The jail system is one of the largest providers of behavioral health services for persons with mental health illness(es) in Virginia. In FY2014, approximately 50 percent of inmates in Virginia local and regional jails was known or suspected to have a mental illness. Data reported on Virginia jails are the most recent additions to the Behavioral Health Atlas. [...]
We are excited to announce a few updates this week. A number of CSBs are using the platform for a variety of reasons. For example, Henrico CSB just used the platform to update their community ROI report. Check it out here. Contact Vicki Ewing (ewi@henrico.us) for any questions related to this report. We have been working [...]
Seeing CSBs Series: #2 Virginia CSBs serve a number of individuals with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. Substance use, particularly drug poisoning, issues are now at the forefront of recent health care policy discussions. The graphics shown below display the number and type of drug poisoning hospitalizations in 2013 by residents of each CSB service area. [...]
Virginia CSBs serve individuals with a variety of mental and behavioral conditions. The behavioral health conditions of consumers served in the CSBs are the same conditions as those of members of the broader community. One of the most prevalent conditions is Serious Mental Illness (SMI) among consumers of CSB services. The numbered line graph displays the [...]