System Transformation Excellence and Performance (STEP-VA) initiative seeks to improve Virginia’s public mental health system by building a set of core services, referred to as STEPS, that will be consistent across all 40 Community Services Boards (CSBs) throughout the Commonwealth.

Step VA is a non-profit organization that provides sensory-based theater and arts programs that EMPOWERs people with disabilities and their families through creative expression and sensory exploration.

national best-practices model for behavioral health services, STEP-VA creates a roadmap to consistent, comprehensive, high-quality community-based services for those facing mental health and substance use issues.

–STEP-VA was passed prior to carve-ins –Impacts ability of DBHDS to make informed funding decisions –Must balance STEP-VA requirements with previously unexpected requirements of

2023年10月17日 · Launched in 2017, STEP-VA was intended to expand access to and ensure the quality of publicly funded, essential behavioral health services provided by the state’s community services boards (CSBs).

To mitigate the mental health impact of COVID-19, a strong safety-net system is critical. STEP-VA and BHE planning and coordination, as well as implementation of and provision of new services, continue despite the pandemic.

2024年8月23日 · Step VA is a non-profit organization that provides sensory-based theater and arts programs that EMPOWERs people with disabilities and their families through creative expression and sensory exploration.

2022年7月1日 · STEP-VA is a long-term initiative designed to improve the community behavioral health services available to all Virginians. Virginia has appropriated a total of $60 million through FY20 to begin implementation.

2025年2月14日 · The Veterans Affairs Student Trainee Experience Program (VA-STEP) provides an opportunity for outstanding college nursing students to develop clinical competencies at an approved VA Medical Center. The VA-STEP program serves as a recruitment tool to retain excellent future registered nurses before they graduate and enter the workforce.

CSBs will meet deadline to begin providing primary care screenings (step two), starting with individuals at greatest risk for physical health issues. Seven of nine steps remain to be implemented by July 2021, but this tight deadline risks spending state funds before effective planning has occurred.