WHO THEY ARE
Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare (BRBH) is the Community Services Board serving adults, children and families with mental health disorders, developmental disabilities, or substance use disorders in the Roanoke Valley of Virginia. They believe that everyone has the right to be treated with respect and to participate fully in decisions that affect his or her life and value fairness and diversity.
SERVICES
BRBH offers a plethora of services and there are unique ways for volunteers and interns to become involved with each one. They have a mental health crisis program that offers both crisis screenings and stabilizations. BRBH’s child and family services includes case management and counseling. Their adult services are counseling, medications, housing and homeless services, addiction treatment, and much more. BRBH also provides services for individuals with developmental disabilities and overall prevention and wellness.
LOCATIONS
- Burrell Center – 611 McDowell Avenue, NW, Roanoke,
- VA Child & Family Services – 1315 Franklin Road, SW, Roanoke, VA
- Recovery Center – 3003A Hollins Road, NE, Roanoke, VA
- Liberty Road – 2720 Liberty Road, NW, Roanoke, VA
- Mountain House Clubhouse – 2708 Liberty Road, NW, Roanoke, VA
- Administrative Office – 301 Elm Avenue, SW, Roanoke, VA
WANT TO GET INVOLVED?
Follow BRBH on their social media account (Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter) and check out their NEWS blog on their website, where they post information about events, mental health awareness, trainings, and more. If you are interested in more information about internship or volunteer positions with BRBH, email hr@brbh.org for instructions on how to apply. Also feel free to reach out to Dr. Danielle Findley-Van Nostrand, findley@roanoke.edu, office 509-B Life Science, to talk more about psychology internship sites.
“I interned at Blue Ridge Behavioral Health Care in the Child and Family Services [Department] … That was just really interesting to me to just see how complicated the behind-the-scenes of mental health is and trying to get people the services that they need. I would tell everyone to do an internship if they can, especially if they are not a hundred percent certain.”
– Victoria Preston ’17
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