What's New at CBH

The Substance Abuse Block Grant (SABG) is funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Virginia’s Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) Office of Behavioral Health Wellness (OBHW) distributes grant funds to 40 Community Services Boards (CSBs) across the commonwealth to plan, implement, and evaluate prevention activities aimed at preventing and/or decreasing substance use.

Read the Virginia Substance Abuse Prevention Block Grant FY2022 Annual Report to see the impact of Prevention Services in our community.

Come gather, socialize and show off your creative abilities in a free rock-painting activity hosted by your Trauma-Informed Community Network at Column 15! We’re fundraising to support the growth of The Resilience Rock Garden - #Resilience Rocks! Leave your unique design with us and we’ll showcase it in the garden!

Colonial Behavioral Health - Prevention Services will offer a FREE Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Interface Training on January 12 and February 9 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Interface Training teaches participants about adverse childhood experiences, toxic stress, and how early adversity as a child can impact adult health. Learn the steps to address trauma and how to create safe environments and relationships in which trauma can begin to heal, allowing all children to reach their full potential.

This training is free and open to the public, but registration is required. 

Colonial Behavioral Health - Prevention Services will offer a FREE Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) on January 23 & 24 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ASIST is a two-day interactive workshop in suicide first aid. ASIST teaches participants to recognize when someone may have thoughts of suicide and work with them to create a plan that will support their immediate safety.

This training is free and open to the public, but registration is required. 

Colonial Behavioral Health - Prevention Services will offer a FREE Mental Health First Aid (MHFA)-Youth training on February 21 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

MHFA-Youth focuses on teaching individuals who work with youth and young adults about the various mental health challenges and disorders which often develop during adolescence and what can be done to help provide support.

This training is free and open to the public, but registration is required. 

Colonial Behavioral Health, in collaboration with The Varilla Group will offer a FREE SBIRT-Youth (Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment) Training on February 7 & 16 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

SBIRT-Youth is a SAMHSA evidence-based practice to prevent and reduce risky substance use among adolescents ages 12 to 18. The SBIRT-Youth model seeks to expand services for youth who have not yet advanced to addiction but are still engaging in risky behavior or early stage of substance involvement

This training is free and open to the public, but registration is required.