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Supporting Returning Veterans and Their Families
NYSHealth is supporting efforts to meet the health care, mental health, and social service needs of returning veterans and their families.
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A Needs Assessment of New York State Veterans
This report examines the mental health needs of New York State's returning veterans and their families, and the need for more community-based resources to support them.
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Replicating the Buffalo Veterans Treatment Court
Building on a successful model first established in Buffalo, NYSHealth is investing in the replication of veterans treatment courts in 10 jurisdictions throughout New York State.
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A Blueprint for Serving Veterans and Their Families
A new report provides communities with a replicable and scalable best-practice model for serving veterans and their families.
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In the News
May 7, 2012
“In Military Courts, Considering Alternative Punishment for Troubled Service Members”
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In the News
May 6, 2012
“Advocates Tell Veterans Help Is Available”
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In the News
April 30, 2012
“Wanted: One Million Veterans”
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Coming Home to Caring Communities: A Blueprint for Serving Veterans & Families
With more than a decade of war in Afghanistan and nearly that many years of combat in Iraq, the nation finds itself worn and tired of the wars’ physical and economic toll and projected aftermath. More than 46,500 returning service members have suffered physical wounds and injuries, and thousands more await diagnosis of wounds of a more invisible nature, namely post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury. The lives of more than 6,250 families have been forever altered through the loss of their loved ones. Their ranks – and the ranks of surviving veterans – continue to grow as these wars roll forward and another generation joins the thousands of veteran families before them who, more often than not, look to their community for help in sorting out their futures.
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A Needs Assessment of New York State Veterans
This NYSHealth-supported study, conducted by the RAND Corporation, found that veterans returning to New York State from Iraq and Afghanistan have considerable unmet mental health needs. Nearly one-quarter (22%) of veterans surveyed have a probable diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and/or major depression, and many veterans face barriers to seeking and receiving adequate treatment. The study is the first-ever statewide assessment of the needs of returning veterans and their families.
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A Video Primer: The Future of NYSHealth’s Investment in Returning Veterans and Their Families
In this video, NYSHealth President and CEO James R. Knickman discusses the future of NYSHealth's investment in returning veterans and their families with Colonel (Ret.) James McDonough, Jr., NYSHealth Senior Fellow for Veterans Affairs.
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