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Emergency Services

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.

  • Listen to problems and suggest alternatives
  • Connect you with mental health, substance abuse and emergency services if needed
  • provide information about support groups and other services in the community.

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.

Help for those who are Grieving

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

First Presbyterian Church Manse, 408 N. Jefferson Ave., Pulaski, VA
Meets the first Tuesday of each month at 6:00 pm

Christiansburg Mennonite Fellowship, 40 Cedarwood Drive, Christiansburg, VA
Meets the third Tuesday of each month at 6:00 pm

First Christian Church, 400 Tyler Ave., Radford, VA
Meets the third Thursday of each month at 6:00 pm

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)

  • Meets the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of every month at the Good Samaritan Hospice located at 3825-A Electric Road, Roanoke VA 24018

Resources About Grief

Books in the VT Work/Life Resources library - 540-231-3213 or worklife@vt.edu.

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

Internet sites

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