A current list of members in the VACSB Platform is listed below. Please click "Edit Profile" in the right-hand menu to update your profile. Your colleagues may now register as members of the VACSB Support Platform. Please direct them here to register. [wppb-list-users name="members"]
The following visualizations were created using the updated demographics data in the Behavioral Health Atlas. The map depicts Virginia's geriatric population by county/city. The darker localities represent a higher percent of adults over the age of 65. This information can be used to inform a wide variety of health planning and resource allocation initiatives. The second visualization [...]
Community Services Boards (CSBs) see many individuals who have serious mental illnesses. However, we estimate a large number of additional adults with SMI who may not already receive services at the CSBs. CSBs can use the information below to gauge the prevalence of SMI in their community and the potential for collaboration and capacity-building. This visualization shows the individuals served by CSBs, [...]
Substance use, particularly drug poisoning, issues are now at the forefront of recent health care policy discussions. The graphic shown below displays a trend analysis of drug poisoning deaths by drug (cocaine, heroin, methadone) from 2010 - 2013 for each Health Planning Region (HPR). As shown below, deaths involving Heroin drug overdose have increased in all HPRs [...]