Charting a course towards a brighter future

We provide outpatient mental health, substance use counseling, peer recovery support, prevention, developmental disability services, and much more!

Experience Background

50+
years of experience

Serving Accomack & Northampton Counties

Established in 1971, Eastern Shore Community Services Board is part of a statewide network of 40 Community Service Boards working to provide mental health, developmental disability, substance use, and prevention services where they are needed – in the local community.

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Our Services

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empowering individuals with developmental disabilities

Developmental Services

We offer a wide range of person-centered services designed to support individuals with developmental disabilities in living a safe, healthy, and productive life as independently as possible.

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A person in depression

Emergency Services

Our Emergency Services are designed to meet a person’s immediate needs, assure their safety, and connect them to appropriate and timely interventions, in the least restrictive environments.

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recovery-oriented treatment services

Outpatient Services

We provide a variety of outpatient services to meet the needs of our community. Services are provided for all age groups and are provided on an individual, group, or family basis.

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Parents teaching cycle riding to child

Prevention Services

We incorporate a spectrum of community and school-based services that promote mental wellness for youth and families to decrease the risk factors for developing a mental health or substance use disorder.

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Peer Recovery Is Possible.
We Are Here To Support You.

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Public Service
Announcements

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Promotional graphic for the Lock & Talk suicide prevention initiative. A smiling older man and a younger woman share a warm moment together. Bold white text reads: Lock Meds. Lock Guns. Talk Safety. Header text reads: We Are a Lock and Talk Family. Includes the Lock & Talk logo with a semicolon padlock and the website lockandtalk.org.

Lock Meds. Lock Guns. Talk Safety.

April 21, 2026

58% of Virginia suicides involve a firearm. Lock & Talk is working to change that. Learn how to safely store meds and guns and protect your community.

March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month.

Connections Matter: Celebrating Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month on the Eastern

March 26, 2026

March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. Learn how ESCSB’s Developmental Services team supports individuals in Accomack and Northampton Counties through Case Management, Day Support, and Residential Services.

Employee Spotlight for the month of March

March Employee Spotlight – Christina Land

March 2, 2026

Meet Christina Land, our Employee Spotlight for March, known for her bright smile, encouraging spirit, and dedication to those she serves!