Author: Terri L. Tanielian Publisher: Rand Corporation ISBN: Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 0
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Over the past decade, the government has expanded funding and services to meet increasing demand for improved veteran access to high-quality mental health services. This report describes findings from a study designed to gather information on mental health-related needs facing veterans in the Detroit metropolitan area to identify gaps in the support landscape and inform future investments for community-level resources to fill the identified gaps.
Author: Terri L. Tanielian Publisher: ISBN: 9780833093943 Category : Veterans Languages : en Pages :
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Supporting the mental health needs of veterans is a national priority. Over the past decade, there have been several studies describing the needs of the veteran population, particularly those who served in the post-9/11 era, calling for improved access to high-quality mental health services. In response, the federal government has expanded funding and services to meet increasing demand. At the same time, there has also been a proliferation of nongovernmental support to improve services for veterans in local communities. Often, in an attempt to deploy resources quickly, new programs and services are implemented without a full understanding of the specific needs of the population. This report discusses findings and recommendations from a study designed to gather information on the mental health- elated needs facing veterans in the Detroit metropolitan area to identify gaps in the support landscape and inform future investments for community-level resources to fill the identified gaps.
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Subcommittee on Health Publisher: ISBN: Category : Families Languages : en Pages : 100
Author: Laura Weiss Roberts Publisher: Springer ISBN: 1493974386 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 468
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This authoritative and comprehensive title is designed to enhance best clinical practices for all healthcare providers who care for military service personnel and veterans. The book is organized into four sections. The first section covers foundational information on the culture and context of health care for members of the US military and veteran population. The second section focuses on systems of care for mental health needs of military and veteran populations. The third section characterizes best practices as well as ethical issues in clinical care for mental health needs of members of the military and veterans. Guidance in relation to a wide range of clinical topics is provided, such as mood disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, combat and operational stress, military sexual assault, psychosis, and sleep disorders. The last section is intended to assist readers in reinforcing their learning through a set of clinical cases with accompanying questions for deeper consideration. An invaluable resource for all clinicians, allied health personnel, and administrators concerned with the mental health needs of service members and veterans, Military and Veteran Mental Health: A Comprehensive Guide is a gold-standard addition to the literature on military healthcare.
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Publisher: National Academies Press ISBN: 0309466571 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 467
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Approximately 4 million U.S. service members took part in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Shortly after troops started returning from their deployments, some active-duty service members and veterans began experiencing mental health problems. Given the stressors associated with war, it is not surprising that some service members developed such mental health conditions as posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and substance use disorder. Subsequent epidemiologic studies conducted on military and veteran populations that served in the operations in Afghanistan and Iraq provided scientific evidence that those who fought were in fact being diagnosed with mental illnesses and experiencing mental healthâ€"related outcomesâ€"in particular, suicideâ€"at a higher rate than the general population. This report provides a comprehensive assessment of the quality, capacity, and access to mental health care services for veterans who served in the Armed Forces in Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New Dawn. It includes an analysis of not only the quality and capacity of mental health care services within the Department of Veterans Affairs, but also barriers faced by patients in utilizing those services.
Author: Terri L. Tanielian Publisher: ISBN: 9780833087409 Category : Veterans Languages : en Pages : 24
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In the context of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan over the past decade, there have been a growing number of efforts designed to support service members, veterans, and their families as they cope with deployment and ensure that those who experience mental health problems following their service have access to high-quality care for themselves and their families. Among these is the Welcome Back Veterans (WBV) Initiative, launched in 2008 by Major League Baseball and the Robert R. McCormick Foundation. During 2011-2013, the WBV Initiative issued grants to academic medical institutions around the nation to create and implement programs and services designed to address the mental health needs of returning veterans and their families. In 2010, the McCormick Foundation asked RAND to join the WBV Initiative in a performance monitoring role. RAND designed a system of regular data reporting to assess performance and impact of the WBV-funded activities at each site. This report provides an overview of the WBV Initiative, summarizes the impact of WBV-funded programs during their funding cycle between February 2011 and June 2013, and outlines the lessons learned in implementing veteran support programs. It also discusses the role of partnerships and innovative strategies for outreach.
Author: Department of Department of Veterans Affairs Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781500578282 Category : Brain Languages : en Pages : 0
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This NRAP will complement the 2013 Interim Report of the Interagency Task Force on Military and Veterans Mental Health (May 2013) to ensure that Veterans, service members, and their families receive necessary mental health services and support. Close collaborations between the agencies will expedite fulfillment of the strategies outlined in the NRAP. The DoD, VA, HHS, and the Department of Education understand the gravity and urgency of the problems and are committed to advancing the health of our military and nation through their collective research. To ensure progress and success, the agencies will schedule formal joint review and analysis of efforts. Further, continued analysis of needs using the Interagency Research Continuum Approach is planned. The Agency research working group co-chairs will be responsible for overseeing the formation of any necessary new workgroups or initiatives to deliver on the plans of this NRAP. Collectively, these activities will support the Order's research goals to prevent suicide, to reduce the number of individuals affected by PTSD, TBI, and comorbidities, and to improve the quality of life of those who do experience these conditions through better-coordinated and synchronized efforts to accelerate progress in prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Committee To Evaluate the Department of Veterans Affairs Mental Health Services Publisher: ISBN: 9780309466585 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 439
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Introduction -- The Veterans Health Administration -- The Veterans Health Administration's Mental Health Services -- Clinical management of mental health conditions at the Veterans Health Administration -- Methodology -- Department of Veteran's Affairs mental health services: need, usage, and access and barriers to care -- Dimensions of quality in mental health care -- Mental health workforce and facilities infrastructure -- Timely access to mental health care -- Patient-centered care and the veteran experience -- Effective mental health care -- Efficient mental health care -- Equitable mental health care -- Health technology for mental health care -- Quality management -- Findings, conclusions, and recommendations -- Appendices. Supporting the documentation for the survey -- Supporting documentation for the site visits: questionnaires and NVivo codes.
Author: Terri L. Tanielian Publisher: ISBN: 9780833089427 Category : PSYCHOLOGY Languages : en Pages : 30
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Ensuring that military veterans and their families have access to high-quality mental health care is a national priority. Over the past several years, the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs have increased the number of mental health professionals working within their facilities and have rolled out training and quality improvement initiatives designed to promote the use of evidence-based treatments. Despite these important efforts, research continues to demonstrate that many veterans prefer to seek services outside the Department of Defense and/or the Department of Veterans Affairs. Thus, providers working in the civilian sector are an increasingly important part of the overall workforce addressing veterans' mental health needs. To better understand a key aspect of our nation's ability to provide veterans and their families with access to high-quality mental health care, RAND conducted a survey of civilian mental health providers to gather information about their competency with military and veteran culture and their training and experience treating posttraumatic stress disorder and depression. This report provides the results of that survey. The findings and recommendations from this study should be relevant to individuals, organizations, and policy officials concerned about the capacity of the civilian health care sector to deliver culturally competent, high-quality services to veterans and their families.
Author: Terri L. Tanielian
Author: Terri L. Tanielian
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Subcommittee on Health
Author: Laura Weiss Roberts
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Author: Terri L. Tanielian
Author: Department of Department of Veterans Affairs
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Committee To Evaluate the Department of Veterans Affairs Mental Health Services
Author: Terri L. Tanielian
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