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Ecosystem Overview

The Ecosystem is a collaborative effort of four different organizations with three different missions, but one shared vision for the disenfranchised citizens of the Greater Richmond Area. Atlantic Outreach Group (AOG), HYPE Counseling Services (HYPE) and Central Virginia’s Preferred Providers (CVPP) have nearly 30 years of combined experience promoting social change, development, cohesion, and the empowerment of people and communities.

With a clear and in-depth understanding of human development, behavior, and the social, economic, and cultural factors involved in successfully addressing the needs of individuals and families, the three agencies realized that a system of care was needed. An “Ecosystem.”

Ecosystem Overview

The Ecosystem is a collaborative effort of three different organizations with three different missions, but one shared vision for the disenfranchised citizens of the Greater Richmond Area. Atlantic Outreach Group (AOG), HYPE Counseling Services (HYPE) and Central Virginia’s Preferred Providers (CVPP) have nearly 30 years of combined experience promoting social change, development, cohesion, and the empowerment of people and communities.

Once inside the Ecosystem ,our collaborating agencies can address the plethora of challenges facing our target populations.

Our Ecosystem Can Provide

Community stabilization services
Mobile crisis response services
23-Hour Observation
Co-occurring disorder treatment
Psychotherapy
Psychiatric care
ABA Services
Medication Management
PCP Services

Independent living support services
Comprehensive aftercare treatment
Care Coodination
Food Pantry Programs
Volunteer Opportunities
(Court ordered community service accepted)
State benefit guidance and assistance
Multidisciplinary Clinical Assessments

Mental Health Skill Building
Intensive In Home Services
Trauma Informed Treatment Services
Intense Outpatient
Program (ASAM 2.1)
Partial Hospitalization
Program (ASAM Level 2.5)
Residential Substance Use
Treatment (ASAM Level 3.1)
Peer Support Services
State certified recovery housing

Our services are provided both virtually and face-to-face.

There's an old adage that says,

"When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail."

We have resolved NOT to live out this philosophy within the Ecosystem. We started out offering a few services and quickly saw that our clientele had needs we weren't meeting.

So we took action: we grew, and we brought out additional services to meet those needs. We take pride in offering a wide array of services across multiple organizations all working together.

This collaborative approach provides us with a broad range of tools with which to address whatever challenges you are facing. We are determined to provide services that fit our clients rather than expecting our clients to fit our services.

Once inside the Ecosystem ,our collaborating agencies can address the plethora of challenges facing our target populations.

Our Ecosystem

Can Provide

Community stabilization services
Mobile crisis response services
Trauma informed treatment services
Co-occurring disorder treatment
Psychotherapy
Psychiatric care
ABA Services
Medication Management

Independent living support services
Comprehensive aftercare treatment
Care Coodination
Food Pantry Programs
Volunteer Opportunities (Court ordered accepted)
State benefit guidance and assistance
Multidisciplinary Clinical Assessments

Mental Health Skill Building
Intensive In Home Services
Intense Outpatient
Program (ASAM 2.1)
Partial Hospitalization
Program (ASAM Level 2.5)
Residential Substance Use
Treatment (ASAM Level 3.1)
Peer Support Services
State certified recovery housing

Our services are provided both virtually and

face-to-face.

There's an old adage that says,

"When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail."

We have resolved NOT to live out this philosophy within the Ecosystem. We started out offering a few services and quickly saw that our clientele had needs we weren't meeting.

So we took action: we grew, and we brought out additional services to meet those needs. We take pride in offering a wide array of services across multiple organizations all working together.

Atlantic Outreach Group Inc.

It is a community-based 501(c)3 non-profit organization serving the Greater Richmond Area since 2010. We assist those who are overwhelmed by physical, mental, emotional, social and financial challenges by providing resources that assist in making positive, sustainable changes in their lives.

Food Programs

For more information

(All delivery requests must be booked via phone call.)

Contact:

Bryan Pruitt, Food Programs Coordinator

Email: bpruitt@aog4u.org

Phone: 804.308.2648

Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteer link

(Onsite and offisite volunteer opportunities available.)

Contact:

Kim Mathias, Community Engagement Coordinator

Email: VolunteerServices@aog4u.org

Phone: 804.308.2648

Fresh Start

Fresh Start is a full service recovery program designed to help individuals who are experiencing substance use barriers transition to self-sufficient living. Through our core competencies and collaborative partnerships we are able to offer housing support, a full array wrap-around services and a variety of resources to truly prepare participants for a fresh start at life.

Contact:

Minnie Lobban, Director Of Admissions

Email: mlobban@aog4u.org

Office : 804.308.2648 M: 804.356.1573

More Information

Prevention+ Sober Living

Prevention+ Sober Living: Prevention+ is an alumni program for successful graduates of the Fresh Start program. This program extends the care and support services participants received during their time in the Fresh Start program for an additional 12 months. Alumni will reside in a peer-led recovery residence where they will continue to help maintain accountability and lead them gently towards completely independent living. We help our alumni establish relapse prevention plans, in addition to short and long term educational and career goals and offer a variety of continued support when needed.

Atlantic Outreach Group Inc.

It is a community-based 501(c)3 non-profit organization serving the Greater Richmond Area since 2010. We assist those who are overwhelmed by physical, mental, emotional, social and financial challenges .by providing resources that assist in making positive, sustainable changes in their lives.

Food Pantry Programs

Contact:

Bryan Pruitt, Food Pantry Coordinator Email: bpruitt@aog4u.org

Phone: 804.308.2648

(All delivery requests must be booked via phone call.)

Volunteer Opportunities

Contact:

Bailey Bush, Volunteer Coordinator

Email: bbush@aog4u.org

Phone: 804.308.2648

(Onsite and offisite volunteer opportunities available.)

Fresh Start

Fresh Start is a full service recovery program designed to help individuals who are experiencing substance use barriers transition to self-sufficient living. Through our core competencies and collaborative partnerships we are able to offer housing support, wrap-around services and a variety of resources to truly prepare participants for a fresh start at life.

Contact:

Kim Mathias, Intake Care Coordinator

Email: kmathias@aog4u.org

Phone: 804.308.2648

Minnie Lobban:

mlobban@aog4u.org

Prevention+ Sober Living

Prevention+ Sober Living: Prevention+ is an alumni program for successful graduates of the Fresh Start program. This program extends the care and support services participants received during their time in the Fresh Start program for an additional 12 months. Alumni will reside in a peer-led recovery residence where they will continue to help maintain accountability and lead them gently towards completely independent living. We help our alumni establish relapse prevention plans, in addition to short and long term educational and career goals and offer a variety of continued support when needed.

Central Virginia’s Preferred Providers (CVPP)

It started as a small group practice seeking to reach individuals who wanted more from their therapist or psychiatrist, and grew from there. Our clinicians are a dynamic group of individuals who seek to understand their patients’ core issues and approach them in a holistic manner.

CVPP is committed to the improvement of your mental and physical health. We are grounded in evidence-based, medically recognized treatments for a variety of mental health symptoms.

We are dedicated to providing you with proven and dynamic methods that will foster relief from your symptoms and place you on a path to complete wellness.

The staff at CVPP are exceptionally trained and experienced in managing a variety of mental and behavioral health issues. Our clinicians have diverse backgrounds, enabling us to provide you with the specific care you need.

Our Services Include...

Psychiatry

Psychiatry is a medical specialty focused on diagnosing, treating, and preventing mental health disorders. Combining scientific insight with compassionate care, our psychiatry team help individuals navigate mental challenges, offering personalized treatments to foster mental well-being and improve quality of life.

Therapy

We offer a variety of therapy options. Therapy is immensely helpful for trauma, processing emotions, making sense of our lives, and how we place meaning to the events that happen in our world. When used consistently and appropriately, therapy can help bring a much needed balance to our worlds.

PCP Services (Primary Care Physician)

Our integrated model also offers primary care services to the individuals we serve. We believe that attention to our physical health is a vital part of an overall healthy holistic well being.

Children Counseling
Adolescent Counseling
Gender Issues Counseling
Group Counseling
Trauma-Informed Counseling

Couples Counseling
Family & Marriage Counseling
Individual counseling
Parenting Support
Parenting Counseling

Co-Occurring Disorders
Medication Evaluation
Medication Management
Psychiatric Evaluations
Substance Abuse Counseling

OUR TEAM CONSISTS OF

Psychiatrists
Medical Doctors
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners
LCSW's & LCSW-S's
LPC's & LPC-R's
Nurses

Contact:

Ernestine Pauline, Practice Manager

Phone: 804.330.6441 Email: E.Pauline@cvppservices.com

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Central Virginia’s

Preferred Providers

(CVPP)

It started as a small group practice seeking to reach individuals who wanted more from their therapist or psychiatrist. Our clinicians are a dynamic group of individuals who seek to understand their patients’ core issues and approach them in a holistic manner.

CVPP is committed to the improvement of your mental and physical health. We are grounded in evidence-based, medically recognized treatments for a variety of mental health symptoms.

We are dedicated to providing you with proven and dynamic methods that will foster relief from your symptoms and place you on a path to complete wellness.

Children Counseling
Adolescent Counseling
Gender Issues Counseling
Group Counseling
Trauma-Informed Counseling

Couples Counseling
Family & Marriage Counseling
Individual counseling
Parenting Support
Parenting Counseling

Co-Occurring Disorders
Medication Evaluation
Medication Management
Psychiatric Evaluations
Substance Abuse Counseling

Contact:

Ernestine Pauline, Practice Manager

Phone: 804.330.6441 Email: E.Pauline@cvppservices.com

(All delivery requests must be booked via phone call.)

HYPE Counseling Services has been providing mental and behavioral health treatment in Central Virginia since 2008.

It was then when practitioners-turned-owners, pioneered this practice with one mission: to “provide the right service to the right person at the right time.” HYPE began by delivering home-based, therapeutic behavioral modification services to children, adolescents, and their families.

We quickly realized, however, that in order to effectively empower the family unit, we would need to incorporate interventions designed for parents. With this newfound awareness, we eagerly designed an array of mental health rehabilitative services for adults, including skill building, skill training, case management, crisis stabilization, and substance abuse recovery. These services are provided on-site, within the community, and in secure residential settings.

All of HYPE’s services are CARF accredited and licensed by the Virginia’s Department of Behavioral Health and Development Services. We have assembled a team of highly qualified and dedicated mental health professionals with a passion for giving back to the community.

Mental Health

Skill Building

Mental Health Skill Building (MHSB) consists of goal-directed training and other supports. This program is designed to restore individuals to the highest possible level of functioning, and to help them achieve and maintain community stability and independence - all in the most appropriate, least restrictive environment possible.

Functional skills and appropriate behavior related to the individual’s health and safety; instrumental activities of daily living, and use of community resources.
Assistance with understanding compliance to medication management
Monitoring health, nutrition, and physical condition with goals towards self-monitoring and self-regulation of all of these activities.

These services are designed for individuals 18 years of age and older with a history of serious mental illness, previous psychiatric hospitalization, and a prescription for anti-psychotic, mood stabilizing, or antidepressant medication issued within the past twelve (12) months.

Services are provided face-to face for as many as twelve (12) hours per week for an average of six (6) months to a year.

Contact:

Amy Henderson, Office Manager, or

Letty Puccio, Intake Coordinator

Phone: 804.213.0259

Email: ahenderson@hypecounselingservices.org

or lpuccio@hypecounselingservices.org

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HYPE Counseling Services has been providing mental and behavioral health treatment in Central Virginia since 2009.

It was then when practitioners-turned-owners, pioneered this practice with one mission: to “provide the right service to the right person at the right time.” HYPE began by delivering home-based, therapeutic behavioral modification services to children, adolescents, and their families.

OUR TEAM CONSISTS OF

Qualified Mental Health Professionals (QMHP)
Certified Substance Abuse Counselors (CSAC)
Qualified Paraprofessionals in Mental Health
Certified Peer Recovery Specialists (CPRS)

Licensed Professional Counselors (LPC)
Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSW)
Licensed Substance Abuse Treatment Practitioners

Mental Health

Skill Building

Mental Health Skill Building (MHSB) consists of goal-directed training and other supports. This program is designed to restore individuals to the highest possible level of functioning, and to help them achieve and maintain community stability and independence - all in the most appropriate, least restrictive environment possible.

Functional skills and appropriate behavior related to the individual’s health and safety; instrumental activities of daily living, and use of community resources.
Assistance with medication management
Monitoring health, nutrition, and physical condition with goals towards self-monitoring and self-regulation of all of these activities.

These services are designed for individuals 18 years of age and older with a history of serious mental illness, previous psychiatric hospitalization, and a prescription for anti-psychotic, mood stabilizing, or antidepressant medication issued within the past twelve (12) months.

Services are provided face-to face for as many as twelve (12) hours per week for an average of six (6) months.

OUR TEAM CONSISTS OF

Psychiatrists
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners

LMHP’s
LMHP-r

Contact:

Amy Henderson, Office Manager, or

Letty Puccio, Intake Coordinator

Phone: 804.213.0259

Email: AHenderson@hypecounselingservices.org

or LPuccio@hypecounselingservices.org

23-Hour Observation
Services

Our 23-Hour Observation Service offers a unique and efficient healthcare solution for the community. This service is designed for individuals who need short-term medical supervision without the commitment of a hospital stay. Our dedicated observation unit provides continuous monitoring for up to 23 hours, allowing our team of healthcare professionals to assess your condition and decide on the best course of action. It's an ideal option for situations that require immediate attention but may not necessitate prolonged hospitalization. This approach not only ensures timely and appropriate care but also enhances patient convenience and optimizes healthcare resource use. Trust us to provide you with the care you need, right when you need it.

Contact:

Direct Contact: James Graves, Director of Programs

Phone: 804.213.0259

Email: jgraves@hypecounselingservices.org

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Community

Stabilization

Services

The goal of HYPE’s of Community Stabilization services is to stabilize the individual within their community, and act as a transition service to heavily support the individual by meeting their greatest needs within in the scope of service. This is a very short service, and acts as a bridge to link a person to their appropriate level of care, especially when they are stepping down from inpatient, facility-based services, emergency rooms, incarceration, or residential programs. The duration of services may include, but is not limited to, short-term assessment, crisis intervention, and care coordination. HYPE also uses this service as a step-down from higher levels.

Contact:

Direct Contact: James Graves, Director of Programs

Phone: 804.213.0259

Email: jgraves@hypecounselingservices.org

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Intensive In-Home

Services (IIH)

Intensive In-Home (IIH) services are intensive therapeutic interventions provided in the individual's residence for children and adolescents under age 21. These services are designed to improve family functioning and address significant functional impairments in major life activities that have occurred due to the individuals’ mental, behavioral, or emotional illness in order to prevent an out-of-home placement, stabilize the individual, and gradually transition the individual to less restrictive levels of care and support.

Referred children and adolescents are often experiencing emotional and/or behavioral difficulties that cause distress in the home. They display an inability to recognize behaviors that present danger to self and others, or are returning from out-of-home placement.

Contact:

Direct Contact: Amy Henderson, Office Manager, or

Letty Puccio, Intake Coordinator

Phone: 804.213.0259

Email: ahenderson@hypecounselingservices.org, or

lpuccio@hypecounselingservices.org

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Addiction and Recovery

Treatment Services

HYPE’s Addiction and Recovery Treatment Services are provided in both out-patient and residential settings. Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) This is ASAM level 2.5. This program is for individuals who need a more intense level of treatment and is delivered at a minimum of 20 hours a week. These groups are generally five (5) hours, four (4) days per week.These groups are based in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) evidence-based “Matrix Intensive Outpatient Treatment” curriculum. All groups are facilitated by a Licensed Substance Abuse Treatment Practitioner, Certified Substance Abuse Counselor or Licensed Mental Health Professional (LPC or LCSW) with documented experience providing recovery interventions.

Intensive Outpatient (IOP) This is ASAM level 2.1. This programming is designed to offer a minimum of nine (9) and a maximum of Nineteen (19) hours of service weekly for sixteen weeks. At minimum, weekly services consist of three (3) group sessions of three (3) hours each.

HYPE's SUD department also offers Peer Support Services from Certified Peer Recovery Specialists that have lived experience, that can serve as an extra layer of support for individuals who need it.

HYPE’s Addiction and Recovery Treatment Services aftercare consists of Case Management and peer support services. Case Management is an ongoing process which individually engages program participants and families (as appropriate) in development of a care plan and links them to health and other services that address the full range of their needs and concerns.

At minimum these services include:

Medication management
Psychiatric or medical consultation
Psychopharmacological consultation

Addiction medication management
Medical, psychological, psychiatric, laboratory, and toxicology services
Withdrawal management services.

HYPE Residential

Treatment

Our HYPE residential treatment program is a clinically managed, low-intensity service. This is ASAM level 3.1. This setting represents a safe and secure home, removing residents from their current environment and current triggers. Our residential counselors create a space that helps each program participant on their journey:

To achieve abstinence.
Actively participate in community-based support systems.
Actively participate in community-based support systems.

To developing a positive support network.
To improve problem solving skills and coping strategies.

Contact:

Direct Contact: Lanise Johnson, Intake Coordinator

Phone: 804.362.8615

mail: ljohnson@hypecounselingservices.org

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OUR TEAM CONSISTS OF

Qualified Mental Health Professionals (QMHP)
Certified Substance Abuse Counselors (CSAC)
Certified Peer Recovery Specialists (CPRS)

Licensed Professional Counselors (LPC)
Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSW)
Licensed Substance Abuse Treatment
Practitioners

Community Stabilization Services

The goal of HYPE’s of Community Stabilization services is to stabilize the individual within their community, and act as a transition service to heavily support the individual by meeting their greatest needs within in the scope of service. This is a very short service, and acts as a bridge to link a person to their appropriate level of care, especially when they are stepping down from inpatient, facility-based services, emergency rooms, incarceration, or residential programs. The duration of services may include, but is not limited to, short-term assessment, crisis intervention, and care coordination. Hype also uses this service as a step-down from higher levels.

Contact:

Direct Contact: James Graves, Director of Programs

Phone: 804.213.0259

Email: JGraves@hypecounselingservices.org

Intensive In-Home Services (IIH)

Intensive In-Home (IIH) services are intensive therapeutic interventions provided in the individual's residence for children and adolescents under age 21. These services are designed to improve family functioning and address significant functional impairments in major life activities that have occurred due to the individuals’ mental, behavioral, or emotional illness in order to prevent an out-of-home placement, stabilize the individual, and gradually transition the individual to less restrictive levels of care and support.

Contact:

Direct Contact: Amy Henderson, Office Manager, or

Letty Puccio, Intake Coordinator

Phone: 804.213.0259

Email: AHenderson@hypecounselingservices.org, or

LPuccio@hypecounselingservices.org

Addiction and Recovery

Treatment Services

HYPE’s Addiction and Recovery Treatment Services are provided in both out-patient and residential settings. Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) This is ASAM level 2.5. This program is for individuals who need a more intense level of treatment and is delivered at a minimum of 20 hours a week. These groups are generally five (5) hours, four (4) days per week.These groups are based in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) evidence-based “Matrix Intensive Outpatient Treatment” curriculum. All groups are facilitated by a Licensed Substance Abuse Treatment Practitioner, Certified Substance Abuse Counselor or Licensed Mental Health Professional (LPC or LCSW) with documented experience providing recovery interventions.

Intensive Outpatient (IOP) This is ASAM level 2.1. This programming is designed to offer a minimum of nine (9) and a maximum of Nineteen (19) eighteen (18) hours of service weekly for sixteen weeks. At minimum, weekly services consist of three (3) group sessions of three (3) hours each.

At minimum these services include: