New York State Health Foundation

NYSHealth Hosts a Discussion on Community-Based Services for Veterans and Their Families

2012-05-08T04:00:00+00:00

On Tuesday, May 8th, 2012, the New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) hosted a discussion centered on a new NYSHealth publication developed by the Rochester Veterans Outreach Center, "Coming Home to Caring Communities: A Blueprint for Serving Veterans & Families." In addition to expanding upon NYSHealth's efforts to highlight effective community-based initiatives serving veterans and their families, this convening focused on the potential for New York State to invest in promising replicable models of community-based services for veterans and their families.

Children’s Defense Fund National Conference

2012-07-22T04:00:00+00:00

The Children’s Defense Fund is holding a national conference, “Pursuing Justice for Children and the Poor with Urgency and Persistence,” on economic inequality and the urgent needs of children and the poor in 2012.

Call for Poster Session Submissions: 23rd Annual Symposium on Health Care Services in New York—Research and Practice

2012-05-15T04:00:00+00:00

The United Hospital Fund, Greater New York Hospital Association Foundation, and the Symposium Planning Committee have announced a call for poster session submissions for the 23rd Annual Symposium on Health Care Services in New York: Research and Practice.

Investing in the Best: How to Support the Nonprofits that Serve Veterans, Service Members and Their Families

2012-05-09T14:17:18+00:00

This Center for A New American Security report recommends criteria that both public and private partners can use to assess whether particular nonprofit organizations that serve military or veteran communities merit investment.

Well After Service: Veteran Reintegration and American Communities

2012-05-09T14:04:20+00:00

This Center for a New American Security (CNAS) report offers a new understanding of veteran wellness that is informed by both military and civilian circumstances and experiences, but is oriented toward the civilian goal of successfully reintegrating veterans back into communities, rather than the military goal of mission readiness.

Emerging from the Mess We’re in: What the Feds Can Learn from New York

2012-05-08T16:47:21+00:00

A post by James Knickman from the Huffington Post

A Video Primer: The Future of NYSHealth’s Investment in Returning Veterans and Their Families

2012-05-07T18:58:05+00:00

NYSHealth's Initiative for Returning Veterans and Their Families seeks to underscore that the health care, mental health, and social services issues returning veterans and their families face are not solely military issues, but public and community health issues that should be addressed by local and national government agencies, community-based organizations, and health funders.

Coming Home to Caring Communities: A Blueprint for Serving Veterans & Families

2012-05-07T15:51:30+00:00

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.

“In Military Courts, Considering Alternative Punishment for Troubled Service Members”

2012-05-07T13:47:09+00:00

“Advocates Tell Veterans Help Is Available”

2012-05-06T17:20:06+00:00