Summary Charge: The purpose of this meeting is to bring together key leaders of North Carolina State Government, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Department of Defense, along with representatives of provider and consumer groups to share essential information and promote best practices in the service of returning veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan and their families. By exchanging information about their respective agencies’ assets and goals and identifying strategic partnerships, this group will articulate an integrated continuum of care that emphasizes access, quality, effectiveness, efficiency, and compassion. Principles of resilience, prevention, and recovery will be emphasized along with state-of-the-art clinical services as part of a balanced public health approach. The product envisioned is a referral network of informational, supportive, clinical, and administrative services that will comprise a system through which citizens of North Carolina will have access to post-deployment readjustment assistance for veterans or their families.