by Amy U | Sep 13, 2023 | About, Home, Media Releases, Mental Health, News and Events, Prevention
In 2022, 53 local residents died by suicide. That’s an increase of 11 from 2021, according to data from the Virginia Department of Health. The Rappahannock EMS Council will use their monthly COPES Stakeholders meeting on September 20, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. to focus on...
by Amy U | Aug 14, 2023 | About, General, Home, Media Releases, News and Events, Prevention, Substance Use Disorder
This year, there has been a significant rise in overdose cases related to the dangerous combination of fentanyl and xylazine.
by Amy U | May 4, 2023 | About, General, Home, Media Releases, News and Events, Prevention, Substance Use Disorder
Fentanyl has been ravaging Virginia, leaving a skyrocketing number of deaths in its wake. In the past decade, the number of annual deaths from fentanyl has tripled, according to numbers from the Virginia Department of Health. As part of an initiative to bring...
by Amy U | Jul 25, 2022 | About, Home, Media Releases, Mental Health, News and Events, Prevention
 Similar to dialing 911 in emergencies, anyone who needs mental health support can dial 988.
by Amy U | Jul 13, 2022 | About, General, Home, Media Releases, Mental Health, News and Events, Prevention
An area trainer has been named as Top Mental Health First Aid Instructor in Virginia in 2021. Sherry Norton-Williams, a prevention specialist with the Rappahannock Area Community Services Board, received the award for training the highest number of people in the...
by Amy U | May 25, 2022 | About, Developmental Disability, Early Intervention, General, Home, Media Releases, Mental Health, News and Events, Prevention, Substance Use Disorder
More than 1,600 miles separate Ulvade, Texas from the Fredericksburg community. But that distance seems insignificant following the tragic shooting Tuesday morning at Robb Elementary School. The mental health impacts for local residents could be dramatic.Continual...
