Veteran Peer Specialist, Virginia Veteran and Family Support

Rappahannock Area Community Services Board

600 Jackson Street
Fredericksburg, VA 22401

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Contact Information

Phone Emergency
(540) 373-6876
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Who We Are

At Rappahannock  Area Community Services Board (RACSB), in conjunction with the Virginia Veteran and Family Support Program, offers a Veteran Peer Specialist service. The Veteran Peer Specialist is a person with a behavioral health or co-occurring condition, who is actively engaged in their own recovery. Specialists have been trained and certified to help others with these conditions to identify and achieve specific life and recovery goals.

Veteran Peer Specialists serve as role models by sharing their personal recovery stories, showing that recovery from behavioral health disorders is possible. They teach goal setting, problem solving, symptom management skills and a variety of recovery tools. They empower by helping others identify their strengths, supports, resources and skills. They advocate by working to eliminate the stigma of behavioral health disorders and  act as community liaisons by identifying social supports in the community and encouraging the expansion of local community resources.

Additional Regional Contacts:

  • Statewide Toll Free Number (877) 285-1299;
  • Regional Director Ben Shaw (804) 690-3217;
  • Senior Veteran Peer Specialist Anthony Swann (540) 840-3003.

Emergency services are offered 24 hours per day, 365 days per year by calling:

  • Fredericksburg (540) 373-6876
  • Stafford County (540) 373-6876
  • Spotsylvania County (540) 373-6876
  • Caroline County (804) 633-4148
  • King George County (540) 775-5064.

 

 

Who We Serve

Languages Spoken
English
,
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Service Area(s)
Caroline County
,
Fredericksburg City
,
King George County
,
Spotsylvania County
,
Stafford County

Cost & Payment Methods

Payment Method(s)
Private Pay
,
Private Insurance
,
Medicaid
,
Medicare
Fee Structure
Sliding Scale Fee
,
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Age Requirements
18 and over
Family
No
Residency Requirements
Serves residents of and people located in the City of Fredericksburg or in one of the counties of Caroline, King George, Spotsylvania or Stafford.
Other Eligibility Criteria
Serves veterans of any era who are Virginia residents, members of the Virginia National Guard not in active federal service,
Virginia residents in the Armed Forces Reserves not in active federal service and family members of veterans and members of Guard and Reserve not in active federal service.

Available 24/7
No
Additional Availability Comments
Emergency Services are available 24 hours per day, 365 days per year.

Intake Process
Call or walk in to the clinic in your locality.
Documents Required
Call for details
Self Refer
Yes
Provider Refer
Yes
Intake Contact Telephone
(540) 373-3223 x2

Qualifications
Qualification Type
Licensure
Qualification Entity
Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS)
Qualification Number
101
Report Problems
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