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Veteran and Family Support

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VVFS Team Photo April 2026The 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

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Upcoming VVFS Trainings/Events

Women Veteran Virtual Peer Support Group

  • Date: 06/03/2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM  
  • Location: Virtual

Hosted by Khadija Smith, DVS Veteran Peer Specialist

Every 1st and 3rd Wednesday 12pm- 1pm

This Women Virtual Veteran Peer Support Group is facilitated by women veterans, to address the needs of the Woman Veteran, National Guard, and Reservist communities more effectively.  The group is designed to provide a relaxed and confidential environment in which to share past military, and current transitional, experiences with other women veterans.  VVFS virtual groups employ peer-to-peer format, which strives to foster support for women veterans by improving self-reliance, self-advocacy, and by encouraging each veteran whether male or female along his/her own path to behavioral health wellness.

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