Fredericksburg Regional Office

The Office on Youth’s Fredericksburg Regional Division is the main hub of services for the Fredericksburg area. This division serves the City of Fredericksburg and the Counties of Caroline, King George, Spotsylvania, and Stafford, and has served the Planning District since 1989.

The links below provide additional information on the programs and services, along with our referral form, which can be faxed or emailed to us. Contact us for information on program fees and to schedule an appointment.

REFERRAL FORM

To schedule an intake appointment at the Fredericksburg Office, please use calendar application below.

If you require a Substance Use Assessment, please contact the Fredericksburg Case Manager, Missy Fisher.

anger management

Anger Management

Facilitated, classroom-based program
Curriculum includes identifying triggers and cues to anger and completing a conflict trigger scale, developing a plan to keep anger from escalating to aggression, identifying the cost of aggression, and introducing effective coping skills including reframing conflict and decisional balance activities

Community Service Work

Community-based projects supervised by agency facilitators occurring throughout the region in each locality
Projects occur on a rotating basis through partnerships with local nonprofit agencies

restorative justice

Restorative Justice

Facilitated, classroom-based program
Curriculum components include Restorative Justice Competency Development as identified within OJJDP and The Balanced and Restorative Justice Project (BARJ) while learning about accountability, empathy, and healthy decision making

saage

Substance Abuse Avoidance Group Education (SAAGE)

Facilitated group education program focusing on the effects of substance use on the brain, coping strategies, building resiliency, cycle of addiction/recovery, and motivation for change
Youth are placed in this program based on a clinical assessment completed during the intake appointment

Substance Use Disorder Group Treatment

Small group treatment program encourages youth to examine the impact of substance use on their lives and explores ways to make changes to alcohol and drug use
Group sessions focus on dependence, addiction, prescription drug use, and recovery
Youth are placed in this program based on a clinical assessment completed during the intake appointment

Individual Substance Use Treatment

Addresses the same areas as Substance Use Disorder Group Treatment but in an individualized setting, which is recommended based on an assessment completed at intake
Appropriate for the youth who has experienced significant personal trauma and/or displays extreme behaviors coupled with substance use
When the youth will benefit from addressing substance use issues in a group of their peers, group and individual treatment may be provided

vaping interventon group

Vaping Intervention Group

Incorporates Evidence Based Practices to encourage critical thinking skills, while presenting vaping prevention and intervention education materials and activities
Program components include education practices from American lung Association and Stanford Medical School
This program is appropriate for middle school students and high school students only using nicotine vapes

The following Diversion Programs allow participants to complete court ordered services within the timeframe specified in their Diversion Contract.

Restorative Justice-Larceny

Evidence based practices, facilitated curriculum focused on learning the effects of theft crimes on the community, offender accountability, and developing pro-social skills

VOISE

(Vocal Choice, Ownership, Intelligent Decision Making, Social Skills, Empathy)

Evidence based practices, facilitated program with the focus on increasing self-awareness, self-regulation, accountability, effective decision-making, pro-social skills, and empathy

Referrals from the School Division Administrative Office are accepted for the following programs.