{"id":297,"date":"2023-05-16T02:20:44","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T02:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dbhds.virginia.gov\/facilities\/swvmhi\/?page_id=297"},"modified":"2026-03-24T13:33:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T13:33:20","slug":"community-services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dbhds.virginia.gov\/facilities\/swvmhi\/about-us\/departments\/community-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Departmental Objective<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Community Services Department assists people in their recovery by building and maintaining relationships with internal and community partners in the mental health continuum of care. The Community Services Director acts as a consultant on the discharge process, working to identify barriers to discharge and developing solutions to those barriers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Community Services Director at Southwestern Virginia Mental Health Institute actively participates in the following regional activities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Member of NRV Psychiatric Workgroup <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Liaison at Community Service  Board meetings and trainings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Member of the District Three Governmental Cooperative Public Guardianship Program Guardianship Multi-Disciplinary Panel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Locations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"374\" height=\"189\" src=\"https:\/\/dbhds.virginia.gov\/facilities\/swvmhi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/05\/map-thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Locations map \" class=\"wp-image-300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dbhds.virginia.gov\/facilities\/swvmhi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/05\/map-thumbnail.jpg 374w, https:\/\/dbhds.virginia.gov\/facilities\/swvmhi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/05\/map-thumbnail-300x152.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a data-type=\"mailto\" href=\"mailto:mark.morin@dbhds.virginia.gov\">Vacant<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Community Services Director <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">276-706-3496<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"183\" height=\"246\" src=\"https:\/\/dbhds.virginia.gov\/facilities\/swvmhi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/05\/DanaMcIntyre.jpg\" alt=\"Dana McIntyre - Administrative Assistant\" class=\"wp-image-493\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"mailto:dana.mcintyre@dbhds.virginia.gov\" data-type=\"mailto\">Dana McIntyre<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Administrative Assistant<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">276-706-3456<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Departmental Objective The Community Services Department assists people in their recovery by building and maintaining relationships with internal and community partners in the mental health continuum of care. 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