Our Tools & Training Are Free For Everyone.
We love Harrisonburg City & Rockingham County and are passionate about providing tools and training that are FREE and available to everyone.
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Find The Upcoming Training & Events
That Work for You.
Don’t see a training date that works for you or want to bring a course to your local group or organization? Connect with us!
Find our REVIVE Training dates HERE!
September 6th, 2025
Strength in Peers Community Resource Fair
Join us for a community resource fair where local organizations and businesses rally together in support of individuals who have lower incomes, are unhoused or unstably housed, or have recently returned from incarceration and live in the City of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County, VA.
We are also celebrating National Recovery Month, a national observance held every September to raise awareness that anyone can recover from substance use and mental health challenges and recovery services are available to help.
Questions? Contact prevention@hrcsb.org
September 20th, 2025
Rapid REVIVE! Trainings at the Harrisonburg Farmer’s Market
📣 Free Rapid REVIVE Trainings at the Harrisonburg Farmer’s Market! Learn how to respond to an opioid overdose using naloxone (Narcan) and receive a free opioid overdose kit. Walk-in trainings at our table take only 15 minutes- NO registration required!
❓ Contact prevention@hrcsb.org with questions
September 16th, 2025
Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences
This evidence-based, 2-hour training explores the connection between adverse childhood experiences (trauma) and the risk for mental, physical, and emotional health challenges in adulthood. Participants will learn how the power of a healthy community and relationships support healing
- No registration required!
- 18+ or older, unless accompanied by a parent/guardian.
September 24th, 2025
Funding Tools for First Time Homebuyers
📣 !: Registration required: https://tinyurl.com/AccessHomeownership
Ready to make your dream of homeownership a reality?
Join us for a FREE Homebuying Workshop on September 24, 2025, from 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM at the Lucy F Simms Center!
Gain valuable insight from Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission, Central Valley Habitat for Humanity, United Bank, and SERCAP.
Join us to…
- Learn how to access grants and loans to make homeownership affordable
- Connect directly with local program representatives
- Ask expert answers to your biggest homebuying questions
We will have food and childcare available for this event!
Your path to homeownership starts here—sign up today!: https://tinyurl.com/AccessHomeownership
❓ Contact prevention@hrcsb.org with questions
October 25th, 2025
National DEA Drug Take-back Day
📣 Time to clean out your medicine cabinet? Drug Takeback Day makes disposing of old or unused medications easy. Come to Valley Mall to easily throw out meds you don’t need anymore; you’ll find us in front of Books-a-Million. The Rockingham County Sherrif’s Department is also hosting a Touch-a-Truck event alongside Drug Takeback- a fun opportunity to see all the agency’s cool trucks and motorcycles. Bring the whole family!
❓ Contact prevention@hrcsb.org with questions
Interested in scheduling a training for your work, church, or other organization? Contact us today!
Learn More About Our
Free Training Courses.
We coordinate and facilitate FREE training courses on mental health, trauma, and substance use for our community!
Adult Mental Health First Aid
This evidence-based, 8-hour training is provided at no cost to our community. Participants learn how to recognize signs and symptoms of mental health conditions and how to offer initial support. Participants learn the skills to connect others to resources and respond to crises related to mental health or substance use. Participants must be 18+ for this training.
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
ASIST is a 2-day, interactive training that teaches participants the skills to notice signs of suicide in a person, how to intervene to prevent immediate harm, and strategies for connecting someone with thoughts of suicide to the next level of care. Participants must be 16+ to attend.
Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
This workshop is flexible and adaptable based on the needs of the group. Generally, this training explores the effects of adverse experiences and trauma during childhood and how those experiences may connect with one’s physical, mental, and emotional health in adulthood. Participants discuss how individuals and communities can respond to trauma to prevent lasting impacts.
REVIVE!
REVIVE Is the Opioid Overdose and Naloxone Education program for the Commonwealth of Virginia. REVIVE teaches participants how to recognize and respond to an opioid overdose, the science of an overdose, and state laws related to an overdose response.
Find REVIVE Training dates HERE
Tangible Tools To Support
Harrisonburg & Rockingham County.
We provide free tools to address and prevent substance misuse and suicide in our community. Making our physical resources easy to access enables our community to keep their homes and families safer.
Medication Lock Boxes
Combination lock boxes used to safely secure medications in the home
Medication Deactivation Packets
Environmentally friendly, easy-to-use pouches used to destroy unused or expired medications
Pill Sorting Trays
Sort and manage your weekly medications- available in 7-day or 7-day morning and evening styles
Timer Caps For Medication Bottles
Bottles that keep track of when medication was last opened to decrease accidental overuse
Cable Locks For Firearms
Secure firearms with cable locks that prevent them from being fired
Trigger Locks For Firearms
Prevent firearms from firing with a trigger lock for safe firearm storage
We are a proud program with the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Community Services Board