Projects in Assistance for Transition from Homeless)
- PATH Program National Site (Projects in Assistance for Transition from Homeless)
- Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program: Resources for Veterans with Brian Injury and Post Traumatic Stress Fact sheet
- US Code Title 42, Section 290cc-22
- Virginia Inter-Agency Council on Homelessness (VIACH)
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- Advance Directives
- Alzheimer's Disease Information
- Data about Drug Use and Mental Health (SAMHSA)
- Demographics and Facts on Cultural Competency and Diversity
- Depression Information
- Disability Information
- Disease Risk
- Doctors/Caregivers by Specialty, Location Look-up
- Doctors Healthline Search by Name, Location, Specialty
- Doctors Vitals Look-up
- Domestic Violence Awareness Resources
- Dual Diagnosis Information
- Eating Disorders
- Educational Resources - Masters Degree in Psychology
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
- GetHuman.com (How to Reach an Operator at 2,200+ companies)
- Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
- Language Resources
- Medical Information (National Institutes of Health) (Surgery Videos)
- Mental Health America
- Mental Health Information at Johns Hopkins University
- Mental Health Resources
- Recovery Times
- Safe Prescription Drug Disposal
- Schizophrenia Information
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration- Download Health Information (SAMHSA)
- Virginia Health Information Project
- Working with Different Communities
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- AAIDD
- AAIDD - FAQs about Mental Retardation and the AAIDD Definition
- The Arc of the United States
- The Arc of Virginia
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Clearinghouse for the Community Living Exchange Collaborative (Hcbs Infrastructure development resources for people with disabilities and older adults)
- Cognitive and Developmental Disabilities Resources
- Community Services Board (Find Your Local CSB and get contact information)
- Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- Department of Education
- Department of Medical Assistance Services
- Department of Rehabilitative Services
- Department for the Visually Handicapped
- Disability Information
- Families and Individuals Self-Advocate Resources
- Federal Regulations
- Housing and Urban Development
- Human Services Research Institute
- Independence Plus: Programs for Family/Individual Directed Community Services
- Information for Individuals and Families about PCP and the SIS®
- MR/ID Waiver Manuals and Information (DMAS Web site)
- National Association of Directors of Developmental Disabilities
- National Governor’s Association
- National Institute of Health
- Navigating the MR Waiver: A Workbook for Families (PowerPoint)
- One Community - Virginia Olmstead Task Force
- Partnership for People with Disabilities
- Quality Mall: Disability Resources, The
- Rehabilitation and Research Training Center
- Supports Intensity Scale (SIS)®
- The State of the States in Developmental Disabilities
- US Dept. of Justice ADA Home Page
- US Dept of Justice ADA Mediation
- Virginia Autism Resource Center (at www.grafton.org)
- Virginia Board for People with Disabilities
- Virginia Office of Protection and Advocacy
- Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center
- Money Follows the Person
- Working with the Disability Community
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- 2008 General Assembly MH Omnibus Bill
- Americans With Disabilities Act
- Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
- Commission on Mental Health Law Reform
- Forensic Services, DBHDS
- Human Rights Complaints, DBHDS
- Legislative Information System
- Mental Health Law Reform
- National Association for Rights, Protection & Advocacy (NARPA)
- Perinatal Substance Use: Promoting Healthy Outcomes - Virginia Legal Requirements and Health Care Practice Implications for Hospitals and Health Care Providers
- Protection & Advocacy Agencies
- Regulatory Town Hall (Regulations affecting DBHDS)
- Reports to the General Assembly
- Understanding and Applying Virginia’s New Statutory Civil Commitment Criteria, by Bruce J. Cohen, Richard J. Bonnie and John Monahan
- Virginia Attorney General’s Office
- Virginia Department of Corrections
- Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services
- Virginia General Assembly Legislative Information System
- Virginia Supreme Court
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- Community Services Board (Find Your Local CSB and get contact information)
- Consumer & Advocacy Groups
- Consumer Assistance
- Consumer Empowerment & Leadership Training (CELT)
- Coping with Terrorism
- Co-Occurring Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders (VASIP/COSIG)
- Cultural and Linguistic Competence
- Data about Drug Use and Mental Health (SAMHSA)
- DBHDS Mission
- DBHDS Vision
- DBHDS Strategic Plans
- Empowerment
- Forensic Services, DBHDS
- Health and Mental Health Organizations
- Homeless Programs
- Information about Health and Mental Health
- Live Life Well (Ten tools from Mental Health America)
- Mental Health/Criminal Justice Consortium
- Mental Health, United States, 2002
- Mental Health First Aid
- Recovery Resources, Organizations and Technical Assistance
- SAMHSA National Mental Health Information Center (The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's National Mental Health Information Center provides information about mental health via a toll-free telephone number (800-789-2647), a Web site, and more than 600 publications.)
- Sign up for Community and CSB Private Psychiatrists List Serve
- Standards of Care for the Delivery of Mental Health Services to Deaf & Hard of Hearing Persons
- State and Federal Resources
- Surgeon General's Report on Mental Health
- Veteran Resources
- Wellness Recovery Action Plan™ (WRAP)
- Working with the Disability Community
- WorkWORLD™
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- Compare Pharmacy Prices (Type in your medication and click on "Compare Pharmacy Prices")
- Drug Disposal Guidelines
- Medicare Beneficiaries (1-800-772-1213 Call Social Security to see if you qualify for extra help to pay for prescriptions)
- Medicare Part D Plan Comparison
- NeedyMeds (Search a database for drug-assistance programs, download applications, find assistance based on disease, state sponsored programs that assist lower income people with drug coverage or subsidies)
- Online Generic Drugs
- Rx Outreach
- Xubex Pharmaceutical (1-866-699-8239)
- Partnership for Prescription Assistance
(1-888-4PPA-NOW / 1-888-477-2669
- Match you to more than 475 programs that offer 2,500 drugs at reduced or no cost) - Prescription Assistance - Kids, Partnership for
- Prescription Assistance Programs In Virginia
- Prescription Drug Discount Card Programs
- www.familywize.com
- www.freedrugcard.us (1-800-444-4106 No prescription drug coverage? save 25% to 40% on 300 drugs)
- www.medsavercard.com/discount-drug-card-for-virginia-residents/
- www.pscard.com
- www.rxfreecard.com
- www.rxsavingsplus.com
- www.yourrxcard.com
- RX Assist (Search a database by medications, tip sheet on low or no-cost medications)
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- Alcohol, Medication and Older Adults related Resources (AAAG Alcohol and Aging Awareness Group)
- Alzheimer's Disease Information
- Assisted Living
- Caregiving
- Carepoint (Senior living directory and news)
- Easy Access for Seniors and Adults with Disabilities
- Hospital Compare - A quality tool for adults, including people with Medicare (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
- Issues of Aging, Alcohol and Medication (PowerPoint presentation)
- "It's About Time" - Aging & Disability Community-based Coordinated Services System Initiative
- Medicare prescription drug and managed care options
Annual Enrollment Period was October 15 - December 7, 2011
(Two basic options: - Traditional, fee-for-service Medicare
plus a standalone Part D prescription drug plan; or,
- A privately-managed Medicare Advantage all-in-one option including hospitalization, outpatient services and prescription drugs).
- 2010 health reform law
- Free counseling by phone (1-800-333-4114)
- Free Help from local offices of the State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIP, Medicare Plan assistance)
- Free Plan Finder on the Medicare Web site (Plug in Medicare number and list drugs used. The free Finder displays a list of possible plans; estimated costs, premiums and deductibles, which drugs are covered, and customer-satisfaction ratings. The finder also will give you advice about drug use and restrictions.)
- Medicare Part D Plan Comparison (Prescription Drug Coverage. A Managed Care plan may cover some medications)
- Medicare Part D Plans Comparison (Prescription Drug Coverage. A Managed Care plan may cover some medications)
- Fee-based Medicare Advisor (1-866-521-7655) This advisor charges a cost for help to shop and select Medicare plans
- Money Follows the Person
- Prescription Medication Assistance
- Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)
- Referral List for Substance Abuse Centers (Alcohol and Aging Awareness Group) (AAAG)
- Resources
- Senior Living
- Senior Homes (Search availability in your locality)
- Senior Homes - Best of the Web
- Senior Homes - Virginia Assisted Living
- Senior Navigator - "No Wrong Door"
- Social Security (1-800-772-1213 Where you sign upon turning 65--for Medicare Part A, Part B, Part D)
- The Savvy Senior (News and Services You Need To Know)
- Virginia Department for the Aging (VDA)
- Vision Care Low Cost Services:
(Medicare Parts A & B DO NOT cover Routine vision care; but 80% of Medically Necessary.)
- EyeCare America (Comprehensive Medical eye exam and up to one year of medical treatment at no cost)
- Knights Templar Eye Foundation (1-214-888-0220 Financial Assistance for Eye Surgeries to low income people who do not have private insurance)
- Lions Club (1-800-747-4448)
- Mission Cataract USA (Free Cataract Surgery for uninsured, low income people who are below age 65)
- Optometry Schools
- Vision USA (1-800-766-4466 Free vision care to uninsured and low income people and their families)
- Tip: Ask your optometrist or eyeglass dealer for a discount. Membership in AAA or AARP may provide lower rates.
- Working with Seniors
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- Aging, Virginia Department of (VDA)
- Aging & Disability Community-based Coordinated Services System Initiative - "It's About Time"
- Community Services Board (Find Your Local CSB)
- Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Virginia Department for the (VDDHH)
- Diseases & Conditions (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
- Forensic Services, DBHDS
- Health, Virginia Department of (VDH)
- HPR V Reinvestment Web site
- HPR V Strategic Plan (search for title "Strategic Plan")
- Hospital Compare - A quality tool for adults, including people with Medicare (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
- Human Rights Complaints, DBHDS
- Licensed Provider Search (LPS) (Find licensed providers of mental health, intellectual disability or substance abuse services in Virginia)
- List Serve: Sign up for Community and CSB Private Psychiatrists List Serve
- Medical Assistance Services, Virginia Department of (DMAS)
- Mental Health Resources
- Mental Health, United States, 2002
- Mental Health Planning Council (MHPC)
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) (One of 27 components of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Federal government's principal biomedical and behavioral research agency. NIH is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The NIMH mission is to reduce the burden of mental illness and behavioral disorders through research on mind, brain, and behavior.)
- National Institute of Mental Health Statistics (NIMH statistics) (This resource represents the best mental health research information from across the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and other federal departments.)
- Office of National Drug Control Policy
- Olmstead Project
(Creating Community Integration Opportunities for Virginians with Disabilities) - Rehabilitative Services, Virginia Department of (DRS)
- Regulatory Town Hall (Regulations affecting DBHDS)
- SAMHSA National Mental Health Information Center (The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's National Mental Health Information Center provides information about mental health via a toll-free telephone number (800-789-2647), a Web site, and more than 600 publications.)
- Surgeon General's Report on Mental Health
- U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) (administers grants)
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Diseases & Conditions (HHS statistics)
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Hospital Compare (HHS)
- Virginia Association of Community Services Boards (VACSB)
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- Alcohol, Medication and Older Adults related Resources (AAAG) (Alcohol and Aging Awareness Group)
- Center for Substance Abuse Treatment National Drug Treatment Referral Routing Service 1-800-662-HELP /1-800-662-4357 (English) . 1-800-66-AYUDA /1-800-662-8932 (Spanish).
- Co-Occurring Disorders (SAMHSA)
- Co-Occurring Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders (VASIP/COSIG)
- Community Services Board (Find Your Local CSB and get contact information)
- Data about Drug Use and Mental Health (SAMHSA)
- Drug Prevention Informational Links & Articles
- Drug Disposal Guidelines
- Dual Diagnosis Information
- Issues of Aging, Alcohol and Medication (PowerPoint presentation)
- Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 federal Labor Department issued FAQs on the implementation of the act
- Mid-Atlantic Addiction Technology Transfer Center
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
- Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)
- Referral List for Substance Abuse Centers (AAAG) (Alcohol and Aging Awareness Group)
- Substance Abuse and Addiction Recovery Alliance (SAARA)
- Substance Abuse Services Council (SASC)
- Substance Use and Driving Facts
- The Virginia Association of Drug and Alcohol Programs (VADAP)
- Virginia Institute for Professional Counselor Training (VIPACT)
- Virginia Summer Institute for Addiction Studies
- Working with the Disability Community
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- Free Spanish Learning Videos
- Map - bing
- Map - Google
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RSS Feed at DBHDS
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- Search engine - Google
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Security
- BlueCoat Free License (see K9 Web Protection, below)
- HIPAA Privacy Toolkit (HHS)
- Internet
- K9 Web Protection (Free software allows you to monitor and block web sites - designed to protect your children while online)
- OnGuardOnLine (information about PC security especially for children)
- Site Help
- Site Map
- Translations
- Yahoo
- YouTube
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- America's Heroes at Work (Resources for Employers)
- Behavioral Healthcare for Veterans in Virginia
- Center for Deployment Psychology (The CDP trains military and civilian behavioral health professionals to provide the high quality care necessary to address the deployment–related needs of military personnel and their families.)
- Coaching into Care (Assisting Loved Ones to Encourage Veterans to Seek Healthcare for possible readjustment or mental health issues, toll-free number 1-888-823-7458, 8 a.m. - 8 p.m., Mondays through Fridays. Veterans can reach immediate help at the Veterans Crisis Line at 1-800-273-8255, press 1 for Veterans.)
- Crisis Line, Veterans
- Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program: Resources for Veterans with Brain Injury and Post Traumatic Stress Fact sheet
- Jobs
- Armed forces jobs - Job-Applications.com (Apply to armed forces jobs online)
- Jobs that use Military Skills and help service members find and apply for jobs:
- Military Spouse Career Assistance
- NationalResourceDirectory.gov
- USAJOBS (Official job site for the Federal jobs and employment information)
- Veterans GREEN JOBS
- VetsJobs.net (Veteran Employment in the Federal Government. Video shows how to apply for federal employment and how to prepare a resume. Links to USAJOBS, the official web site for federal jobs, State Employment Service, Department of Labor and the Office of Personnel Management.)
- Veteran Resources at the Va. Department of Human Resources Management
- Virginia Department of Veterans Services - Jobs
- Work Support for Veterans
- Joining Forces America (Community support for returning service members)
- Make the Connection
- Military Order of the Purple Heart of the USA (MOPH - Congressionally Chartered Service Organization. Provide comfort and assistance to all Veterans and their families, especially those requiring claims assistance with the VA, employment assistance, and those who are homeless. MOPH volunteers assist Hospitalized veterans at VA sites and State Veterans Homes.)
- Mortgage Guide
- National Resource Directory (Wounded Warriors, Service Members, Veterans, Family and Caregivers Support)
- RealWarriors.net (information for persons in active duty and reserve status, veterans, family members, health professionals)
- Suicide Prevention Action Network (SPAN)
- Tax and Legal Information
- Armed Forces Tax Guide
- Audio Podcast (How military service may impact your federal income tax return and where you can go for more information)
- Commonwealth of Virginia Military Tax Tips
- Military.com (Tax information and resources)
- Willsforvets
- US Department of Labor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs (Virginia Locator)
- Veterans and Asbestos and more information about pleural mesothelioma
- Virginia Department of Veterans Services (DVS)
- Virginia is for Heroes
- Virginiaforveterans
- Wellness Recovery Action Plan™ (WRAP)
- Working with the Military Community (Toll-free phone numbers)
- Veterans Crisis Line: 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255, press 1 for Veterans)
- Coaching into Care: 1-888-823-7458 (8 a.m. - 8 p.m., Monday through Friday)
- VA Caregiver Support Line: 1-855-260-3274
- Wounded Warrior Resource Center: 1-800-342-9647
- Defense Centers of Excellence (DCoE) Outreach Center: 1-866-966-1020
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- AGENCIES - Search for any Virginia State Agency Contact Information (by drop-down list, by first letter, or type in a word)
- AGENCIES - Virginia State Agencies List
- Aging, Virginia Department for the (VDA)
- Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, Department of (DBHDS)
- Blind and Vision Impaired, Department for the
- Corrections, Virginia Department of
- Criminal Justice Services, Virginia Department of
- Emergency Management, Virginia Department of
- Health, Virginia Department of (Quality Health Care Services, Consumer Protection) 804-367-2104
- Medical Assistance Services, Virginia Department of (DMAS)
- Rehabilitative Services, Virginia Department of (DRS)
- Veterans Services, Virginia Department of (DVS)
- Aging, Virginia Department for the (VDA)
- Behavioral Healthcare for Veterans in Virginia
- Contact CSBs
- Contact DBHDS State Facilities
- Contact State Employees
- Coping with Disaster
- Coping with Terrorism
- Council on Virginia's Future
- Cultural & Linguistic Competence
- Easy Access for Seniors and Adults with Disabilities
- Elections, State Board of
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Expenditures at DBHDS
- Job Assistance: Career Connect (The Virginia Employment Commission and Local Workforce Investment Boards offer Virginia's Electronic One Stop Workforce Development System)
- Jobs with the State
- Mental Health/Criminal Justice Consortium
- Mental Health Planning Council (MHPC)
- Office of the Inspector General for
Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
(OIG)
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Official Web site, Commonwealth of Virginia
- Olmstead Project
(Creating Community Integration Opportunities for Virginians with Disabilities)
- Ready Virginia
- ROSI Survey (Survey for individuals who receive public mental health services)
- Services in Virginia (public mental health, intellectual disability and substance use services)
- Site Map
- Substance Abuse Services Council (SASC)
- State & National Agencies Related to Health
- State Agencies Index
- State Board of Elections
- Systems Transformation, Health and Human Resources (HHR)
- The Advisory Consortium on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (TACIDD)
- VA's Public Behavioral Health and Developmental Services System
- Virginia Attorney General’s Office
- Virginia Easy Access
- Virginia General Assembly Legislative Information System
- Virginia Home Page
- Virginia Individual Development Accounts (VIDA) Program
- Virginia Performs States Report Card
- Virginia Service Integration Program (VASIP/COSIG) (Co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorders)
- Virginia Supreme Court
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