mental health
Harper Brings Comfort to Chesterfield County Jail
Chesterfield County Jail integrates canine therapy into its nationally recognized HARP addiction recovery program to support inmate mental health and well-being.
North Chesterfield executive charged in alleged $49.6M Medicaid fraud scheme
Federal prosecutors have charged a North Chesterfield woman, Mikia Noble, 37, in an alleged scheme to bill Virginia Medicaid roughly $49.6 million for crisis mental-health services that recipients never received or did not need. The charge is an accusation; Noble has not been convicted.
Vandalism Suspect Ordered for Mental Health Evaluation
A Midlothian resident accused of damaging four county buildings, including the courthouse, in a May vandalism spree has been ordered to undergo mental health evaluation.
Board Chair Forms Plant Medicine Ad Hoc Committee
Chesterfield County Board Chair Mark Miller has formed an 18-member ad hoc committee to study plant medicine therapies, particularly psilocybin, as a potential treatment for veterans with PTSD and others struggling with depression and anxiety.
Midlothian man arrested in Chesterfield vandalism spree
Chesterfield County Sheriff's Office arrested a Midlothian man for vandalizing four public and commercial buildings in a single night, including the county courthouse and central library.