Jennifer Nevers, MSW, LCSW
Jennifer Nevers, MSW, LCSW
Jennifer Nevers, MSW, LCSW is a Military Behavioral Health Social Worker for the Center for Deployment Psychology (CDP) at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland. She assists in the implementation and expansion of the Star Behavioral Health Providers Program (SBHP). SBHP trains civilian behavioral health providers to work with service members, veterans, and their families. The mission is to expand the availability of high-quality behavioral health services, especially for those in the reserve components.
Jennifer is a Major in the Indiana Army National Guard serving as a Behavioral Health Officer (BHO). Jennifer previously served as a Brigade BHO with the 219th Engineer Brigade and is currently a BHO with the 738th Medical Company Area Support. Jennifer interfaces with Soldiers across Indiana linking them to behavioral health services. She is also the behavioral health lead for Indiana’s State Partnership Program assisting the Niger Armed Forces in improving their behavioral health system of care.
Prior to joining CDP, Jennifer worked with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in the Veterans Justice Outreach Program. Jennifer has over 10 years’ experience providing clinical services to veterans with co-morbid mental health and substance use disorders, working as a liaison with problem solving courts, and increasing access to care for justice-involved veterans.
Jennifer received her Bachelor of Social Work from Indiana University in 2008 and her Master of Social Work from Washington University in St. Louis in 2009. Jennifer specializes in addressing the unique needs of service members and veterans using evidence-based approaches. Jennifer is certified in Cognitive Processing Therapy, an evidence-based treatment for PTSD and trauma-related disorders.