Friends of Loudoun Mental Health

What We Do

 We foster community-wide relationships to:  

• Advocate for services that support recovery from mental illnesses 

• Educate the public, using various venues, about the importance of good mental health and the challenges of living with chronic mental illnesses;
   

• Help prevent homelessness among mental health consumers who are actively engaged in professionally provided therapeutic services through A Place to Call Home – our unique public/private partnership with Supported Living Services of Loudoun County’s Division of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services;
   

• Identify gaps in Loudoun’s mental health services, guide efforts to deal with the identified problems, and enhance mental health services through collaboration with mental health service providers, agencies, organizations, advocates and consumers;

• Raise funds to support direct service initiatives managed through a public/private collaboration programming with Loudoun County Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, and other organizations in the County.
   

VISION:

A Loudoun County in which those with mental illness are treated equally in all aspects of their lives.

MISSION: 

To connect those affected by mental illness to financial, health, and educational resources, while treating these individuals with compassion and respect, as we raise community awareness of their needs.

CORE VALUES of F R I E N D S:

Focus:  Focusing on mental health issues, the individuals, and the community affected by them.

Respect:  Demonstrating respect for those receiving and providing support services.

Integrity:  Doing the right thing even when others are not looking.

Empathy:  Showing understanding of others’ situations and feelings.

Neighborly:  Being especially helpful, friendly, or kind to those around you.

Dedication:   Being dedicated to the purpose of serving those in our community.

Support:  Providing direct financial support in order to reduce homelessness.