Child and Family Services Mental Health Outpatient Services
Contact Number: (434) 948-4831 What are Mental Health Outpatient Services?  • Individual Therapy
 • Family Therapy
 • School Outreach
 • Group Therapy
 • Teen Pregnancy Support Services
 • Case Management
 • Victims of Crime and Abuse Services
 • Independent Living
 • Forensics Services What do we do? Mental Health Outpatient Services provide a full range of psychotherapeutic services to children, adolescents, and their families in the cities of Lynchburg and Bedford, and the counties of Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, and Campbell. These services may include case management, medication management, therapy, parenting support/ education, and outreach services. Therapists are trained to provide therapy for children, adolescents, and their families. Therapeutic interventions consist of individual therapy, family therapy, group therapy, play therapy, and sand tray therapy. Specialty groups include various groups for girls, a teen pregnancy group, and andger management groups for boys and girls. We provide outreach and coordinate services with the school system, local departments of social services, juvenille court service units, and make referrals in the community as necessary. In addition, we offer three specialized programs: VOCA - The Victims of Crime Assistance services provide therapy to children, adolescents, and adults who are victims of neglect, abuse, or other traumatic events. Forensics Services - Provides sex offender evaluations, sex offender treatment groups, detention services, specialized outpatient services for adjudicated youth, and restoration to competency services. Independent Living Program - Provides intensive therapeutic services and coordinates with Foster Care Services at Lynchburg Department of Social Services. Who do we work with? We work with children and adolescents through age 21 and their families who are in need of outpatient care.