The Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board is now hiring. They announced that they will be holding an on-site hiring event on August 6 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The new clinic will offer partial hospitalization for men and women going through substance abuse treatment and mental health issues. Roughly half those dealing with substance abuse disorders have been found to also be dealing with mental illness.
Within the first six months of the program, two teams responded to 386 calls. In the past, most of the calls would have ended with the person going to a hospital. Under the program, 333 calls were resolved by a mental health professional and paramedic at the scene.
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