Charlottesville, VA- 1,268 people gathered at the Nehemiah Action to press the community’s largest provider of mental health care to nearly triple hours of child psychiatry offered each week. This came after hearing stories of our members facing an average of 3 months for their sick children to see a psychiatrist. During this wait their crises continued.
Before this action, Region Ten offered only 15 hours of psychiatric care each week for their entire service area that spans Green, Louisa, Fluvanna Nelson and Albemarle Counties. In Albemarle, there were only nine hours offered.
These hours were only offered once a week from 9-12 on Friday morning. The new fulltime psychiatrist began work on May 1st, 2015, and, due to expanded hours, will be able to see an additional 300 children per year.
