Posts by Sara Weisman
SBH Hosts RAPID REVIVE at SVHEC on International Overdose Awareness Day
On Thursday, August 31 in South Boston, the Southern Virginia Higher Education Center, Southside Behavioral Health and the Southside Wellness Coalition partnered to provide 93 local community folks and SVHEC staff with Rapid REVIVE training on the SVHEC campus. There were booths of community information from all partners, VDH, and a food truck to support…
Read MoreSBH Prevention Services host Mental Health First Aid Training at SVHEC
Prevention Services along with clinical trainer, Wanda Brock, provided Blended Adult Mental Health First Aid training for 24 SVHEC staff on Friday, August 25, 2023 in the Hope/Smith Classroom on the campus of SVHEC. Mental Health First Aid training introduces common mental health challenges and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help adults…
Read MoreSouthside Behavioral Health Partners with Friends of Occoneechee State Park to Host Recovery Run 5k
BRUNSWICK, MECKLENBURG, & HALIFAX, VIRGINIA – Southside Behavioral Health is hosting its first in-person 5k at Occoneechee State Park on Saturday, September 16th, 2023. This event is open to anyone in the community and is completely free to participants. Providing this run for free is only possible due to grant funding and local sponsors: Year…
Read MorePrevention Services hosts REVIVE! at SVHEC
Prevention Services hosted a REVIVE! Opioid Overdose and Naloxone Training at the Southern Virginia Higher Education Center on Tuesday, August 1, 2023. 15 SVHEC staff attended the session in the Innovation Center Classroom. REVIVE is a course that covers understanding opioids, how opioid overdoses happen, risk factors for opioid overdoses, and how to respond to an opioid…
Read MorePrevention Services hosts a blended Adult Mental Health First Aid
Prevention Services hosted a blended Adult Mental Health First Aid class for 27 staff members of the Southern Virginia Higher Education Center on Friday, July 28, 2023. Mental health First Aid Teaches adults how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illness and substance use disorders in adults. The training introduces common mental…
Read MoreTrauma Awareness & Resilience Partners (T.A.R.P.) Hosts ACEs training and Resilience screening
On Wednesday, July 19th, Trauma Awareness and Resilience Partners, the local trauma informed community network, hosted an ACEs training and screening of the documentary Resilience at the SPC4Life Building in Lawrenceville. Community members were provided with dinner from Chuck and Barb as they participated in the event. T.A.R.P. is interested in offering more events like this for…
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