Support for Mental Health & Substance Use Disorders

The Virginia Veteran and Family Support Program (VVFS) provides peer recovery (behavioral health) support for individuals and groups and linkages to counseling and treatment services to assist service members, veterans, families and caregivers as they address the challenges of life stressors, mental health and/or substance use needs, military service, transition, deployments, post-traumatic stress, and traumatic brain injuries.

VVFS does not provides crisis services. For support outside of business hours, please call the suicide and crisis lifeline any time of day or night by dialing 9-8-8.

For more information on 9-8-8 and the Veterans Crisis Line, visit www.veteranscrisisline.net.

For assistance locating peer and family recovery support and/or counseling and treatment services from Federal, State, and local agencies nearest you, please contact the statewide or regional VVFS teams below or click the request services button and a staff member will contact you.

Questions? Call Toll Free Number
1-877-285-1299

Find a DVS Office Near You              Request Services

Additional online support: VVFS has also partnered with the Cabana online platform to offer mental wellness groups and resource materials to all service members, veterans, and their families.

If you are interested in learning more about the Cabana online support platform and/or starting a free online account (VVFS pilot runs through June 2025), please contact one of the following team members:

Elvis Fields, Veteran Peer Specialist - Elvis.Fields@dvs.virginia.gov

Adam Meyer, Veteran Peer Specialist - Adam.Meyer@dvs.virginia.gov