A network of organizations collaborating to improve outcomes in mental health and substance use in the City of Charlottesville, and in Albemarle, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, and Nelson counties.
The Coalition promotes behavioral health and wellness through planning, advocacy, and increased access to effective services. Our work strives to make a positive difference in the areas of substance misuse, trauma resilience, anti-racism, public awareness & stigma reduction.
Coalition Member Organizations
What We Do
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The Coalition contributes to our area’s health needs assessment, MAPP2Health, to identify and help implement solutions for local behavioral health priorities. The Coalition helps coordinate a response to rapidly evolving community behavioral health issues, including the opioid crisis and mental health disaster planning.
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The Coalition coordinates training and tools to help our member organizations and other local behavioral health staff integrate anti-racist values and practices into their work.
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The Coalition coordinates community education events to help promote local services, reduce stigma, and increase the adoption of prevention strategies, such as free Narcan and safety devices to prevent overdose and suicide.
Our Committees
ARISE Committee
The Coalition’s Anti-racism, Racial Awareness, and Intersectionality through Sensitivity and Equity (ARISE) Committee works to address interpersonal, institutional, and systemic racism in the behavioral health system.
Today, ARISE promotes cross-racial conversations and offers training and tools to help local behavioral health staff and organizations integrate anti-racist values and practices into their work. Over 300 area providers have participated in ARISE-sponsored trainings since the committee’s founding in 2019.
Opioid Stakeholder Group
A multidisciplinary group addressing the growing opioid and stimulant misuse crisis in our community. We recognize that substance misuse is a complex community problem that requires a coordinated community response, and msut include strategies in health systems, legislation, behavioral health, education, criminal justice, and communities. The Opioid Stakeholder group uses the evidence-based Strategic Prevention Framework to carry out its work, an approach that leverages local coalitions to address prevention, treatment, and recovery needs to address substance misuse.
Service System Committee
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Public Awareness Committee
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