Georgia Code Title 38. Military, Emergency Management, and Veterans Affairs § 38-4-15

(1) “Addictive disease” shall have the same meaning as set forth in Code Section 37-1-1.

(2) “Behavioral health services” means services which are designed to prevent or ameliorate the effects of mental illness or addictive disease.

(3) “Eligible person” means a service member, veteran, or a family member of such service member or veteran.

(4) “Family member” means an individual with a close familial relationship, including, but not limited to, a spouse, parent, child, stepchild, sibling, or grandparent.

(5) “Mental illness” shall have the same meaning as set forth in Code Section 37-1-1.

(6) “Program” means the Veterans Mental Health Services Program created pursuant to subsection (b) of this Code section.

(7) “Service member” means an active duty member of the regular or reserve component of the United States armed forces, the United States Coast Guard, the Georgia National Guard, or the Georgia Air National Guard on ordered federal duty for a period of 90 days or longer.

(8) “Veteran” means a person who is a former member of the United States armed forces, the United States Coast Guard, the Georgia National Guard, or the Georgia Air National Guard, regardless of their role or discharge status.

(1) Provide behavioral health services to eligible persons in the community;

(2) Utilize evidence based practices;

(3) Integrate military cultural competency training for program staff members; and

(4) Connect eligible persons to appropriate community based behavioral health services in a timely manner on discharge from the nonprofit community behavioral health program.

(1) That applicants must provide behavioral health services to service members, veterans, and their families;

(2) Of priority status for program eligibility for locations within 50 miles of a military base; and

(3) Of priority status for applicants seeking grants for operating costs attached to a qualifying project for which capital investments have already been made.