Rockbridge Area Community Services
Crisis Hotline: 1-855-222-2046
Serving Rockbridge and Bath County,
& the Cities of Buena Vista and Lexington.
Trainings
Mental Health First Aid is an 8-hour course that teaches you how to help someone who is developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. The training helps you identify, understand, and respond to signs of addictions and mental illnesses.
Length: 8 hours (virtual and in-person training options listed below)
Valued at $170 per person but currently able to offer at no cost due to grant funding. Space is limited to the first 30 people, minimum needed is 8.
A half-day training program that teaches participants to recognize and engage persons who might be having thoughts of suicide and to connect them with community resources trained in suicide intervention. Become a suicide alert helper today.
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Length: 3.5-4 hours
Valued at roughly $75-$100 per person but currently able to offer at no cost due to grant funding
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Space is limited to the first 30 people, minimum needed is 10
A 1.5-hour course that covers understanding opioids, how opioid overdoses happen, risk factors for opioid overdoses, and how to respond to an opioid overdose emergency with the administration of Naloxone.
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Length: 1-1.5 hours
No minimum or maximum requirements.
Trainings will be held virtually through zoom at either 12pm or 5pm. Click the link below to register.
An 8-hour course that teaches adults how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illness and substance use disorders in adolescents. The training introduces common mental health challenges for youth and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. (virtual or in-person training options listed below)
Length: 8 hours
Valued at $170 per person but currently able to offer at no cost due to grant funding. Space is limited to the first 30 people, minimum needed is 8.
Our life experiences can impact our health. Join us as we review the research on how Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) play a tremendous role in developing potential physical, mental and behavioral problems later in life.
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Length: 1-3 hours.
No minimum or maximum requirements.
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The following virtual training is
3 hours in length from 9am-12pm.
The Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) program is a community partnership of law enforcement, mental health and addiction professionals, individuals who live with mental illness and/or addiction disorders, their families and other advocates. It is an innovative first-responder model of police-based crisis intervention training to help persons with mental disorders and/or addictions access medical treatment rather than place them in the criminal justice system due to illness related behaviors. It also promotes officer safety and the safety of the individual in crisis.
Primarily a training for law enforcement and first reponders
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Length: 40 hours (1 week)
Space is limited to 16 people
The Prevention team hosts a variety Community Conversation events in Rockbridge County. Here is a list of featured conversations and presentations:
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High School classroom presentations
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Theatre Documentary Series
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Church and Civic group presentations
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Employee & Students Wellness Fairs (University & Public School Sys.
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Virtual Community Conversations on a variety of topics with or without panel members
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If you missed these community conversations, you can catch them on our youtube channel! Click the link below to watch them.
Attending this two-day course will train you to intervene with an individual who is suicidal. Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is a two-day interactive workshop in suicide first aid. ASIST teaches participants to recognize when someone may have thoughts of suicide and work with them to create a plan that will support their immediate safety. Although ASIST is widely used by healthcare providers, participants don’t need any formal training to attend the workshop—anyone 18 or older can learn and use the ASIST model.
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Length: 2 full 8 hour days
Valued at $250 per person but currently able to offer at no cost due to grant funding
Space is limited to the first 30 people, minimum needed is 10
On October 29th, we will be hosting two free trainings around Trauma and Resilience at Rockbridge Area Community Services. These trainings are part of the Community Resilience Initiative and led by Rick Griffin. Below is a brief description of each training.
Resilience Building Tool Belt (9am-12pm): Introducing the "Resilience Building Tool Belt" training series—an empowering opportunity to strengthen your toolkit with practical workplace resilience strategies. This one-day workshop offers two dynamic sessions from CRI’s Workplace Resilience Training, each designed to foster stronger, more connected teams. Participants will discover strategies to enhance relationships within their collective by celebrating and recognizing the strengths and contributions of others. These tools will help cultivate a culture of appreciation, fostering deeper connections and trust.
The Art of the Apology (1-4pm):
The afternoon session focuses on restoring fractured relationships using the acclaimed “ART of the Apology.” Participants will learn how to effectively repair relational damage, promoting accountability and reconciliation in the workplace.
To register, click on the link below.
Trainings
Mental Health First-Aid
Mental Health First Aid is an 8-hour course that teaches you how to help someone who is developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. The training helps you identify, understand, and respond to signs of addictions and mental illnesses.
Length: 8 hours
Valued at $170 per person but currently able to offer at no cost due to grant funding
Space is limited to the first 30 people, minimum needed is 8
Youth Mental Health First-Aid
An 8-hour course that teaches adults how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illness and substance use disorders in adolescents. The training introduces common mental health challenges for youth and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations.
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Length: 8 hours
Valued at $170 per person but currently able to offer at no cost due to grant funding
Space is limited to the first 30 people, minimum needed is 8
SafeTALK
Info: A half-day training program that teaches participants to recognize and engage persons who might be having thoughts of suicide and to connect them with community resources trained in suicide intervention. Become a suicide alert helper today.
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Length: 3.5-4 hours
Currently at no cost due to grant funding
Space is limited to the first 30 people, minimum needed is 10
ACE's
Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs): Building Self-Healing Communities
Info: Our life experiences can impact our health. Join us as we review the research on how Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) play a tremendous role in developing potential physical, mental and behavioral problems later in life.
Length: Can be anywhere from 1-3 hours.
No minimum or maximum requirements.
Crisis Intervention Training CIT
Info: The Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) program is a community partnership of law enforcement, mental health and addiction professionals, individuals who live with mental illness and/or addiction disorders, their families and other advocates.
It is an innovative first-responder model of police-based crisis intervention training to help persons with mental disorders and/or addictions access medical treatment rather than place them in the criminal justice system due to illness related behaviors. It also promotes officer safety and the safety of the individual in crisis. (Primarily a training for law enforcement and first reponders)
Length: 40 hours (1 week)
Space is limited to 16 people
Community Conversations
The Prevention team hosts a variety Community Conversation events in Rockbridge County. Here is a list of featured conversations and presentations:
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High School classroom presentations
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Theatre Documentary Series
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Church and Civic group presentations
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Employee & Students Wellness Fairs (University & Public School Sys.
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Virtual Community Conversations on a variety of topics with or without panel members