STRONG STAR Training Initiative

Under the leadership of the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (also known as UT Health San Antonio), the STRONG STAR Training Initiative (SSTI) extends cutting-edge research from the STRONG STAR Consortium in PTSD treatment for military personnel and veterans by providing competency-based training in evidence-based treatments (EBTs) to veteran-serving, licensed mental health providers. Training is conducted in the form of a Learning Community, ensuring clinicians have the education, support, and resources they need to become experts in providing PTSD treatment. SSTI focuses on two primary impacts: (1) increase clinician expertise in EBTs for PTSD, and (2) reduced suffering of individuals with PTSD treated by EBTs for PTSD by SSTI trained clinicians. Our ultimate goal is to expand the workforce of licensed mental health providers trained in EBTs so that veterans and everyone in need have access to quality behavioral health care in their communities. -- Th...