Western Tidewater Community Services Board

05/21/2026

Our final Community Connections: Gangs and Gun Violence is tonight at The Healing Temple in Suffolk! Featuring speakers from the Suffolk Police Department and Suffolk Virginia Sheriff's Office, join us as we discuss gangs and gun violence in Suffolk. We are ALWAYS stronger together. Be apart of the conversation tonight at 6PM.

05/21/2026

On May 20th, Executive Director Brandon Rodgers spoke at the Suffolk City Council meeting on services provided by WTCSB. Suffolk Fire & Rescue presented on the MARC program as a collaborative team with WTCSB and Suffolk Department of Fire and Rescue (SFR) which provides crisis services and mobile integrated health services to the citizens of Suffolk.

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Brandon Rodgers, WTCSB Executive Director; Shelley Shelton, CIT/Marcus Alert Coordinator; Lamont Matthews, QMHP; Ben Reindeau, Paramedic; Captain Ray Willet, and Chief Mike Barakey

05/20/2026

Mental health touches every one of us either directly or through someone we love. Let’s commit to talking about it with the care and honesty it deserves. https://www.samhsa.gov/mental-health/what-is-mental-health/facts

05/19/2026

05/19/2026

05/19/2026

Community Connections continues tonight at Rawls Museum Arts Let's talk about how trauma-informed care helps us navigate through the world, for others and ourselves. The conversation starts at 6:00 PM, see you there. 💜

05/16/2026

Congrats, Grads! 🎓 🎉 Dispatchers from the Suffolk Police Department, Isle of Wight County Sheriff's Office, Southampton County Sheriff's Office, and the ODU Police Department completed an 8-hour Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training class dedicated to Dispatchers. Thank YOU, grads, for taking the time to learn more about how to best support people experiencing a mental health crisis.

05/15/2026

Young people thrive when support comes early. Encouraging open conversations about mental health can help children and teens feel supported in reaching out. https://www.samhsa.gov/mental-health/what-is-mental-health/how-to-talk/young-people

05/14/2026

We loved the opportunity to share the importance of early literacy and planting seeds in the lives of our children with the launch of the Dolly Parton Imagination library in Southampton.

Dolly Parton has always said that wildflowers don’t need perfect conditions to grow, they just need a chance, and that couldn’t be more true. We shared that seeds need soil, water, and sunlight… but most importantly, they need LOVE. 💜

Let’s keep planting seeds and watching them bloom into something beautiful. 🌸