NYSHealth Initiative for Returning Veterans and Their Families

In exploring the needs of individuals with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders throughout the State, NYSHealth identified returning Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans and their families as a high-need sub-population whose needs are not being met.

The NYSHealth Initiative for Returning Veterans and Their Families seeks to underscore that the health and mental health issues returning veterans and their families face are not solely military issues, but public and community health issues that should be addressed by local and national government agencies, community-based organizations, and health funders.

The Foundation seeks to support programs that can help:

1. address veterans’ reintegration needs, including timely access to mental health and substance use services;
2. develop and inform a statewide planning process to ensure that veterans funding meets the pressing needs of New York State’s returning veterans and their families; and
3. establish a baseline of non-partisan, independent information regarding the needs of veterans and their families in New York State. 

Returning veterans in New York State Fact Sheet

See all NYSHealth’s grants related to returning veterans and their families