Program areas at Mental Health Virginia
We responded to around 5,000 calls to our Peer Warm Line for mental health support, from all parts of Virginia. We continued to meet the high call volume with a peer internship program and experienced on-call support. 95% of callers found the service helpful or very helpful.
We partnered with two other agencies to staff a peer warm line for addiction recovery, Alive RVA, connecting over 3,000 times to provide peer support and resources.
Focusing on mental health recovery, we provided information, trainings and webinars for adults in recovery to learn resiliency skills, community integration, and self-advocacy. Trainings for Peer Recovery Specialists included skill training and podcasts for professional development to better serve others in recovery.
Presented infromation on mental health prevention, wellness and recovery services at public events, and other settings to eliminate stigma and encourage accessing mental health services. Provided virtual trainings, social media mental health messaging, mental health peer support for adults under probation and adult victims of crime trauma.