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SOR Annual Report- Year 5 (2022-2023)
The State Opioid Response (SOR) grant is distributed by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS). Since 2018, the grant has been distributed to 40 Community...
SOR Annual Report- Year 4 (2021-2022)
The State Opioid Response (SOR) grant is distributed by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS). Since 2018, the grant has been distributed to 40 Community...
SOR Annual Report- Year 3 (2020-2021)
The State Opioid Response (SOR) grant is distributed by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS). Since 2018, the grant has been distributed to 40 Community...
SOR Annual Report- Year 2 (2019-2020)
The State Opioid Response (SOR) grant is distributed by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS). SOR funds were disbursed to the 40 Community Services...
SOR Annual Report- Year 1 (2018-2019)
Virginia is utilizing State Opioid Response (SOR) grant funds to respond to needs and challenges related to opioid use disorders and opioid overdose deaths. Using a comprehensive, multi-pronged approach, Virginia is ensuring that SOR funds support state and local...
The “4 Years of SOR” report provides an overview of State Opioid Response (SOR) funded prevention, treatment, and recovery services from 2018-2023.
This report demonstrates the impact of SOR funds to address opioid and stimulant use issues in communities throughout Virginia across the first "4 Years of SOR." Many programs, activities, and initiatives across prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery have...
2022-23 Virginia Substance Use Prevention Block Grant Annual Report
This report, prepared by OMNI Institute (OMNI), provides an overview of block grant prevention activities during the 2022-23 fiscal year. OBHW has contracted with OMNI since 2014 to evaluate Virginia’s block grant activities and provide training and technical...
The 2021-2022 Block Grant Annual Report highlights the collaboration of prevention professionals and community stakeholders.
Prevention professionals across Virginia use the Strategic Prevention Framework, an outcome-based planning model, as the foundation of our commonwealth's prevention system. OBHW worked together with OMNI Institute to gather data and stories of prevention work that was...
2020-21 Virginia Substance Use Prevention Block Grant Annual Report
The Substance Abuse Block Grant (SABG) is funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Virginia’s Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) Office of Behavioral Health Wellness (OBHW) distributes grant...
The 2022 Virginia Community Readiness Report captures Virginians’ preparedness to engage in problem gambling and marijuana use prevention
Virginia's Office of Behavioral Health Wellness (OBHW) within the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) received funding to support prevention efforts targeted towards marijuana and problem gambling. Two community readiness...