Links to mental wellness assessment, treatment, and referrals services at the bottom of the page!
FPY’s youth mental wellness activities promote well-being, reduce self-destructive behaviors, celebrate diversity and LGBTQ identity acceptance, and prevent youth suicide, depression, and bullying. FPY educates hundreds of parents, teachers, students, and human services professionals on topics including mentoring, bullying prevention, and suicide prevention each year.
On May 3rd, 2011, Fairfax Partnership for Youth is hosting a mini-conference entitled, A Strategic Community Approach to Youth Suicide Prevention. This event is the follow-up to the Countywide Prevention System’s goal report, entitled, Children and Youth Are Mentally Well. Following a brief overview and panel discussion on community resources currently available to youth and their families, participants will work in small groups comprised of parents, youth, and representatives from a variety of public and private agencies. These teams will work on specific aspects of the report recommendations, which propose the development of a community-wide campaign for youth suicide and depression prevention.
The ideas generated by the event teams will form the foundation of future inter-organizational work efforts for a community mental wellness awareness campaign with the following key elements:
(a) Establishing a broader knowledge-base for the prevention of trauma and its impacts on youth mental resilience
(b) Providing a simple pre-assessment tool parents and direct service providers can use if they suspect a youth needs help
(c) Developing a resource navigation website/tool to allow efficient access to appropriate treatment or other services
(d) Organizing publicity, workshops, and materials to reduce the stigma of mental illness, raise awareness of mental wellness supports and barriers, and educate the community about the warning signs and prevention of youth suicide and depression
Following the mini-conference, participants and others will be invited to be involved in specific aspects of the ongoing collective efforts. In the interest of fostering effective small group work, attendance at this event will be limited to a modest number of youth, parents, and human services participants with knowledge and expertise specific to the goals of the meeting; we regret that we will not be able to accommodate guests without FPY approval.
FPY’s efforts in youth mental wellness and suicide prevention would not be possible without the continued support of our dedicated sponsors. Our appreciation is extended to Dominion Hospital, a platinum FPY sponsor. For more information on this and related suicide, depression, and bullying prevention events, or to become a sponsor for the mini-conference, contact Kristen Brennan at 703-324-5703, Kristen.Brennan@fairfaxcounty.gov.
YOUTH MENTAL WELLNESS SERVICES INFO and LINKS
->Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board
Key Service: Mental Health Assessment and Treatment
Description of Services:
The Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board provides vital services for people of all ages with mental illness, substance use disorders, intellectual disabilities, and for young children with developmental delays. Services support and guide parents and treat children who are developmentally compromised, seriously emotionally disturbed or at risk of serious emotional disturbance. CSB outpatient services for adolescents include family-focused assessment, therapy and case management services. Residential treatment services for youth are also available.
Public Contact Info: Phone: 703-383-8500, TTY 711. Spanish-speaking staff are available. Telephonic interpreters can be accessed for other languages.
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/csb
->Department of Systems Management for Human Services: Coordinated Services Planning
Key Service: Mental Health Referrals
Description of Services:
Referrals to Services and Resources: CSP staff has extensive knowledge of resources available to meet the needs of Fairfax County residents. The Human Services Resource Guide (http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/rim/) is a database that contains detailed information on resources that are available to Fairfax County residents.
Public Contact Info: 703-222-0880, TTY: 711; Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
->CrisisLink:
Key Service: Mental Health Crisis Helpline
Description of Services:
24/7 Crisis & Suicide Prevention Hotlines: Offers crisis intervention, suicide prevention, and support to individuals in order to foster self-sufficiency by providing problem-solving skills and information on community resources so callers can better cope with emotional trauma, personal and family crises.
2-1-1 VIRGINIA: helps people navigate our increasingly complex social services system in Northern Virginia. It also helps nonprofits and other human service providers by steering people to the right door the first time to help local agencies run “leaner not meaner.”
Public Contact Info:
Crisis Intervention: 1-800-272-8255
Health and Human Service Program Info: 2-1-1
->Northern Virginia Family Services
Key Service: Mental Health Assessment and Treatment
Description of Services:
NVFS maintains an extensive suite of counseling programs aimed at treating the whole person in their areas of greatest need, and those areas that are often overlooked. Our case managers and family support workers are trained to be on the lookout for signs of deeper issues that might not otherwise come to the surface.
Public Contact Info: 703-385-3267
http://www.nvfs.org
->Fairfax County Mental Health 24-Hour Emergency Services
Public Contact Info: 703-573-5679, TTY: 703-207-7737
->The Alternative House
Description of Services:
The Alternative House Emergency Shelter for Teenagers serves youth ages 13-17 by offering them a safe, structured, and voluntary alternative to a stressful or volatile situation at home. Our two-week residential program is free-of-charge and includes individual and group counseling for teens, as well as family counseling to help establish, or re-establish, healthier relationships among the family. The teens who enter our program are in various crisis situations, including stress at home and school, mental health concerns (depression, anxiety, ADHD), tension in their families, abuse or neglect, homelessness, running away from home, and many other circumstances. Within the therapeutic environment of our house in Vienna, trained staff assist youth with addressing conflicts at home through set goals, a structured schedule, and mediated interactions with their parents. Our rigorous schedule provides time for recreational activities, homework, group counseling sessions, free time, and chores.
www.thealternativehouse.org
Telephone 703-356-6360
->Woodburn Center for Community Mental Health
Key Service: Emergency Mental Health Assessment and Treatment
Description of Services:
Provides comprehensive psychiatric emergency services to persons who are experiencing a mental health emergency. Offers crisis intervention and stabilization, evaluation for referrals to crisis care facilities, emergency shelters, and hospitals.
Public Contact Info: (703) 573-5679; TTY: (703) 207-7737
Other Mental Health Links
National Counseling Group
http://www.nationalcounselinggroup.com
Dominion Hospital
http://www.dominionhospital.com
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
http://www.stmarks-elca.org
ECU Communications
http://www.ecucomm.com
Antioch Baptist Church
http://www.antioch-church.org
Burke Presbyterian Church
http://www.burkepreschurch.org
Fairfax Community Church
http://www.fairfaxcommunity.net
