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Veteran and Family Support
The Virginia Veteran and Family Support Program: Enhancing the quality of life for Virginia’s service members, veterans, and their families.
Mission
The Virginia Veteran and Family Support Program (VVFS) in cooperation with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services and the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services, monitors and coordinates behavioral health, rehabilitative services and community resources for individuals and families.
VVFS provides direct support through personalized care and community resource coordination and peer recovery support to service members, veterans and their families and caregivers as they address the challenges of military service, transition, deployments, post-traumatic stress and traumatic brain injuries.
Eligibility
VVFS proudly serves:
- Veterans of any era who are Virginia residents regardless of military discharge status
- Members of the Virginia National Guard
- Members of the Armed Forces Reserves
- Transitioning service members
- Family members and caregivers of service members and veterans
Services Offered
- Assessment of individual and family needs and linkages to needed medical, behavioral health, and/or community resources available through Federal, State, and local agencies
- Linkages to financial and benefits services, transportation, housing, employment, and education assistance programs in DVS and partner agencies
- Outreach and support to military-connected individuals in the criminal justice system
- Provision of individual and group peer recovery (behavioral health) support services for service members and veterans
Upcoming VVFS Trainings/Events
Veteran Peer Support Group
- Date: 01/01/2025 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
- Location: Virtual
Held the first and third Wednesday of the month, Veteran Peer Support Groups are facilitated by veterans to address the needs of the veteran, National Guard, and Reservist communities more effectively by providing a relaxed and confidential environment in which to share past military and current transitional experiences with other veterans.
The groups employ a peer-to-peer format which strives to foster support for members by improving self-reliance, self-advocacy, and by encouraging each veteran along his/her own path to behavioral health wellness. These occur every first and third Wednesday of the month.
Zoom Link: https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1616570676?pwd=NTdmUnBSRVB3KzkzcDJIb3MwMjE2UT09
Questions? Contact Jamie Staten, Veteran Peer Specialist at jamie.staten@dvs.virginia.gov or (804) 839-0480.