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Lewis-Gale Center for Behavioral Health/RESPOND Crisis Hotline
(540) 776-1100 or 1-800-541-9992
RAFT Crisis Hotline
1-800-suicide, 1-888-717-3333, or 540-961-8400
-- TDD accessible
Provides crisis hotline counseling services to the community.
Calls to RAFT Hotline are free and confidential.
Women's Resource Center of the New River Valley
Crisis Hotline 639-1123, 24 hours/day
Virginia Tech students, call Cook Counseling Center at 231-6557, or 231-6444 - in an emergency
The ARMS Reach Project: free mental health care for low to moderate income, uninsured individuals in the New River Valley. Information at:
Mental Health Association of the NRV, 540-951-4990 or 1-800-559-2800
New River Valley Agency on Aging, 540-980-7720 or 866-260-4417
New River Valley Health District, 540-381-7100
VA Rural Health Resource Center, 540-231-6866
2-1-1 Virginia is a free three digit telephone number that Virginians can call for resources regarding counseling services, crisis intervention, volunteer opportunities and other health and human service referrals.
Responding to a Death in the Virginia Tech Community
GRIEF SUPPORT -- Through Carilion Hospice Services
Please call 540-633-9370 or toll free at 1-800-834-9281 by 4:30 p.m. the day of the group if you plan to attend
Compassionate Friends of the Roanoke Valley
Support group for families (parents, grandparents, and siblings) who have experienced the death of a child of any age. Call 540 387- 3081(evenings) or 231-8639 (days)
Brochures available on request:
About Grief; Grief: Living with Loss; A Guide for Managers ; When a Co-worker is Ill or Dies; When a Co-worker Suffers a Loss
From the Compassionate Friends:
-- Caring for Surviving Children; The Death of an Adult Child
-- The Grief of Grandparents; The Grief of Stepparents
-- How Can I Help?; Parents who are now Childless
-- The Sudden Death of a Child; Understanding Grief
-- When a Brother or Sister Dies; When an Employee is Grieving
-- When a Co-worker is Grieving
-- When an Employee is Grieving.. The Death of a Child
Other Resources:
-- Suggestions for helping a co-worker, taken from: Healing Grief at Work: 100 Practical Ideas After Your Workplace is Touched by Loss
-- Suggestions for coping with the loss of a co-working, taken from: Healing Grief at Work: 100 Practical Ideas After Your Workplace is Touched by Loss
Grief Resources for People in Need
Coping With Loss in the Workplace
The Compassionate Friends - offering grief support after the death of a child
Hospice Foundation of America:1-800-854-3402
Center For Loss