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Comprehensive State Plan 2010 - 2016

Commissioner Reinhard announces that the draft of the Department’s Comprehensive State Plan is available for public comment.  Please click here.

Draft Plan:  To read or download the complete plan, please click either here for the PDF version or here for the Word version.

Section 37.2-315 of the Code of Virginia requires that the Department develop and biennially update a six-year plan for the behavioral health and developmental services system.  The plan identifies services and supports needed by persons with mental health or substance use disorders or intellectual disability across the Commonwealth, defines resource requirements, and proposes strategies to address these needs.  

Executive Summary:  To read or download a summary of the Plan findings and recommendations, please click here.

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