FIVE18 Family Services

Information on Services

FIVE18 Counseling provides year-round mental health counseling and resources to students and their families in the school setting. Their trauma-informed counselors help students address and cope with a variety of concerns while eliminating barriers to services such as the following: transportation, missing too much school time, limited counselor availability during after school hours, financial barriers, etc. FIVE18 is able to meet students where they are to address their mental health needs. 

To learn more about FIVE18 and the various services they offer to you and your family, please visit their website.

If you would like more information about school-based counseling services, click "Contact Us" to complete the form and someone will be in contact with you or call (434) 300-HOPE (4673)

Assitance with Medicaid or FAMIS Information

Do you need help applying for Medicaid or FAMIS? FIVE18 can provide assistance with applying for or renewing these benefits. Click on the "Contact Us" button above and complete the form. You can also utilize the options below for applying and/or renewing benefits: https://commonhelp.virginia.gov/access

Cover Virginia Toll-Free hotline: (855) 242-8282

Call for assistance or contact the local Department of Social Services: 

Appomattox Department of Social Services
318 Court Street
Appomattox, VA 24522
(434) 352-7125

FIVE18 Family Services can also help with the process. Complete the form below.

A special thanks to the Virginia Health Care Foundation and the awarding of the Nurture Now grant, which makes these mental health services possible in ACPS.

For more information on the Virginia Health Care Foundation, please visit their website below.