This is an exciting time of transition for Virginia’s services system. The Commonwealth is currently implementing the System Transformation Initiative designed to enhance community-based care for individuals, and at the same time make some overdue investments in the infrastructure of the state facilities. The initiative represents the opportunity for a historic step forward for Virginia.

In addition, DMHMRSAS continues to focus on its Vision of self-determination, empowerment and recovery. It means being responsive to the needs and preferences of consumers and families. The vision challenges DMHMRSAS to change the culture, philosophy and values, and to fully embrace the concepts of recovery, as outlined in our Integrated Strategic Plan and Agency Strategic Plan.  

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Sincerely,     

Jim Reinhard
DMHMRSAS Commissioner

James Reinhard, M.D. was first appointed commissioner of DMHMRSAS in 2002 by then-Governor Mark Warner and was reappointed in 2006 by Governor Tim Kaine. Since becoming commissioner, Dr. Reinhard has led the state’s public mental health services system through a significant restructuring. Under his leadership, DMHMRSAS developed a long-term vision, focusing on the values of self-determination, empowerment, and recovery. Dr. Reinhard also led the department and stakeholders in the development of an integrated strategic plan, providing the framework for the current system transformation.

Dr. Reinhard has worked in public sector mental health and affiliated with academic institutions for the majority of his medical career. In 1994, he became the facility director/CEO of Catawba Hospital in southwest Virginia where he worked for seven years before becoming DMHMRSAS Assistant Commissioner for Facility Management in August 2001.

Dr. Reinhard is a board certified psychiatrist who has completed a fellowship at Harvard Medical School’s Program in Psychiatry and the Law and has additional board certification in Forensic Psychiatry. His psychiatry residency training was at Dartmouth Medical School, where he was on the faculty and received an Attending of the Year Award from the residents. He received his medical degree from the University of Illinois College of Medicine. He has adjunct faculty appointments with the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Virginia School of Medicine and the Medical College of Virginia.

Dr. Reinhard lives in Richmond and his wife is an illustrator of children’s books and a graphic designer. They have five children.