Star Behavioral Health Providers (SBHP) was founded by the Military Family Research Institute at Purdue University, the Center for Deployment Psychology, and the Indiana National Guard. In Ohio SBHP is funded by Ohio Mental Health and Addiction Services with collaboration from the Ohio National Guard, the Department of Veterans Services, OhioCares, the Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation, and the Ohio Brain Injury Program at Ohio State.
About Star Behavioral Health Providers
Star Behavioral Health Providers (SBHP) connects military service members and their families with licensed behavioral health professionals who have specialized training in military culture and treatments shown to be effective with military families. This is accomplished through:
- Providing no cost trainings to professionals and the public.
- Managing and building an online directory of searchable military informed providers.
Why is it necessary?
The military affiliated population frequently relies on civilian providers for their behavioral health needs. The reasons for this vary by demographic, but regardless of the reason the challenges facing the military member remain the same. Civilian providers need training outside the regular curriculum in order to fully address the unique issues a military affiliated person brings to the table. Without a central agency providing verifiable training and access to qualified behavioral health providers, military affiliated people are left with the daunting task of finding an appropriate provider. SBHP provides both increased competency in the behavioral health provider market and increased visibility to the military member.
Tiered Training
The SBHP Training system is provided in three tiers and an additional special topics category.
- Tier 1: Introduction to Military Culture, Families & Deployment
- Tier 2: Overview of Military-Related Behavioral Health Challenges
- Tier 3: Evidence-based psychotherapies
- Tier S: Address special topics on military-related behavioral health not covered in the tiered trainings. Topics include: Traumatic Brain Injury, Moral Injury, Intimate Partner Violence, Provider Sustainment and Self Care, and others.
Fiscal Year 2025 Trainings
- January 16, 2025: Held virtually via Zoom
- February 20, 2025: Held virtually via Zoom
- March 11, 2025 - 101 University Drive Bennett Hall Rm 110 Chillicothe, OH 45601: Register online