Mental Health America Fredericksburg Region

Brain Awareness Week
2025-03-10 - 2025-03-16 | VA
Brain Awareness Week: March 10-16, 2025
Learn more about how the brain works at https://mhanational.org/how-brain-works.
This page also contains information about how the brain communicates and brain chemicals that impact mental health.

MHAfred Senior Visitors Volunteer Meeting
2025-03-11 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-03-15 09:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York) | VA
Join us for our monthly Senior Visitors volunteer meeting. Our dedicated volunteers connect with older adults in our community through participating as Senior Visitors at Mental Health America Fredericksburg Region. Together, we combat loneliness, promote mental well-being, and build lasting friendships.
If you are a current volunteer, an invitation link has been sent to your email inbox. If you are experiencing any difficulties, please reach out to the Senior Visitors Program Lead with any questions or concerns.
Call us at (540) 371-2704 or click here for more information on how to become a volunteer with Senior Visitors.

MHAfred Board - Finance Committee Monthly Meeting
2025-03-13 16:00 - 17:00, 2025-04-10 16:00 - 17:00 | VA
The Finance Committee for the Board of Directors meets monthly each Thursday before a scheduled board meeting. All meetings are conducted online.

MHAfred Board - Finance Committee Meeting
2025-03-13 16:00 - 17:00 | VA

World Sleep Day
2025-03-14 | VA
World Sleep Day
Getting quality sleep is an essential part of maintaining your mental health. Learn more about the mental health benefits of sleep using the link below:
Get Enough Sleep | Mental Health America

Action Planning for Prevention and Recovery (APPR)
2025-03-15 09:00 - 11:00, 2025-03-22 09:00 - 11:00, 2025-03-29 09:00 - 11:00, 2025-04-05 09:00 - 11:00, 2025-04-12 09:00 - 11:00, 2025-04-19 09:00 - 11:00 | Mental Health America Fredericksburg Region, 150 OLDE GREENWICH DR, Fredericksburg, VA, VA, 22407, United States
A customizable tool for maintaining and growing your recovery with mental health and other challenges.
Be the one behind the wheel in your own recovery.
Cost: FREE!
No Registration Required
Beginning February 22, 2025, join us every Saturday from 9:00 – 11:00 am at 150 Olde Greenwich Dr, Fredericksburg VA 22408
Have questions? Call MHAfred at (540) 371-2704.

Universal Unitarian Fellowship Outreach Event
2025-03-16 10:30 - 11:30 | Universal Unitarian Fellowship of Fredericksburg, 25 Chalice Circle, Fredericksburg, VA, 22405
MHAfred HELPLINE is excited to present to the Universal Unitarian Fellowship about our organization’s programs. We thank them for their support in helping us to provide our services to the community. They have invited us to speak with them about these services.

National LGBT Health Awareness Week
2025-03-17 - 2025-03-21 | VA
National LGBT Health Awareness Week
Being LGBTQ+ isn’t a mental illness. However, many LGBTQ+ people experience mental health struggles linked to societal stigma, discrimination, and denial of their civil and human rights.
–Mental Health America
Mental Health America’s LGBTQ+ Mental Health Hub is just one way to recognize National LGBT Health Awareness Week! Check out the links below:
LGBTQ+ Mental Health Resource Center | Mental Health America
Reading the Rainbow of Mental Health | Mental Health America

National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week
2025-03-17 - 2025-03-23 | VA
There are many reasons why people decide to drink and use drugs. But the increasing use of drugs and drinking can come with serious risk and devastating consequences.
Substance use disorder affects an estimated 25 million Americans. In terms of people who are affected indirectly such as families of people with a substance use disorder and those injured or killed by intoxicated drivers, an additional 40 million people are affected. The monetary cost to society and the economy because of reduced productivity, property damage, accidents, and health care are astounding. Alcohol use disorder (heavy drinking) afflicts 16 million adults and almost 300,000 children annually. An estimated 21.6 million Americans (age 12 and older) misuse other drugs such as sedative-hypnotics or barbiturates, opiates, sedatives, hallucinogens and psychostimulants.
-Mental Health America
For more information about this topic, visit Addiction/Substance Use Disorder | Mental Health America

Community Connections Expo
2025-03-18 09:00 - 17:00 | Fredericksburg Convention Center, 2371 Carl D. Silver Pkwy, Fredericksburg, VA, 22401, United States
MHAfred is excited to attend the 2025 Community Connections Expo! This all-day event connects individuals with free community resources and health services in the Fredericksburg area. Come out to learn more about what resources are available regionally. During the expo, attendees will have access to free direct services such as:
Haircuts
Clothing
Food
Medical Services
We hope to see you there!
Date: 3/18/2025
Time: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Location: Fredericksburg Convention Center

MHAfred Monthly Board Meeting
2025-03-18 17:30 - 19:30 | VA
MHAfred’s Board of Directors usually meets on the third Tuesday of each month for 11 months each year. The scheduled meeting for March is online.

Town Hall - ensure health services remain available.
2025-03-19 08:30 - 10:00 | Fick Center, 1301 Sam Perry Blvd, Fredericksburg, VA, 22401, United States
Your Voice Matters—Join MHAfred at this critical opportunity for our community to direct the future availability of mental health services.

Suicide Prevention Coalition - Older Adult Work Group
2025-03-21 10:00 - 11:00 | VA
Mental Health America Fredericksburg Region is a member of the Older Adult Work Group within the Suicide Prevention Coalition. All interested community members are welcome to attend. Don’t hesitate to contact MHAfred or RACSB Prevention Services for more information or an invitation to participate in this community meeting.

Virtual Town Hall - Ensure Health Services Remain Available.
2025-03-24 12:00 - 13:00 | VA
Your Voice Matters—Join the virtual Town Hall for this critical opportunity in our community to direct the future availability of mental health services.
Join the Rappahannock Area Health District at Mary Washington Hospital on March 19th or 24th as we share the preliminary findings of our Community Health Assessment. This an opportunity for community members and partners to learn about key health insights and provide feedback before the final report is completed. Your input is essential in shaping a healthier community—we hope to see you there!
You can find more information by following this link: 2025 CHA CHIP – Rappahannock

World Bipolar Day
2025-03-30 | VA
Today marks World Bipolar Day.

Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition characterized by extreme highs and lows in mood and energy.

You can learn more about bipolar disorder by following this link: https://mhanational.org/conditions/bipolar-disorder

Take the bipolar disorder screen at https://screening.mhanational.org/screening-tools/bipolar/

Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month
2025-04-01 - 2025-04-30 | VA
April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.
Sexual assault refers to sexual behavior that occurs without the clear consent of the victim. Learn more about how sexual assault impacts mental health at https://mhanational.org/sexual-assault-and-mental-health and https://mhanational.org/abuse.
Take the PTSD screen at PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) Test – Mental Health America
For resources in Spanish, visit https://screening.mhanational.org/content/hoja-de-trabajo-procesando-el-trauma-y-el-estres/

National Arab American Heritage Month
2025-04-01 - 2025-04-30 | VA
“Communities of Arab descent are a growing population in the U.S., and come from a diverse variety of backgrounds and belief systems. It is unknown exactly how many individuals within Arab American communities live with mental health conditions as they are vastly underrepresented in research. We continue to advocate for greater research and support of Arab communities.”
-Mental Health America (National)
Mental Health America offers information that highlights the unique experiences of Arab individuals and resources to support mental health in Arab communities.

Youth Subcommittee - Suicide Prevention Coalition
2025-04-08 13:00 - 14:30 | VA
Mental Health America Fredericksburg Region is a member of the Youth Subcommittee within the Suicide Prevention Coalition. All interested community members are welcome to attend. Don’t hesitate to contact MHAfred or RACSB Prevention Services for more information or an invitation to participate in this community meeting.

MHAfred Senior Visitors Volunteer Meeting
2025-04-08 19:00 - 20:00 | VA
Join us for our monthly Senior Visitors volunteer meeting. Our dedicated volunteers connect with older adults in our community through participating as Senior Visitors at Mental Health America Fredericksburg Region. Together, we combat loneliness, promote mental well-being, and build lasting friendships.
If you are a current volunteer, an invitation link has been sent to your email inbox. If you are experiencing any difficulties, please reach out to the Senior Visitors Coordinator with any questions or concerns.
Call us at (540) 371-2704 or click here for more information on how to become a volunteer with Senior Visitors.

Alcohol Screening Day
2025-04-10 | VA
Today is Alcohol Screening Day. We want to thank Mental Health America for offering these screenings at no cost, year-round! If you’re in recovery, consider joining a local Action Planning for Prevention and Recovery session at the MHAfred office on Saturdays from 9:00 – 11:00 am.
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To read more Alcohol Use and Misuse or take a screening, visit Mental Health America by clicking the links below:

https://mhanational.org/…/alcohol-use-and-misuse-what…/
https://screening.mhanational.org/screening…/addiction/…

MHAfred Senior Visitors Volunteer Meeting
2025-04-12 13:00 - 14:30 | Mental Health America Fredericksburg Region, 150 OLDE GREENWICH DR, Fredericksburg, VA, VA, 22407, United States
Mental Health America Fredericksburg Region is hosting an In-Person Volunteer Meeting in honor of Volunteer Appreciation Month. Food and drinks will be provided. Please RSVP to Hailey Jobin, the Senior Visitors Coordinator. Our dedicated volunteers connect with older adults in our community through participating as Senior Visitors at Mental Health America Fredericksburg Region. Together, we combat loneliness, promote mental well-being, and build lasting friendships.
If you are a current volunteer, an invitation link for the online meeting has been sent to your email inbox. If you are experiencing any difficulties, please reach out to the Senior Visitors Coordinator with any questions or concerns.
Call us at (540) 371-2704 or click here for more information on how to become a volunteer with Senior Visitors.

Casting of the Mental Health Bell Anniversary
2025-04-13 00:00 - 23:59 | VA
During the early days of mental health treatment, asylums often restrained people who had mental illnesses with iron chains and shackles around their ankles and wrists. With better understanding and treatments, this cruel practice eventually stopped. In the early 1950s, Mental Health America issued a call to asylums across the country for their discarded chains and shackles. On April 13, 1953, at the McShane Bell Foundry in Baltimore, Md., Mental Health America melted down these inhumane bindings and recast them into a sign of hope: the Mental Health Bell “Bell of Hope”. Maryland Gov. Theodore McKeldin and Mrs. A. Felix DuPont in 1953 pour the metal made from melted chains used to restrain people with mental illnesses to create the Mental Health Bell. – Mental Health America

You can read more about the “Bell of Hope” at The Mental Health Bell | Mental Health America. We are so proud to be a part of this amazing organization!

MHAfred's Monthly Board Meeting
2025-04-15 17:30 - 19:30 | 150 Olde Greenwich Drive; Suite 102 Fredericksburg, Virginia 22408, 150 Olde Greenwich Drive; Suite 102, Fredericksburg, VA, 22408, United States
MHAfred’s Board of Directors meets on the third Tuesday of each month for 11 months of the year. We’re excited to announce that our April meeting will be held in person at MHAfred’s office!
