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. [...]
According to the Center for Disease Control, the rate of heroin-related overdose deaths have nearly quadrupled since 2002, with more than 8,200 heroin-related overdose deaths in the United States in 2013. The problem is not limited to heroin, as heroin is strongly linked to other drug use. People who are addicted to prescription opioid painkillers are 40 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]