- 2024 Profile of Virginia's Uninsured The 2024 Profile shows the lowest uninsured rates in Virginia since VHCF began tracking them in 1996! Learn about Virginia’s uninsured, including those who may be eligible for Medicaid/FAMIS or financial assistance on the Marketplace.
- Commentary: Virginia is making progress addressing the mental health crisis. But it's not enough. With last week’s release by the Health Resources and Services Administration, every locality in Virginia is now a federally designated mental health professional shortage area.
- Mental Health Initiative Aims to Increase Availability of Mental Health Services throughout Virginia During a special event at the Virginia General Assembly today, behavioral health initiative Brighter Days Ahead: Addressing Virginia’s Mental Health Crisis was launched.
- Virginia eyes soaring college counseling demand as an answer to workforce shortages On college campuses in Virginia and nationwide, students are increasingly reporting struggles with mental health.
- The Virginia Health Care Foundation has awarded more than $1.7 million in grants to 19 Virginia organizations across Virginia. VHCF has awarded more than $1.7 million in grants to 19 Virginia organizations for increasing access to behavioral health, medical and dental services for uninsured and medically underserved Virginians.
- Virginia Health Care Foundation Awards $1.5 Million for Prescription Assistance Grants VHCF awarded more than $1.5 million in grants to 29 organizations throughout the state to help fund Medication Assistance Caseworkers (MACs), who help uninsured patients obtain free and discounted prescription medicines.
- What You Need to Know About Medicaid/FAMIS renewals Here’s what you need to know…
- Ready to pursue Licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)? Check out Boost 200+. Masters-prepared Counselors and Social Workers can apply now for this new opportunity to pay for their licensure-required Supervision hours.
- Behavioral Health Hub This listserv serves as a venue for the behavioral health community to share new resources, tips, and thoughts related to the delivery of behavioral health services and self-care during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
- Make Life Great as a Psych NP! Check out VHCF’s Psych NP Scholarship Program. Nurse Practitioners can apply for full-scholarships to obtain a post-Masters Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certificate.
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Masters-prepared Social Workers and Counselors can apply now for Boost 200+, a special initiative to help them become LPCs, LMFTs or LCSWs in Virginia.
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544,000 Virginians have no health insurance.
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More than 150,000 Virginians have obtained health insurance via VHCF.
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Virginia's Medicaid/FAMIS programs are open for enrollment 365 days a year. Contact a Project Connect Outreach Worker for help applying.
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VHCF has helped more than 372,712 uninsured Virginians obtain Rx medicines.
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VHCF funding has supported more than 4 million patient visits.
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Registration is now open for live, virtual SignUpNow workshops! To be added to the SignUpNow email list to receive workshop updates, please email signupnow@vhcf.org.
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VHCF is the largest funder of Virginia’s dental safety net.
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VHCF offers full scholarships for NPs to obtain a post-master's Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certificate. Click here to learn more.
VHCF touches the lives of thousands of Virginians every day.
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