Friends of Prevention Coalition (FOPC)
The Friends of Prevention Coalition works in an innovative and creative manner to develop environmental strategies and solutions to promote and improve health wellness and resilience in the City of Richmond.
We use targeted strategic objectives and associated activities to achieve our mission of creating and sustaining safe, healthy, and drug-free communities.

Mental Health First Aid - Adult
Help an Adult in Need! Mental Health First Aid is an 8-hour course that teaches you how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders.

Mental Health First Aid - Youth
Help a Young Person in Need! Mental Health First Aid is an 8-hour course that teaches you how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders.

REVIVE! Training
REVIVE! trains individuals to be prepared for an opioid overdose emergency with the administration of Naloxone, a medication that reverses the effects of an opioid overdose.

PTSD and Fireworks don’t mix!
National Center for PTSD experts said that post-traumatic stress symptoms vary from person to person, and that not everyone with post-traumatic stress reacts to the Read More »

8 Signs of a Safe, Healthy Relationship
There are all kinds of relationships – family, friends, co-workers, romances, long-term, short-term, and everything in between. No matter the type, it is important to Read More »

Safe Gun Storage Tips
Research tells us locking guns reduces suicides and accidental deaths, particularly among our children. Here are some of the ways we can keep guns safely Read More »