This is Emergency Services as its Defined on a Community Services Boards' Web Site

Emergency Services/Crisis Counseling is a State mandated program. This unit provides short-term crisis counseling and referrals to individuals on an emergency basis. Emergency and crisis response services include: telephone interventions; face-to-face assessments and evaluation (including pre-admission screening); psychiatric consultation and other clinical consultation about mental health, substance abuse, and special populations which include children, adolescents, geriatric, people with mental retardation, and individuals involved in the forensic system. Emergency Services/Crisis Counseling is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Everything on this website has been thoroughly examined, reviewed, evaluated, and ultimately approved by The Citizens’ Committee for the Advancement of Rational Thought and Actions in Virginia's Mental Health System….


Things Sure Aren't What They Used to be..Conditions Sure Have Changed

coming soon........

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

For years activists and protestors have tried many ways to make their points known. Here is my way.....


Mahatma Gandhi is perhaps the most famous for going on a starvation protest or hunger strike. Many before and after him have tried this method to draw attention to their complaints and grievances. Sadly, during the Vietnam war many monks set themselves on fire. Folks have chained themselves to trees, laid down in front of trucks transporting toxic materials....well, you get the idea and the list goes on. Anyway, as I best remember, somewhat spontaneously and for no known reason...most likely out of my ongoing frustration, I fired off a note to my boss with copies to the other bosses, saying that until old Mid-Mountain CSB treated me fairly, equitably, and reasonably I wasn't going to get a haircut. Yes, I work directly for boss number three and indirectly for bosses numbers one and two; boss number three works directly for boss number two and indirectly for boss number one; boss number two works directly for boss number one; and, hey….not sure who boss number one answers to…no telling. Hmmm. By the way, as usual I never heard from any of them… Bosses number two and three have both seen my new hair but neither have commented. Oh, well. (Hey, you guys, still love you.)What a way to protest, hey? At my age not sure what other folks think, if anything. If they have an opinion, I guess they're saying, What a sad commentary, an old whack job trying to look cool.
Well, I guess it's been three or four months...and no haircut yet....and of course still not being treated fairly, equitably, or reasonably....sooooo, I guess the old no-haircut protest will continue. Hey, here's how I look. Yes, it's getting pretty long. Look carefully and you'll see that I'm also going bald. Hey, will old Mid-Mountain give before the baldness wins? Stay tuned..... BTW, if you click on the snap it gets big and you can better see the bald spot.....