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ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES PROGRAMS

Financial Empowerment Programs

A community based program whose mission is to enhance the lives of children, adolescents and their families. Child and Youth Services offers an array of services designed to assist children and adolescents who are experiencing emotional difficulties and/or behavioral problems.

ADULT AND FAMILY SERVICES PROGRAMS

Child and Youth Treatment Services

A community based program whose mission is to enhance the lives of children, adolescents and their families. Child and Youth Services offers an array of services designed to assist children and adolescents who are experiencing emotional difficulties and/or behavioral problems.
Case Management
Day Treatment
Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)
Substance Abuse Day Treatment
Multi-Systemic Therapy (MST)
Outpatient Services
Therapeutic After-School Respite Program

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

Virginia Initiative for Employment Not Welfare (VIEW)
Provides employment, education, and training opportunities to recipients of Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF).
Offers Virginians living in poverty the opportunity to obtain work experience and work skills necessary for self-sufficiency; contribute to the self-sufficiency of their families; and achieve economic independence.
Supportive services such as child care, transportation, domestic violence, mental health, and substance abuse services are offered to meet individual client/family needs.

JUVENILE DETENTION PROGRAMS

Juvenile Detention Center

This is a facility that houses up to 90 youth ages 10-17 that are charged with misdemeanor or felony offenses.
The Center serves both male and female youth awaiting court hearings as well as those sentenced to detention.
Most of the youth reside in Virginia Beach

MENTAL HEALTH SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAMS

Office of Consumer and Family Affairs

Provides education classes, support groups, consultation, resource linkage and advocacy for individuals and families affected by mental illness, substance use disorders and co-occurring disorders.
Staff coordinates the Virginia Beach Community Trust for individuals with mental illness.

Prevention Services

Seek to enable individuals, families, and communities to work together, promoting their strengths and potentials.
The services provided are designed for the enhancement of protective factors and the reduction of risks factors.

Provides case management and other supportive services to pregnant and parenting women and their children whose lives have been affected by substance use and/or co-occurring disorders.
Support services include childcare and transportation assistance to attend substance abuse/mental health treatment, support groups, prenatal and pediatric medical appointments.
Parenting education and support groups for mothers and fathers.
Families Together provides targeted case management services to children birth through seven who are considered at risk of severe emotional disturbances due to parental/caregiver substance use, intellectual disabilities or mental illness.

PENDLETON CHILD SERVICES PROGRAMS

Pendleton Child Service Center

A program designed to assist children between the ages of five and twelve and their families where the child is experiencing behavioral challenges at home, school or within the community.
Outpatient, Day and Residential Treatment Services

Contact Information

Human Services Department, Administration

Direct: (757) 385-3200 | Email: dhswebteam@vbgov.com | Fax: (757) 437-3311

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