Recorded Webinars

Throughout the year, the Service Members, Veterans, and their Families Technical Assistance (SMVF TA) Center hosts webinars to increase awareness of behavioral health issues impacting service members, veterans, and their families. The webinars feature best practices and lessons learned.

Access SMVF TA Center webinars. The following webinars are available for viewing:

2025

• SMVF: Support After Suicide Loss: Postvention for SMVF (91 minutes) – November 4 (English and Spanish Subtitles)
• SMVF: Digital Wellness Technology for Service Members, Veterans, and their Families (90 minutes) – May 13 (English and Spanish Subtitles)
• SMVF: Economic Stability Considerations for Service Members, Veterans, and their Families (90 minutes) – January 21 (English and Spanish Subtitles)

2024

• Invisible Wounds of Service: PTSD, TBI, and Moral Injury (90 minutes) – November 5 (English and Spanish Subtitles)
• Clinical Community Partnerships to Support Behavioral Health for SMVF (90 minutes) – July 30 (English and Spanish Subtitles)
• SMVF Webinar: Intimate Partner Violence in the Military and Veteran Community (90 minutes) – April 16 (English and Spanish Subtitles)

2023

• SMVF: Military-Connected Children in the Education System (93 minutes) – November 15 (English and Spanish Subtitles)
• Problem Gambling Among Service Members and Veterans: Education, Awareness, and Outreach (90 minutes) – June 9 (English and Spanish Subtitles)
• Peer Support Workers for the Military-Affiliated Population: Resources and Examples (90 minutes) – March 15 (English and Spanish Subtitles)

2022

• Crisis Intercept Mapping for Service Members, Veterans and their Families: Applications and Updates (90 minutes) – November 16 (English and Spanish Subtitles)
• Psychological Impacts of Transition for Military Service Members (90 minutes) – April 21 (English and Spanish Subtitles)
• Addressing the Behavioral Health Needs of Our National Guard and Reserve Components (90 minutes) – February 3 (English and Spanish Subtitles)

2021

• Supporting Our Military and Veteran Caregivers (90 minutes) – November 16 (English and Spanish Subtitles)
• Best Practices and Systems of Support: Addressing Substance Abuse Among Our National Guard and Reserve (90 minutes) – July 26 (English and Spanish Subtitles)
• Best Practices and Systems of Support for Justice-Involved Veterans (90 minutes) – January 29 (English and Spanish Subtitles)

2020

• Creating a Better Workplace Environment to Support Our SMVF (90 minutes) – November 18 (English and Spanish Subtitles)
• Implementing Best Practices and Improving Collaboration for Crisis Care and Suicide Prevention among High-Risk SMVF (90 minutes) – June 10
• Increasing Access to Behavioral Health Resources for Military and Veteran Children and Families (90 minutes) – March 12

2019

• Engaging SMVF Through Faith-based Partners (77 minutes) – November 14
• Leadership – An Essential Element: Implementing Interagency Suicide Prevention Action Plans for Service Members, Veterans, and their Families in States and Communities (2 hours) – June 4
• SMVF Opioid Addiction: Increasing Access to Prevention, Treatment and Recovery (90 minutes) – May 29
• Key Transitions: Supporting the Behavioral Health of Women Veterans (90 minutes) – May 7
• Four Key Practices in Crisis Care and Suicide Prevention (100 minutes) – April 30
• SMVF Webinar: Lessons Learned from Two Governor’s and Mayor's Challenges (2 hours) – April 23

2018

• Asking This Critical Question Can Make a Difference: “Have you or a loved one ever served in the military?” (90 minutes) – November 5
• Traumatic Brain Injury Among Service Members and Veterans: What Behavioral Health Providers, Families, and Peers Should Know (90 minutes) – August 28
• Acute Care Transitions That Work for Service Members, Veterans, and their Families (90 minutes) – August 6
• Creating Protective Environments for Service Members, Veterans, and their Families – Factoring in the Role of Managing Pain and Addiction (42 minutes) –July 18
• Preventing Suicides Among Service Members, Veterans, and their Families: Why We Need to Consider Lethal Means and What We Can Do (2 hours) – June 28
• Meeting the Behavioral Health Needs of Older Veterans and their Caregivers (70 minutes) – May 9
• Strategies for Pain Management, and the Prevention of Opiate Misuse Among Service Members, Veterans, and their Families (90 minutes) – January 10

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