Region Ten News
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August 8, 2019 | 0 Comments
Region Ten is pleased to debut an updated strategic plan for the agency. Read More
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May 2, 2019 | 0 Comments
May is Mental Health Awareness month, and Region Ten’s Prevention team is coordinating a Wellness Passport to help community members connect with events, trainings, and wellness activities that celebrate mental health. Read More
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April 29, 2019 | 0 Comments
Region Ten is thrilled that the commemorative float in honor of the agency’s 50th anniversary took first place in the amateur float category at Saturday’s Dogwood Festival Parade.
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January 17, 2019 | 0 Comments
Across the United States, more people die from opioid overdoses than from automobile accidents. Read More
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January 2, 2019 | 0 Comments
Region Ten serves more than 9,000 people a year who are experiencing a variety of mental health, substance use, and developmental and intellectual disability concerns. As an agency, we must always balance our crisis services with the health privacy rights of those we serve. Read More
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November 5, 2018 | 0 Comments
This means new health, mental health, and substance use coverage for adults is coming soon! Beginning January 1, 2019 hundred of thousand of Virginians will have new coverage and protection from the need to worry about getting sick or having an accident.
Events
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|Region Ten will provide REVIVE! overdose reversal training on the third Thursday of every month from 2:30-3:30 PM. The FREE training is available to professionals, stakeholders, and others on how to recognize and respond to an opioid overdose emergency with the administration of naloxone (Narcan ®). The training lasts about one hour.Advance registration is recommended and assures that you will be able to receive FREE naloxone that day. Walk-ins are also welcome, but are not guaranteed naloxone at the end of the training. All training participants will also receive a certificate of completion that they can take to the Thomas Jefferson Health District for a scheduled appointment to access free naloxone. Register for training at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GMKH67W2019 Training Dates:
Thursday, April 18 Thursday, May 16 Thursday, June 20 Thursday, July 18 Thursday, August 15 Thursday, September 19 Thursday, October 17 Thursday, November 21 Thursday, December 19 -
| 8:00 am -5:00 pm
Mental Health First Aid is similar to First Aid and CPR. Mental Health First Aid helps individuals to support those experiencing mental health problems and aids in getting people professional help and support.