What Does the Healthy Living Program Do?

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View the Weekly HLP Schedule(PDF, 311KB)

Eligibility

HLP is open to Arlington County Behavioral Healthcare Division (BHD) clients. Ask your case manager or therapist to provide you details for the monthly HLP orientation session to learn more.

The Healthy Living Program offers a variety of health and wellness opportunities to community members living in recovery from mental health and substance use issues. Program participants must be receiving services with Arlington County Department of Human Services.

Healthy Living Program Services

Wellness Coaching
  • Wellness Engagement: Group and individual based support with wellness planning, and opportunities to engage in wellness-related supports and activities
  • Wellness Coaching: Group and individual based support with the addition of quarterly assessments and support with goal setting and tracking
  • Wellness Check-in Calls: 30 min appointments available on a weekly basis to provide individualized wellness support 
Movement Groups

A variety of physical activity opportunities, including:

  • Drop in exercise groups: low intensity strength/stretch, high intensity strength and cardio, seated strength and stability
  • Walk groups
  • Yoga therapy 
Nutrition Education
  • Eat Well/Live Well Nutrition Education class, presented in partnership with Virginia Cooperative Extension and Giant grocery store
  • Quarterly nutrition education workshops, presented in partnership with Giant grocery store
  • Referral to Giant grocery for individual nutrition consultations
  • Referral to Virginia Hospital Center Diabetes Education Center based on medical necessity 
Tobacco Cessation Support
  • Drop in tobacco cessation counseling group 
Peer-Led Wellness Workshops
  • Weekly workshops covering a variety of wellness and recovery-related topics
  • Whole Health Action Management (WHAM)
  • Action Planning for Prevention and Recovery (APPR) 
Mindfulness and Stress Management
  • Drop in mindfulness class
  • Support with accessing free technology-based support with mindfulness practices 
Access and Referrals to Additional Resources