Mental Health
Southside Behavioral Health Celebrates Mental Health Month
BRUNSWICK, MECKLENBURG, & HALIFAX, VIRGINIA – The month of May is observed as Mental Health Awareness Month. All month, mental health advocates, organizations, survivors, community members, and Southside Behavioral Health will work to increase awareness and reduce the stigma surrounding mental health issues within our local communities. “Mental health awareness is the recognition that our…
Read MoreSouthside Behavioral Health Hosts Building Trauma Responsive Communities Conference
BRUNSWICK, MECKLENBURG, & HALIFAX, VIRGINIA – In partnership with the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS), Southside Behavioral Health (SBH) invites community members to participate in a virtual Building Trauma Responsive Communities Conference on May 12 and 13, 2022. Dr. Bruce Perry will open the conference as the keynote speaker with a…
Read MoreSBH Awarded Additional Funding for School-Based Mental Health Services
Last week, the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) awarded funding to ten Community Services Boards (CSBs) totaling $6.8 million for school-based mental health services. This funding arrives at a time when there is an increased need for integrated school-based services as nationwide rates of depression and anxiety among children are rising. On…
Read MoreSBH Hosts Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training at the Estes Center
Southside Behavioral Health’s Prevention Services team hosted an ASIST: Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training session, a 15-hour suicide prevention in-person training, that focuses on teaching individuals how to be suicide alert and create safety plans for those in crisis. It was supported by www.livingworks.net. Sixteen individuals from across our catchment area from EMS teams, local…
Read MoreSBH Hosts SafeTALK class for Halifax County Public Schools
Southside Behavioral Health’s Prevention Services team hosted a SafeTALK training session, which is a 3.5-hour suicide prevention in-person training that focuses on teaching local folks how to be suicide alert helpers. It was supported by www.livingworks.net. Eleven of Halifax Public School’s teachers, coaches, counselors, bus drivers, and central office staff participated in the training at…
Read MoreMental Health in the Black Community
In honor of Black History Month, learn more about mental health in the black community through the resource list below. Each of these hand-picked articles will walk you through a history of mental illness as it relates to the black community, offering up an understanding of where we are now and how we got here.…
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