Portsmouth Mental Health Service

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The Department of Behavioral Healthcare Services provides mental health and substance abuse services to the citizens of the City of Portsmouth. Founded in 1969, the department provides family-focused and community-based prevention, treatment and support services. It offers the Portsmouth Community Mediation Program that works with the court system and receives referrals from police, magistrates, judges, the community and self referrals. Its volunteer mediators assist in resolving disputes of neighbors, landlords and tenants, businesses and consumers, and institutions and individuals. The Department of Behavioral Healthcare Services specializes in a variety of emergency, case management, outpatient treatment, prevention, and family and youth services. The department is located in Portsmouth, Va.