Behavioral Health & Wellness

We deliver prevention services and collaborate with community members to decrease substance abuse and mental health issues within Goochland and Powhatan counties. Our vision is to engage the community in creating an environment where it is culturally normal to be emotionally healthy and substance-free.

Our programs are available at no cost in Goochland and Powhatan counties.

Mental Health First Aid: Learn to recognize and respond to youth or adults who might be using drugs or in a mental health crisis

Lock and Talk: Free cable locks for guns and locking medication boxes

Revive!: Learn to recognize an overdose and administer naloxone

RSAAC:  Join our mission to prevent substance misuse, increase understanding and compassion, and be champions for those in recovery. RSAAC.org

Medication Disposal: We offer free home disposal kits or visit the permanent dropboxes at Goochland Pharmacy or the Goochland and Powhatan Sheriff’s Offices

ACEs Workshop: Learn about the effects of childhood experiences on daily life and our community

Mental Health First Aid is a course that teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. The training gives you the skills you need to reach out and provide initial help and support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem or experiencing a crisis.

Since 2013, fatal drug overdose has been the leading method of unnatural death in Virginia, surpassing
all other forms of unnatural death including homicide, suicide, motor vehicles accidents, and
undetermined deaths.

REVIVE! is the Opioid Overdose and Naloxone Education (OONE) program for the Commonwealth of
Virginia. 

REVIVE! provides training on how to recognize and respond to an opioid overdose emergency
using naloxone.

Unsecured medications in the home can pose a danger to children, the elderly, and those at risk for
substance misuse. Expired and discontinued prescriptions should be disposed of properly so that they
do not cause environmental harm. 

GPCS provides Deterra medication disposal kits that can be used at
home. Secure dropboxes are available at multiple locations in the community: Powhatan Sheriff’s
Office, Goochland Sheriff’s Office, and Goochland Pharmacy. 

These dropboxes accept both prescription and over the counter medications.

Adverse childhood experiences, or ACEs, are potentially traumatic events that occur in childhood (0-17
years). Studies show that 26% of adults have at least one ACE, while 1 in 8 adults have 4 or more ACEs.
This trauma increases the likelihood of developing chronic diseases and some cancers.

ACE trainers across Virginia are working to raise awareness through education and to connect people to resources in an effort to reduce ACEs and improve our communities. Goochland Powhatan Community Services delivers these trainings in collaboration with other agencies.