VIRGINIA VETERANS RESOURCE GUIDE 2025
Virginia Veteran and Family Support
Specialized Veteran Care Coordination and Support
The Virginia Veteran and Family Support (VVFS) program provides a statewide delivery and response system for behavioral health, rehabilitative, and supportive services for military members, veterans, and their families. VVFS proudly serves Virginia veterans of any era, members of the Armed Forces and National Guard, and their families. VVFS provides peer and family support and comprehensive care coordination services, including: • Direct linkages to medical and behavioral health care, housing, employment, and other public and private assistance programs; • Peer and family support groups, resilience-focused training, and retreats for couples and families; and • Specialized outreach and assistance to vulnerable veterans, including at-risk or homeless veterans and veterans involved in the criminal justice system. VVFS also has a new subprogram known as the Suicide Prevention and Opioid Addiction Services (SOS) Program. SOS aims to enhance understanding of suicide prevention and opioid addiction among service members, veterans, and their families (SMVF) and build community support capacity to ensure that the RIGHT HELP is widely available RIGHT NOW to military-connected citizens and families. The SOS team has developed a Community Grant Program to enhance outreach and direct services for SMVF. The Virginia Veteran and Family Support program is operated by the Virginia Department of Veterans Services in cooperation with the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, the Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services, and numerous partners including the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Virginia’s Community Services Boards.
Lt.j.g. Latina Perry, assigned to the USS Tortuga (LSD 46), is promoted to Lieutenant in a ceremony aboard the USS Wisconsin (BB 64).
A sailor hugs his children during the completion of the ship’s homeport shift from Naval Station (NAVSTA) Norfolk, Virginia, to NAVSTA Rota, Spain.
To learn more, visit dvs.virginia.gov or call our toll-free number: (844) VDVS-VET (838-7838) . To access the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) 24/7 Veterans Crisis Line, dial 988 (press 1) or text 838255.
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