Horizon Wellness Center
About Horizon Wellness Center – Amherst, Virginia
Horizon Wellness Center is located in Amherst, Virginia. Horizon Wellness Center is the primary public behavioral healthcare provider (community services board) in the Region 2000 area, serving individuals struggling with mental health, intellectual disability and substance use issues.
Horizon Behavioral Health is the premier provider of mental health, substance use and intellectual disability services in Central Virginia. Horizon’s mission is to support and promote the health, independence and self-worth of individuals and families in Central Virginia by providing a continuum of community-based prevention, early intervention, aftercare, and psychosocial rehabilitation services for persons affected by mental health, intellectual disabilities, substance abuse and co-occurring disorders.
They offer telepsychiatry to clients outside of their region. Video streaming capabilities allow clients to receive psychiatric care when there is not an available doctor in their region. Horizon provides court-ordered assessments and ongoing mental health and substance use treatment to youth who are referred by the Juvenile Justice System. Horizon provides the court-ordered evaluation of a youth’s ability to understand and participate in their defense during a trial. If found incompetent, court-ordered education is required to restore youth to competence.
Independence and stability are the main goals of mental health skill building supports. Through this program, people living with a severe mental illness learn skills to maintain their health and safety in the community. Horizon’s experts provide information on community resources and assistance with medication management so that each client can enjoy independence in the least restrictive environment.
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Melissa Lucy
CEO
Alva Harold
Senior Clinical Director
Matthew Hartsook
CFO
Sherri Walker-Thacker
Senior Clinical Director of Outpatient, Case Management & Housing
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120 West Commerce Street, Amherst, VA 24521
Amherst, Virginia
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