SBH Hosts it’s 10th Crisis Intervention Team Training (CIT)

Southside Behavioral Health recently hosted its 10th 40-hour core training class for the CIT Program.  The participants were made up of local law enforcement, 911 Operators, Virginia Park Services, Virginia State Police, and MRRJ (Meherrin River Regional Jail). The Instructors continue to be a combination of Law Enforcement and Mental Health Professionals who cover topics relative…

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Prevention hosts ACEs and Lock & Talk VA at SVCC – Keysville

  Prevention Services hosted an Understanding Adverse Childhood Experience training and a Lock and Talk VA presentation on the Keysville Campus of Southside Virginia Community College on Wednesday, March 22 in the library. Understanding Adverse Childhood Experience (ACEs) helps raise awareness and provide resources in an effort to reduce ACEs, foster resilience, and improve the…

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Prevention Services presented ACE Interface at SVCC – Alberta Campus

    Prevention Services presented ACE Interface: Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences training at the Alberta campus of SVCC-Southside Virginia Community College on March 21. 2023. ACEs is an presentation on the brain science,  ACEs studies and the resiliency factors connected to the movement of creating a local trauma informed community network.   For more information…

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Prevention Offers ACEs Training at TJM Community Center

On Saturday November 12, 2022, Prevention Services offered an ACEs: Adverse Childhood Experiences Training at the TJM Community Center in South Boston hosted by A&M Family Services and Dawg Town. The training helps raise awareness and provide resources in an effort to reduce ACEs, foster resilience, and improve the overall health of our communities. To…

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National Night Out giveaway winners share photos of prizes

When members of the Southside Behavioral Health team attended National Night Out events across Southside, visitors to the SBH tent were invited to enter our giveaway of self-care packages and supply-filled backpacks. We invited winners to share photos of their prizes with us, and we’re excited to say that many of them did! Here are…

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