Stacey Owens
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Stacey Owens MSW, LCSW-C, is the Military and Veterans Affairs Liaison for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). In this role, she is honored to have the opportunity to support collaborative public health efforts to improve the behavioral health of our nation’s service members, Veterans, and their families (SMVF).
Owens has over 20 years of experience in various health care and social service settings. Before joining SAMHSA, she served the SMVF population for 13 years as a clinical social worker at VA and the U.S. Department of Defense. Her work focused on suicide risk assessment and crisis intervention. She earned a master’s degree in social work from the University of Texas and a bachelor’s degree in social work from Prairie View A&M University.
Owens comes from a proud military family. Her father is an Army retiree, and both of her grandfathers were combat Veterans. They are her inspiration for working toward improving the well-being of future generations of SMVF.