ACRONYMS LIST
For Mental Heath Advocacy in Virginia
201 InvestigationAbuse and Neglect investigation in a facility
ABILAgoraphobics Building Independent Lives
ADAAmericans with Disabilities Act
ALFAssisted Living Facility
AOTAssisted Outpatient Treatment
APSAdult Protective Services
Arc of VirginiaAssociation for Retarded Citizens of Virginia
ATAssistive Technology
BHABehavioral Health Authority
CELTConsumer Empowerment Leadership Training
CIRCritical Incident Report
CMS ServicesCenter for Medicare and Medicaid Services
COCECo-Occurring Center for Excellence
CODCo-occurring Disorders
COSIGCo-Occurring State Incentive Grant
CSAComprehensive Services Act for Troubled Children and Youth
CSBCommunity Services Board
CSHCentral State Hospital (Dinwiddie)
CVTCCentral Virginia Training Center (Lynchburg)
DBSADepression and Bipolar Support Alliance
DDDevelopmentally Disabled
DHHSDepartment of Health and Human Resources
DMASDepartment of Medical Assistance Services
DMHMRSASDepartment of Mental Health Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services
DOCDepartment of Corrections
DOEDepartment of Education
DOJDepartment of Justice
DRSDepartment of Rehabilitative Services
DSM-IVDSM-IVDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4thEdition
DSSDepartment of Social Services
ECOEmergency Custody Order
EEOCEqual Opportunity Employment Commission
EPSDTEarly Periodic Screening Diagnosis and Treatment
ESHEastern State Hospital (Williamsburg)
FAPTFamily Assessment Planning Team
FBAFunctional Behavioral Assessment
GAGeneral Assembly
HBHouse Bill
HJRHouse Joint Resolution
HMOHealth Maintenance Organization
ICAACInteragency Civil Admissions Advisory Council
IEEIndependent Education Evaluation
IEPIndividualized Treatment Plan
IPInpatient
IPEIndividualized Plan for Employment
LHRCLocal Human Rights Commission
LTCLong Term Care
MDRManifestation Determination Review
MHMental Health
MHAMental Heath America
MHPCMental Health Planning Council
MIMental Illness
MOTMandatory Outpatient Treatment
MRMental Retardation
NAMINational Alliance on Mental Illness
NDRNNational Disability Rights Network
NFCMHPresident’s New Freedom Commission on Mental Health
NGRINot Guilty by Reason of Insanity
NIHNational Institute of Health
NIMBYNot in my back yard
NIMHNational Institute on Mental Health
NVTCNorthern Virginia Training Center (Fairfax)
OAGOffice of the Attorney General
OIGOffice of the Inspector General
OP Outpatient
OTOccupational Therapy
PACTProgram of Assertive Community Treatment
PAIMIProtection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness
PPOPreferred Provider Organization
PRTFPsychiatric Residential Treatment Facility
PSAPublic Service Announcement
PTPhysical Therapy
PTSDPost Traumatic Stress Disorder
Region INorthwest Virginia
Region IINorthern Virginia
Region IIISouthwest Virginia
Region IVCentral Virginia
Region VEastern Virginia
SASubstance Abuse
SAARASubstance Abuse and Addiction Recovery Alliance
SAMHSASubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
SASSubstance Abuse Services
SBSenate Bill
SHRCState Human Rights Commission
SJRSenate Joint Resolution
SMISerious Mental Illness
SSASocial Security Administration
SSDISocial Security Disability Insurance
SSISupplemental Security Income
SVMHISouthern Virginia Mental Health Institutes (Danville)
SVTCSouthside Virginia Training Center (Dinwiddie)
SWVMHISouthwestern Virginia Mental Health Institute (Marion)
SWVTCSouthwestern Virginia Training Center (Hillsville)
TANFTemporary Assistance for Needy Families
TBITraumatic Brain Injury
TDOTemporary Detention Order
VACSBVirginia Association of Community Service Boards
VAMCVA Hospital in Salem
VASIPVASIPVirginia Service Integration Program
VDAVirginians with Disabilities Act
VDOEVirginia Department of Education
VOCALVirginia Organization of Consumers Asserting Leadership
VOPAVirginia Office for Protection and Advocacy
VRVocational Rehabilitation
WRAPWellness Recovery Action Plan
WSHWestern State Hospital (Staunton)
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