VA Secretary David Shulkinsaid Wednesday the additional coverage was needed to help former service members who are more likely to have mental health distress. He said the department couldn’t wait for legislation and needed to act now, noting that the vast majority of veterans who took their liv...
Reports outcomes of an innovative and cost efficient training model for DoD and VA mental health clinicians to receive supervised training on an evidence-based PTSD therapy per the VA/DoD (2004) practice guidelines. A survey of 133 military mental health clinicians indicated 90% had not received ...
Now that closer collaboration among the various entities that serve veterans has become more common, the newly adopted Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act is being welcomed as an important initiative for local communities....
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“At that point…to be very honest, I was completely burnt out from a mental health perspective myself,” Richardson admitted. Leaving active duty, she moved on to the one place, other than the Navy, where she thought she would fit in–the VA. Starting as a staff psychologist...
services by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. It states the hearings conducted by the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the House Veterans Affairs' Subcommittee on Health about a survey of wait times for veterans who seek mental health treatment and ways to prevent ...
In August of 2022, The Sergeant First Class (SFC) Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act was signed into law, expanding VA health care benefits to all veterans exposed to toxic or hazardous substances during their service....
When someone close to Yillah had a mental health difficulty, they struggled to seek treatment due to stigma and distrust of mental health professionals; Yillah did her own research to find a solution. “I found that my loved one wasn’t alone. Finding the right mental health professional is...
These service members return to civilian life with complex injuries that can include TBI; limb loss; burns; mental health issues; nerve damage; wounds; and loss of vision, hearing, or balance. The DEKA Arm System is capable of handling objects as delicate as grapes and eggs and also ...
Intersections between Mental Health and Law among Veterans Sean Clark & Bessie Flatley Abstract This chapter provides an overview of the Veterans Justice Programs, through which the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs conducts outreach to justice-involved veterans and facilitates their access to ...