Emergency Services
Crisis intervention is available 24 hours per day, 365 days per year, providing evaluation and assessment of individuals in need of emergency services. This service includes screening individuals for admission to a psychiatric hospital (private and state-operated) on a voluntary and involuntary basis. Service is available in all three Southside Behavioral Health Centers.
Outpatient Services
Treatment staff consists of a psychiatrist, therapist, nurse and case manager in each behavioral health center. They provide comprehensive assessment and evaluation of an individual's mental health needs, conduct therapy sessions, prescribe medications when necessary and offer case management assistance in accessing community resources.
Case Management Services
Consumers may be assigned a case manager upon request, who monitors services needed and develops an individual service plan.
Mental health case managers provide ongoing assessments of consumers, refer and link them to needed services and oversee the continuity of services provided for the consumers.
Case managers also provide discharge planning and referral coordination for aftercare and follow-up services.
Service Locations are:
Brunswick Behavioral Health Center
2087 Lawrenceville Plank Rd.
P. O. Box 218
Lawrenceville, VA 23868
Telephone: 434-848-4121
Halifax Behavioral Health Center
424 Hamilton Blvd.
P. O. Box 488
South Boston, VA 24592
Telephone: 434-572-2936 0r 572-2420
Halifax Developmental Training/
Community Support Center*
3030 Philpot Road
P.O. Box 70
South Boston, VA 24592
Telephone: 434-572-2971
*Case management services only
Mecklenburg Behavioral Health Center
523 Madison Street
P. O. Box 470
Boydton, VA 23917
Telephone: 434-738-0154
(TDD = Telecommunications Device for the Hearing Impaired)
Community Support Services
This program helps adults with serious mental illness in the rehabilitation and enhancement of skills needed to live in the community, whether the individuals live in their natural home or in another residential setting (foster home, supervised apartment, etc.).
Services are structured and include a focus on independent living skills, social and community integration skills.
Assessment of consumer needs and preferences is used to develop individualized plans for consumers. Plans are reviewed quarterly and updated no less than once annually.
Consumer and family education are an important part of this program and are critical to successful and satisfying services for mentally disabled persons.
Service Locations are:
Halifax County
Community Support Day Program
3030 Philpott Road
P.O. Box 70
South Boston, VA 24592
Telephone: 434-572-9563 |
Mecklenburg County
Community Support Services Center
823 N. Mecklenburg Avenue
P.O. Box 277
South Hill, VA 23970
Telephone: 434-447-7601 or 447-8422
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Residential Services
Southside Community Services Board operates two independent living apartment complexes, Gateway/Halifax Apartments in Halifax County and Alberta Manor in Brunswick County.
This service is designed to provide affordable housing for adults with serious mental illness and applicants for tenancy are required to demonstrate basic independent living skills.
Tenants have full access to counseling, medication and case management services through the Board's behavioral health centers and participation by tenants in one of the Community Support Programs is encouraged.
Specialized in-home case management services
are available for qualified individuals.
Service Locations are:
Gateway-Halifax Apartments
630 Berry Hill Road
South Boston, VA 24592
Alberta Manor
77 Elm Street
Alberta, VA 23821
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