The Mental Health Association of the New River Valley, Inc. is a private, non-profit organization that is dedicated to the promotion of mental health, the prevention of mental illnesses and the elimination of their stigma, and improved access to appropriate treatment. We work toward this mission through the provision of advocacy, public education, and direct services.

Description:
The Mental Health Association of the New River Valley offers a number of valuable programs and services. Among these are our Pro Bono Counseling Program which provides free mental health services to uninsured, low-income residents of the New River Valley; our Children of Divorce Seminar, designed to help separating or divorcing parents or caregivers support their children's emotional well being during and after the transition of a separation or divorce; our Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Program, a jail diversion program that aims to decriminalize mental illness by bringing together mental health professionals, law enforcement personnel, persons with mental illness, and invested community organizations to improve the ability of police officers to respond to individuals in crisis; and our Holiday Gift Drive which utilizes community donations to purchase and distribute holiday gifts to low-income mentally ill residents of the New River Valley.

For a complete list of our programs and services, please visit our Web site.

Contact people:

R. Patrick Halpern, Executive Director, (phone), (email) Susan Nelson, Director Of Administration, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: (540) 951-5015

Address:

303 Church Street Blacksburg, VA 24060 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.mhanrv.org