About Us

We Proactively Support Mental Health & Wellness.

Wellness Connection is a grant-funded initiative of the Behavioral Health Wellness Program at Harrisonburg-Rockingham Community Services Board. Our team collaborates with our local community to reduce mental health stigma by proactively addressing substance misuse, mental health challenges, and suicide prevention. We offer a range of resources and information designed to help everyone in Harrisonburg City and Rockingham County access the education and tools they need to live healthier lives.

Free Services & Resources For Everyone.

We’re proud to provide our services for free so that everyone in Harrisonburg City and Rockingham County can access the tangible tools and resources they need to live safer, healthier lives in our community.

Our Programs

We’re Committed To
Harrisonburg City & Rockingham County.

Our Mission

We collaborate with our community to provide preventative resources to address mental health challenges, substance use, and suicide in Harrisonburg City and Rockingham County.

Our Vision

Every member of our community will have the resources they need to keep themselves, their family, and their community safe from substance use, suicide, and mental health crises.

Our Values

Accessibility

Our program provides resources that enhance the safety, mental health, and wellness of every person in Harrisonburg City and Rockingham County.

Proactivity

We proactively address substance use, suicide prevention, and mental health challenges to improve health and wellness in our community.

Collaboration

We collaborate with a variety of community partners and stakeholders to ensure that our program best meets the unique needs of our local residents.

Our Team Is Passionate
About Helping Our Community.

Wellness Connection relies on the dedication and commitment of our team, who work tirelessly to improve lives in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County.

Contact Amelia

Amelia Morrison

Behavioral Health Wellness Coordinator

She/Her

Amelia serves as the Behavioral Health Wellness Coordinator, facilitating trainings on mental health, suicide prevention, and substance use prevention as well as engaging in community outreach. A graduate of the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding’s Conflict Transformation program, she brings a knowledge of trauma awareness and resilience, restorative justice practices, and strategies for engaging conflict interpersonally and at the community scale, with an eye toward building relationships and facilitating constructive dialogue. She has worked as an educator, facilitator, and program coordinator for various nonprofit organizations in the Harrisonburg-Rockingham community over the last 10 years.

Amelia comes to community health wellness and prevention work from a food justice advocacy and community organizing background. Her decade of community organizing work encompasses social change leadership, sustainable agriculture, and supporting community members coming out of crisis.

In her free time, Amelia enjoys the mountains, bike-packing trips, cooking experiments, dancing, and watching her two kittens make “biscuits” (the highest form of cat affection).

Education:

Bachelor of Science in Environmental Conservation, Sustainability, and Development, James Madison University

Graduate Certificate in Conflict Transformation, Center for Justice and Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University

Training Credentials:

Certified Trainer – REVIVE! Opioid Overdose and Naloxone Education, VA Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
Certified Trainer – Adult Mental Health First Aid, National Council for Mental Wellbeing
Certified Trainer – Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), ACE Interface
Certified Trainer – LivingWorks SafeTALK
Certified Trainer- Beyond the Bet, Virginia Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Services

Graduate Certificate- Conflict Transformation, Center for Justice and Peacebuilding
Certified Facilitator- Circle Processes, Center for Justice and Peacebuilding

Contact Jonny

Jonny Morris

Behavioral Health Wellness Specialist

He/Him

Jonny serves as a Behavioral Health Wellness Specialist at Harrisonburg-Rockingham Community Services Board, delivering trainings, providing free resources, and engaging the Harrisonburg-Rockingham community on the topics of Mental and Emotional Health, Suicide Prevention, and Substance Use Prevention. Along with Jonny’s role as a Behavioral Health Wellness Specialist, Jonny serves as a support staff member to the Healthy Community Collaborative, a coalition that brings people and organizations together to end health disparities and inequities in the Harrisonburg-Rockingham community.

Jonny’s journey into wellness and personal growth originated through the personal struggles that he experienced in his teenage and early adult life related to substance use and mental/emotional challenges. These hardships, paired with a “rock bottom” experience, compelled Jonny to begin pouring rigorous attention into his self-development so that he could change the direction of his life. At the age of 23, Jonny finished his Associates degree, became a certified yoga instructor, a certified health coach, and started his coaching business to assist others in their journeys of personal growth and wellness. As Jonny explored some courses at James Madison University, he found a special interest and enjoyment in facilitating group dialogue and collaborative discussions. Through working with JMU’s Institute for Constructive Advocacy and Dialogue, Jonny began to realize the potential that dialogue and community-organizing has to create positive, systemic change in the world. Jonny’s hope is to continue helping people, communities, and organizations through educating, training, facilitating, and coaching on the topics of (and related to) personal growth, wellness, and collaboration. When not engaged in his efforts towards personal and professional development, Jonny enjoys bouldering, watching the wind blow the leaves on trees, and strumming his guitar.

Education:

Associate degree of Transfer Studies at Blue Ridge Community College

Training Credentials:

200 Hour Certified Yoga Instructor
Certified Health Coach
Interactivity Foundation: Collaborative Discussion Program
60 Hour Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy Program
Authentic Relating Training Levels 1 and 2
Applied Polyvagal Theory in Yoga Level 1
Healing Trauma Master Workshop with Dr. Peter Levine
Authentic Relating Training Levels 1 and 2
Virginia Preservice Training for Child Care Staff
Child Abuse and Neglect: Recognizing, Reporting, and Responding for Educators
Building Resilient Communities and Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences
Trainer – “Stacked Deck”: Youth Problem Gambling Prevention Program, Level Up Promotion and Prevention
Certified Trainer – LivingWorks SafeTALK
Certified Trainer- Beyond the Bet, Virginia Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Services

Contact Jennifer

Jennifer Johnson

Behavioral Health Wellness Specialist

She/her

Jennifer serves as a Behavioral Health Wellness Specialist, with a focus on Problem Gaming & Gambling prevention, mental health & trauma education, and substance misuse prevention. By combining education, advocacy, and compassionate support, she promotes mental wellbeing and empowers people to lead healthier, more fulfilling lives—one connection at a time.

With over 25 years of experience in the fitness and wellness industry, Jennifer is a passionate advocate for holistic health and personal transformation. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Sports Medicine from Bluefield University and has earned multiple certifications, including Activity Director (NCCAP), Wellness Coach, Fitness Nutrition Coach (Spencer Institute of California), and CDC Diabetes Life Coach.

She’s led initiatives in skills training, mental health education, substance misuse education, suicide prevention/intervention training, and community outreach to bring awareness to the importance of having conversations surrounding mental health and wellbeing to reduce stigma.

In her free time, Jennifer enjoys spending time with family and friends, singing, and sharing stories while enjoying chocolate! Her heart is most full when she is serving her community!

Training Credentials:

Certified Trainer – Adult/Youth/Teen Mental Health First Aid- National Council on Mental Wellbeing
Certified Trainer – ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) – LivingWorks
Certified Trainer – REVIVE! Opioid Overdose and Naloxone Education – Virginia DBHDS
Certified Trainer – ACE’s (Adverse Childhood Experiences) – Virginia DBHDS
Certified 5 Bridges to Wellness Coach
CHATS Trainer (Connecting Humans And Telling Stories)
Certified Trainer- Beyond the Bet, Virginia Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Services

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1241 North Main Street
Harrisonburg, VA 22802
540.434.1941

We Proactively Support Mental Health & Wellness.

Free Services & Resources For Everyone.

We’re Committed To
Harrisonburg City & Rockingham County.

Our Mission

Our Vision