Mental Health Virginia is the oldest mental health advocacy organization in Virginia.
Annual Reports
Virginia Affiliates
Contact Us
Get Involved
For people looking to get involved with mental health outreach, advocate for policy reform in the mental and behavioral health field, and support our mission to improve the mental health of all Virginians.
Advocacy
Virginia Behavioral Health Advisory Council
Ways to Give
Volunteer
In Memoriam
Victory for Mental Health
Get Information
For people wanting information about Virginia mental health legislation and policy, as well as in-person trainings and webinars to help understand, improve and maintain your mental health.
Latest News
Newsletter
Recovery Education
Facilitator Training
Peer Leadership Training
Trauma-Informed Resilience Training
On Demand Webinars
Virginia PRS Network
Get Help
For people seeking support with mental health, finding a warmline, and locating resources in your community.
Peer Run Warm Line
Línea de apoyo de MHV, atendida y administrada por pares
Addiction Recovery Support Warm Line
Mental Health Resources
Mental Health Screenings
DIY Tools
Probation Peer Support
In a Crisis? Call or Text 988
Just Need to Talk? Call or Text our Peer Run Warm Line 866-400-6428
The 2022 session of the Virginia General Assembly began with an introduced 2-year state budget that includes a significant down payment to address the crisis in Virginia’s mental health system. Underfunded for decades before the pandemic, the system is unable to...
The lack of mental health care providers is a problem in most of the U.S. It’s become much worse since the pandemic, and Virginia ranks 40th among the states in providing access to a trained behavioral health workforce. The waiting period in much of the state...
Bruce Cruser, Executive Director, and Cheryl DeHaven, PRS Warm Line Manager Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, our peer run Warm Line was providing free phone support to a steady increase in callers from throughout the state. Not a crisis “hot line,” a warm line can...
Overcrowding at Virginia’s nine state psychiatric hospitals has renewed calls for the state to build more hospitals. The state hospitals have reached capacity several times in recent years, and the pandemic has brought an already stressed system to a crisis point. The...
Mental Health America (MHA) recently released its State of Mental Health Report 2020, which ranks all 50 states and the District of Columbia based on several behavioral health and access measures. Almost 20% of people in the U.S. are living with a mental health...
