SAMHSA’s support of behavioral health systems serving service members, veterans, and their families works with States, Territories, and Tribes to strengthen behavioral health care systems for Service Members, Veterans, and Their Families (SMVF). This initiative provides support through the provision of technical assistance (TA) and the promotion of ongoing interagency collaboration.
This initiative builds upon SAMHSA’s 2008 and 2010 SMVF Policy Academies, through which 18 States and Territories established interagency teams that: (1) developed strategic plans to accomplish the above goal; and (2) committed to sustaining and expanding the teams, and implementing and enhancing the plan. SAMHSA’s support for behavioral health systems works with the teams in Policy Academy States and Territories and also reaches out to States, Territories, and Tribes that have not benefited from Policy Academies.
