2022 Substance Use/Mental Health Events
OCTOBER
- Oct 1st 6:30pm A conversation with KORN’s Brian Welch – Culpeper: Come hear Brian Welch of the band Korn share about his rise to fame, his fall into addiction and how his life has been redeemed and restored. This event is FREE. Raffle tickets will be sold for two autographed Ibanez Gio GRX70QA Electric Guitars. The Proceeds from the raffle will help CARS (Christ-Centered Addiction Restoration Services) open and operate a long-term addiction recovery home in the five county area. Doors open at 6pm.
Location: Culpeper County High School, 14240 Achievement Dr
Event Details HERE - Oct 6th 9-2 YOUTH Mental Health First Aid – Fredericksburg: Learn how to assist someone experiencing a mental health or substance use–related crisis. Learn risk factors and warning signs for mental health and substance use concerns, strategies for how to help someone in both crisis and non–crisis situations, and where to turn for help. Lunch will be provided. Requires 2 hours of online preparation (videos, reading) prior to the class.
Location: RACSB at River Club 10825 Tidewater Trail, Fredericksburg
Contact: Sherry Norton-Williams snorton@rappahannockareacsb.org
Register HERE - Oct 8th 8-12 Tee Up Fore Freedom Golf Tournament – Fredericksburg: Grab some friends and enjoy a morning of golf that supports a great cause at Lake of the Woods Golf Course! There will be awards, $20 mulligan packages, and door prizes. FORMAT: 18 Holes, Captain’s Choice Foursome, 9:00AM Shotgun Start
Location: Lake of the Woods Golf Course, 108 Fairway Dr., Locust Grove
Presented by: Zoe Freedom Center
Register HERE - Oct 11th 12-3 VIRTUAL ACEs Training: ACEs Training (Adverse Childhood Experiences) When children experience traumatic events, it can have lasting effects on their mental health and wellbeing. These events are called ACEs. This important training helps raise awareness and provide resources in an effort to reduce ACEs, foster resilience, and improve the overall health of our communities.
Sponsored by: Rappahannock Area Community Services
Contact: prevention@rappahannockareacsb.org
Register and find more dates HERE - Oct 17th 7pm Survivors For Life Suicide Support Meeting – CULPEPER: a support group for those affected by the unique grief associated with the loss of a loved one to suicide. Meetings are held on the third Mondays of each month in the Rappahannock Rapidan Community Services building. The meetings provide a safe place for grieving, and a place to talk and get support. Meetings are held on the 3rd Monday of each month.
Sponsored by: Team Jordan
Location: 15361 Bradford Rd Culpeper
Contact: Alan Rasmussen at 434-825-8913 or arasmussen@rrcsb.org - Oct 18th 8-12 SafeTALK Suicide Awareness Program – Fredericksburg: SafeTALK teaches participants to recognize and engage persons who might be having thoughts of suicide and to connect them with community resources trained in suicide intervention.
Location: RACSB at River Club, 10825 Tidewater Trail
Presented by: Rappahannock Area Community Services
Contact: prevention@rappahannockareacsb.org
Register HERE - Oct 19th 6pm Candlelight Vigil – Warrenton: Come out and join us as we remember those lost to addiction.
Location: Eva Walker Park, Alexandria Pike & North Street in Old Town Warrenton
Presented by: SpiritWorks Foundation
Contact: jan@spiritworksfoundation.org - Oct 20th 9-12 VIRTUAL ACEs Training: ACEs Training (Adverse Childhood Experiences) When children experience traumatic events, it can have lasting effects on their mental health and wellbeing. These events are called ACEs. This important training helps raise awareness and provide resources in an effort to reduce ACEs, foster resilience, and improve the overall health of our communities.
Sponsored by: Rappahannock Area Community Services
Contact: prevention@rappahannockareacsb.org
Register and find more dates HERE - Oct 29th 10-2 Drug Take-Back Day – Culpeper: This event will help community members safely dispose of medications that are no longer needed to prevent medication misuse and opioid addiction from ever starting. If you can’t make this event, the Culpeper Police Department has a medication disposal box in their lobby which is available year round.
Sponsored by: Rappahannock Rapidan Community Services, Culpeper Police Department, and UVA Culpeper Medical Center
Location: Culpeper Hospital main entrance
NOVEMBER
- Nov 1st 9-12 VIRTUAL ACEs Training: ACEs Training (Adverse Childhood Experiences) When children experience traumatic events, it can have lasting effects on their mental health and wellbeing. These events are called ACEs. This important training helps raise awareness and provide resources in an effort to reduce ACEs, foster resilience, and improve the overall health of our communities.
Sponsored by: Rappahannock Area Community Services
Contact: prevention@rappahannockareacsb.org
Register and find more dates HERE - Nov 4th 6-8pm Surviving the Holidays Grief Seminar – Culpeper: for people who are grieving a loved one’s death. Topics include: how to deal with the many emotions you’ll face during the holidays, what to do about traditions and other coming changes, helpful tips for surviving social events, and how to discover hope for your future
Presented by: Culpeper Baptist Church
Location: Culpeper Baptist Church 318 West St
Contact: Joyce Beales at 540-825-8192 or grief@culpeperbaptist.org - Nov 10th 9-12 VIRTUAL ACEs Training: ACEs Training (Adverse Childhood Experiences) When children experience traumatic events, it can have lasting effects on their mental health and wellbeing. These events are called ACEs. This important training helps raise awareness and provide resources in an effort to reduce ACEs, foster resilience, and improve the overall health of our communities.
Sponsored by: Rappahannock Area Community Services
Contact: prevention@rappahannockareacsb.org
Register and find more dates HERE - Nov 10th 7-8pm VIRTUAL Talk Saves Lives: An Introduction to Suicide Prevention: a community-based presentation that covers common risk factors and warning signs associated with suicide, and how to keep themselves and others safe.
Sponsored by: AFSP Virginia
Register HERE - Nov 19th 10:30-12:30 Surviving the Holidays Grief Seminar – Culpeper: for people who are grieving a loved one’s death. Topics include: how to deal with the many emotions you’ll face during the holidays, what to do about traditions and other coming changes, helpful tips for surviving social events, and how to discover hope for your future
Presented by: Culpeper Baptist Church
Location: Culpeper Baptist Church 318 West St
Contact: Joyce Beales at 540-825-8192 or grief@culpeperbaptist.org - Nov 21st 7pm Survivors For Life Suicide Support Meeting – CULPEPER: a support group for those affected by the unique grief associated with the loss of a loved one to suicide. Meetings are held on the third Mondays of each month in the Rappahannock Rapidan Community Services building. The meetings provide a safe place for grieving, and a place to talk and get support. Meetings are held on the 3rd Monday of each month.
Sponsored by: Team Jordan
Location: 15361 Bradford Rd Culpeper
Contact: Alan Rasmussen at 434-825-8913 or arasmussen@rrcsb.org - Nov 29th 9-3:00 Mental Health First Aid – Fredericksburg: Learn how to assist someone experiencing a mental health or substance use–related crisis. Learn risk factors and warning signs for mental health and substance use concerns, strategies for how to help someone in both crisis and non–crisis situations, and where to turn for help. Lunch will be provided. Requires 2 hours of online preparation (videos, reading) prior to the class.
Location: RACSB at River Club 10825 Tidewater Trail, Fredericksburg
Contact: Sherry Norton-Williams snorton@rappahannockareacsb.org
Register HERE
DECEMBER
- Dec 2nd 5pm Surviving the Holidays Grief Seminar – Culpeper: for people who are grieving a loved one’s death. Topics include: how to deal with the many emotions you’ll face during the holidays, what to do about traditions and other coming changes, helpful tips for surviving social events, and how to discover hope for your future
Presented by: Culpeper Baptist Church
Location: Culpeper Baptist Church 318 West St
Contact: Joyce Beales at 540-825-8192 or grief@culpeperbaptist.org - Dec 13th 9-12 VIRTUAL ACEs Training: ACEs Training (Adverse Childhood Experiences) When children experience traumatic events, it can have lasting effects on their mental health and wellbeing. These events are called ACEs. This important training helps raise awareness and provide resources in an effort to reduce ACEs, foster resilience, and improve the overall health of our communities.
Sponsored by: Rappahannock Area Community Services
Contact: prevention@rappahannockareacsb.org
Register and find more dates HERE - Dec 17th 10:30 am Surviving the Holidays Grief Seminar – Culpeper: for people who are grieving a loved one’s death. Topics include: how to deal with the many emotions you’ll face during the holidays, what to do about traditions and other coming changes, helpful tips for surviving social events, and how to discover hope for your future
Presented by: Culpeper Baptist Church
Location: Culpeper Baptist Church 318 West St
Contact: Joyce Beales at 540-825-8192 or grief@culpeperbaptist.org - Dec 19th 7pm Survivors For Life Suicide Support Meeting – CULPEPER: a support group for those affected by the unique grief associated with the loss of a loved one to suicide. Meetings are held on the third Mondays of each month in the Rappahannock Rapidan Community Services building. The meetings provide a safe place for grieving, and a place to talk and get support. Meetings are held on the 3rd Monday of each month.
Sponsored by: Team Jordan
Location: 15361 Bradford Rd Culpeper
Contact: Alan Rasmussen at 434-825-8913 or arasmussen@rrcsb.org - Dec 21st 7-8:30pm Blue Christmas – Warrenton: A Blue Christmas (or Longest Night service) acknowledges that Christmas is not always met with joy and celebration. Sometimes it can be difficult and this service provides an opportunity to light candles acknowledging the people we miss, the pain or emptiness we may feel. In lighting the candles we proclaim Christ’s presence and that foundationa
l truth from that first chapter of John that “the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it”. The carols sung are more reflective of Christmas hope than joy, we offer prayers for healing, and (of course) we support one another.
Location: St. James Episcopal Church 73 Culpeper St, Warrenton
Contact: 540-347-4342
