Western Tidewater CSB director outlines same‑day access, school programs and crisis capacity for Isle of Wight

Brandon Rogers, executive director of the Western Tidewater Community Services Board, told the Isle of Wight County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 6 that the agency has opened a new, larger Isle of Wight clinic offering same‑day access and expanded services to residents.

Rogers said the clinic — moved to the Food Lion Plaza in Smithfield — now accepts walk‑ins on Wednesdays with same‑day access between about 8:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. and includes group‑therapy and classroom space, a sensory room for children with developmental needs and a monthly “coffee with a clinician” drop‑in offering. “When they walk in the door, [they] don't need to know what services they qualify for,” Rogers said. “We'll work out a treatment plan with them.”

The nut of Rogers’s message to the board was that the Community Services Board (CSB) is the local public safety net for mental health, developmental and substance‑use services, and that local investment is required: “There's a state mandate that local funds…