NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION

Harbor Point Behavioral Health Center complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. Harbor Point Behavioral Health Center does not exclude people or treat them differently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. Harbor Point Behavioral Health Center:

  • Provides free aids and services to people with disabilities to communicate effectively with us, such as:
    • Qualified sign language interpreters
    • Written information in other formats (large print, audio, accessible electronic formats, other formats
  • Provides free language services to people whose primary language is not English, such as:
    • Qualified interpreters
    • Information written in other languages

If you need these services, contact Brenda Coburn, Director of Human Resources.

If you believe that Harbor Point Behavioral Health Center has failed to provide these services or discriminated in another way on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex, you can file a grievance with:

Brenda Coburn, Director of Human Resources
301 Fort Lane
Portsmouth, VA 23704
[email protected]
Phone: 757-391-5961
Fax: 757-300-2298

or

Clarence Vandi, Director of Risk Management
301 Fort Lane
Portsmouth, VA 23704
[email protected]
Phone: 757-391-5966

You can file a grievance in person or by mail, fax, or email. If you need help filing a grievance, Brenda Coburn, Director of Human Resources is available to help you.

You can also file a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, electronically through the Office for Civil Rights Complaint Portal, available at https://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/portal/lobby.jsf, or by mail or phone at: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, SW Room 509F, HHH Building Washington, D.C. 20201 1-800-368-1019, 800-537-7697 (TDD) Complaint forms are available at:

http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/office/file/index.html.