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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 876 Offered February 11, 2019 Commending New River Valley Community Services. ---------- Patrons-- Hurst and Rush; Senator: Edwards ----------

WHEREAS, for 50 years, New River Valley Community Services has provided community-based behavioral health services that promote independence and improved quality of life for the citizens of the New River Valley; and

WHEREAS, New River Valley Community Services offers community-based programs for both children and adults who are living with mental illness, developmental disabilities, or substance abuse disorders; and

WHEREAS, established in 1969, New River Valley Community Services is part of a statewide system of Community Services Boards, which serves residents throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia; and

WHEREAS, New River Valley Community Services programs serve adults and children in emergencies or in an ongoing capacity, addressing mental health, developmental disabilities, substance abuse, and prevention through peer groups and psychiatric services, as well as diagnostic evaluations and assessment services; and

WHEREAS, over the course of five decades in operation, the New River Valley Community Services staff have treated their clients with care, sensitivity, and understanding; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend New River Valley Community Services for providing community-based behavioral health services that promote independence and improved quality of life for the citizens of the New River Valley for 50 years; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to New River Valley Community Services as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for the organization’s crucial contributions to the New River Valley.