For immediate help

Please call 1-800-951-3792 and we will guide you through the process and help find an appropriate provider of services.

What to expect

Please watch our presentation (broadband connection recommended) that explains the evaluation process.

For dial up users you can read the text by clicking here.

Find a Provider

If you would prefer, you can search for a provider. Please note that you will still need to go through the evaluation process.

Child Mental Health Group Home Transition Information

Western Highlands Network Offers

Mental Health First Aid Training

 

This training is currently full but will be offered later in the year.  Dates of upcoming trainings will be posted as they are confirmed. 

 

This is a 12 hour certification course that teaches participants how to intervene during a mental health or substance abuse crisis and during the early stages of a developing mental health or substance abuse disorder until professional help can be obtained. This international course began in Australia and is now being taught in 10 countries, including the United States. Topics covered include depressive and mood disorders, anxiety disorders, non-suicidal self injury, psychosis, substance use disorders, and eating disorders.

 

Cost for the program is $25.00 per person and includes the comprehensive Mental Health First Aid-USA manual and individual certification in the course material. Training will be held March 15, 2010 and March 29, 2010 at Western Highlands Network from 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 pm each day, with a one hour break for lunch. In order to complete the training and receive the certification, both sessions must be attended in their entirety. This training is open to family members, community members, and providers and is limited to the first 24 registrants. Please click here to register. Registration and payment must be received by March 3, 2010. You may send both to Sonia Eldridge at

Western Highlands Network

356 Biltmore Ave.

Asheville, NC 28806

 

Questions may be directed to Sonia at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (800-671-6560 x2910) or Andrea Morris at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (800-671-6560 x2951).

This evidence-based model is a self-designed plan for staying well, felling better when not feeling well, increasing personal responsibility and taking control of one's own life.

Program starts in April, click here for more information.

Peer Employment Training

Our next Peer Employment Training has not been scheduled, however, if you would like to complete an application we will submit it to our selection committee for review when a training date has been determined. If you have questions, please contact Andrea Morris at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or (828) 225-2785 ext. 2908. (Click here to download the application)

Attention Peer Support Specialists (PSS):

Providerslists PSS job vacancies using a state wide data base through the Behavioral Health Resource Program (BHRP) at http://bhrp.sowo.unc.edu/index.php?q=node/109. NC PSS certification guidelines and forms are also located on this website.

Online Recovery Support was born out of an idea that everyone in recovery should have a place to call home. This place could exist on the Internet and be a place for people to gather and share anything they felt was appropriate and relevant to their healing or recovery process. A place that was free to everyone, and gave anyone who visited an opportunity to express themselves about chemical dependency or mental illness and find support if they needed it. Professionals can talk about their services and share material that is relevant to healing in any form. Family members, partners, therapists, counselors, addicts. Onlinerecoverysupport is for anyone who is looking for a place in the recovering community to call home. We welcome you.  Please click the icon to the left to access this site.

Research reveals that by age 12, many of our youth have started experimenting with drugs and alcohol. By age 16, almost twenty percent are drinking and/or using substances to the level of addiction.

"TWELVE" is the honest, first person testimonial of surviving those years, and for many, surviving the subsequent years of a misunderstood and debilitating substance abuse battle. Please click the icon above to view this 45 minute documentary which shows young alcoholics and drug addicts that are seeking a better way of life through a process called RECOVERY.

Consumer Handbooks

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Additional Publications

Western Highlands Brochure	Glossary of Acronyms	Directory of Support Connections	Housing
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