The Virgin Islands Division of Behavioral Health and Drug Dependency Services (BHADDS) is
a division within DOH’s Public Health Services charged by Act 4039, Title IXX, V. I. Code with
establishing, administering and regulating programs designed to offer prevention, treatment and recovery intervention in the areas of substance abuse prevention, substance abuse treatment, behavioral health and residential services to our territory’s adults and children. Health care, public education and social services are provided as entitlements, by the United States Virgin Islands (USVI) Government, to all residents of the USVI. The Virgin Islands Department of Health Division of BHADDS is the Single State Authority (SSA) for the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant (SAPT BG) and Mental Health Block Grant, which is administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) and Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP). BHADDS serves as the lead organization in a continuum of services to support prevention, early intervention, treatment and recovery support services for youth and adults with behavioral health needs. BHADDS prioritize services that meet the needs of the individual, family, and community. Unlike many US states, BHADDS not only establishes, administers, and regulates behavioral health services in the Territory but also functions as a direct provider of several services in the service delivery continuum. The Territory leverages partnerships and local funding as key components in
building a broad system of treatment, prevention and recovery support that meets the behavioral health needs of its residents.