Opioid Ripples: Breaking the Cycle
Interview with Salie Morgan. Prevention strategies include education and early intervention By Randy Rieland Fauquier Times → Read the full article at Fauquier Times
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Fifty years ago, war was declared on drugs. President Richard Nixon described drug abuse as “public enemy No. 1.” Money was allocated for treatment programs, and a new federal bureaucracy, the Drug Enforcement Administration, was created. The...
Learn moreAn Addition Glossary: Treatment
Finding the right treatment for opioid addiction can be daunting. Not only are there multiple options, but their effectiveness can vary from person to person. One big challenge is how to start your search. Some options include the...
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Virginia’s Piedmont has no shortage of help for opioid addicts and their families. Here is a sampling of available resources. Some require payment; some are free. Some are local resources, some national. Fauquier Times → Read the full article at...
Learn moreFauquier Health Donates $2,000 to Mental Health
Marking the 20th anniversary of its parent company, Fauquier Health this week contributed $2,000 to the Mental Health Association of Fauquier County. Tennessee-based LifePoint Health, which owns the local hospital and affiliated businesses, made...
Learn more‘Trauma-Informed’ County is Goal of Rappahannock Courts, Schools
School, mental health, court, government, law enforcement and other professionals huddled this past week at the Little Washington Theatre at the urging of the Rappahannock County Juvenile Court to learn about “Trauma Informed Care” for children...
Learn moreMental Health Association of Fauquier County
Advocating for high-quality and accessible mental health services in Fauquier and Rappahannock Counties. Sallie Morgan, Executive Director of Fauquier County Mental Health Association, thinks of her organization as a catalyst for positive change...
Learn more‘Youth Mental Health First Aid’ at Hearthstone
The average length of time between the onset of symptoms for a mental health condition and actually receiving treatment is 10 years. In any given year, only twenty percent of children with a diagnosable mental, emotional, or behavioral disorder...
Learn moreStudents seek to prevent vaping among their peers
Some teens secretly get away with using a highly-addictive drug in Fauquier public and private schools. “Students would do it (vape) in class and not get caught,” Eireann Maybach, 16, said Monday, recalling her freshman year at Fauquier High...
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Children’s mental health will be the focus of a “Topic Tuesdays” discussion at Fauquier High School’s Falcon Room tomorrow, March 19, from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. The public is invited. By Karen Chaffraix, Times Staff Writer Fauquier Times → Read the...
Learn moreFauquier drug overdose deaths rose to 20 last year
Despite a broad community campaign to battle the epidemic, drug overdose deaths in Fauquier spiked again last year — to 20, according to local law enforcement agencies. After a record 22 overdose fatalities in 2016, the county death toll dropped...
Learn moreConnecting the dots to save children’s lives
Rappahannock County has virtually no masters level mental health clinicians who specialize in children’s mental health and will bill Medicaid. While some services are available in Culpeper and Warrenton, studies show that there is an inverse...
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