News

• Governor Northam Announces $485 Million Funding Commitment to Strengthen Virginia’s Behavioral Health System

  • Date: 7/28/2021

  Includes investments in mental health services, substance use treatment and prevention, hospital staffing, and critical infrastructure

• VIDEO: VACP News Conference to Address the Mental Health Services Funding Crisis in Virginia

  • Date: 7/28/2021

  On Tuesday, July 27, the VACP held a joint news conference with the Virginia Municipal League, the Virginia Association of Community Services Boards, and Mental Health America of Virginia to address the long-neglected mental health services funding crisis in the Commonwealth

• Virginia DBHDS Announces Closing of Five State Mental Health Institutions to New Admissions "Until Further Notice"

  • Date: 7/9/2021

  On July 9, 2021, the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) announced the closing to new admissions – until further notice – of five of the eight state institutions for the mentally ill, citing a lack of capacity to meet the growing need.