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Developmental Services

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Mission Statement:
Plans, develops, and implements services for Virginia Beach residents with intellectual disabilities and their families through the provision of person centered services designed to provide opportunities to individuals who have intellectual disabilities to become self-directing and contributing members of our community; support families living with family member with intellectual disabilities; provide early intervention when developmental delays are identified in young children; and, promote the value of persons with intellectual disabilities living and working in the community.
 
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Case Management  
•Assessment and Service Planning
•Linking and Coordinating   Services
•Counseling and Support Groups
•Adult Foster Care
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Community Employment Options
•Supported Employment
•Assessment Services
•Job Development
•On-site Training
•Crisis Intervention and Advocacy
•Benefits to Business​
 
Family Support Services
•Play and Leisure Skills (PALS I)
•Providing Adults Learning Skills (PALS II)
•Respite Reimbursement Subsidy (RRS)
 
 
Infant Program
•Infant and Toddler Connection of Virginia Beach
SkillQuest Day Support Program  
•Provides meaningful day support activities
•Center-Based Site
•Off-Site Locations
•Other Services and Activities
 
Supportive Living Program •Supported Residential
•Mental Health Support
•Residential Services
•Skilled Nursing
•Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Mental Retardation (ICF/MR)
•Other Services
 
Additional Information:
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  • Internship Information
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Other Services:
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Contact Information

Human Services Department, Developmental Services

Direct: (757) 385-0600 | Email: DHSWebTeam@vbgov.com | Fax: (757) 473-5235

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