Grading the States 2006: Virginia

Overall Grade: D Category Grades: Infrastructure: D Information Access: F Services: D+ Recovery Supports: D+

Spending, Income, & Rankings     National Rank Per Capita Mental Health Spending $68.54 30 Per Capita Income $31,969 12 Total Mental Health Spending (in millions) $496 18 Suicide Rank 32 (tied with Michigan)

Recent Innovations Governor Warner's $450 million investment initiative from state surplus Workforce development initiatives Jail diversion programs

Urgent Needs Full funding of the Warner proposal Increased implementation of evidence-based practices across all Community Service Boards (CSB) Solution to private psychiatric bed crisis Culturally competent workforce Affordable, quality housing

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Virginia gets a D in mental health services from group
News of NAMI's Grading the States 2006 report from The Virginian Pilot - VA.
3/02/2006