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A recent Friday started with crises, as so many days do for the mental health workers who strive to keep some of Virginias most vulnerable people in their homes, instead of in overcrowded state mental hospitals.

Following the success of Virginia’s Right Help, Right Now behavioral health initiative, Governor Glenn Youngkin announced a $500 million investment in the state’s mental health programs.

A recent Friday started with crises, as so many days do for the mental health workers who strive to keep some of Virginias most vulnerable people in their homes, instead of in overcrowded state mental hospitals.

A record number of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities turn 22 years old this year and qualify for adult services with the Department of Developmental Services.

The nine hospitals in the system increasingly find themselves short on beds and staff, with seven of the hospitals routinely exceeding 95 percent bed capacity. At least 20 percent of staff in the system did not believe their facility was a safe space for patients.

In January, the Campbell County Rockpile Museum will bring in an exhibit from the Minnesota Children’s Museum.

United Way of Ellis County is celebrating its 70th year in 2023. This year's campaign will

Thirty-three years after the Americans with Disabilities Act, work remains segregated, and disabled workers earn less than minimum wage.

This kind of loneliness and isolation not only has a personal cost, it has a steep economic cost, and policymakers have begun to take notice.