Navigating the Unique Facets Of the Incarcerated and Releasing U.S. Veteran
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1 VA DESERT PACIFIC HEALTHCARE NETWORK The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration (VA) Navigating the Unique Facets Of the Incarcerated and Releasing U.S. Veteran Veteran Integrated Service Networks (VISN) Craig Lea LCSW-C VA Healthcare for Re-entry Veterans VISN 22 Re-entry Specialist (562) x4323
2 Navigating the Unique Facets of the Incarcerated and Releasing U.S. Veteran Agenda Introductions Identifying the Veteran Veteran Resources (Federal, State, local, non-profits) Department of Veteran Affairs CD-Hyperlink, CD, Reference Materials, Acronyms Access to VA Healthcare CD-Forms, VA Application (10-10EZ), Request for DD-214 (SF 180) VA Eligibility Requirements DD-214 CD-Reference Materials, DD-214 map Military Discharge Types CD-Reference Materials Military Upgrade CD-Forms) DD-293 Upgrade Request, DD-149 Correction of DD-214 VA Points of Contact Form in folder, CD-Forms, VA Release of Information (VHA ) VA CHALENG (Community Homelessness Assessment, Local Education and Networking Groups) CD-Hyperlink Break VA Services and Resources of Most Interest to the Incarcerated Medical, Mental Health, Addictions Treatment, Employment Support, Transitional Housing Vet Center CD-Hyperlink VA Disability Benefits CD-Forms, VBA , b, , a Disabled Veterans Compensation While Incarcerated CD-Forms VBA Incarcerated Veteran Gl Bill, VA Home Loan, VA Small Business Loan CD-Forms, VBA (Application forva Education Benefits) Sequential Intercept Model (Chart in folder) Veteran Justice Outreach Specialist (VJO) Veteran Courts Healthcare for Re-entry Veterans - Re-entry Specialist (HCRV) Women Veterans
3 Craig Lea LCSW-C Presenter VA Points of Contact VISN 22 Re-entry Specialist x4323 HCRV Re-entry Specialist (prisons) (HCRV) Veteran Justice Outreach Specialist (VJO) VA Homeless Outreach Specialist (HCHV) VA Grant and Per Diem (GPD) VISN Homeless Coordinator VA Applications (10-10EZ) (mailing address) Vet Center (Combat Theatre Veterans) Veteran Service Officer (Veteran Benefits) Veterans Crisis Line TALK National Call Center for Homeless Veteran Wounded Warrior Resource Center
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5 Intercept 5 Community corrections/ Community support Intercept 4 Reentry Intercept 3 Jails/Courts Intercept 2 Initial detention/ Initial court hearings Intercept 1 Law enforcement/ Emergency Services > 6) SB 73 Ho =? 3$ ^ ^ o a w m z a> " -1
6 CD Index Forms: EZ- Application EZ-Sample 3. dd Correction of Military Record 4. dd Military Discharge Upgrade Request 5. SF180 - DD214, Military Service Record and Military Health Record 6. VA VBA Debt Management Plan 7. VBA21-526, VBA21-526b, VBA , VBA a, Disability Application 8. VBA Disabled Veteran notification of incarceration and release 9. VBA , Gl Bill Education 10. VHA , VA Release of Information Reading 1. Bureau of Justice Statistics - Incarcerated Veterans statistics 2. Bureau of Justice Statistics - Incarcerated Veterans Special Report 3. Military Discharge Screening Sample DD Dept of Defense Mental Health Report 5. Healthcare for Re-entry Veterans Handbook 6. Health Status, Service Use, and Costs Among Veterans Receiving Outreach Services in Jail or Community Settings 7. Iraq War Clinician Guide 8. Jail Diversion and Trauma Recovery - Priority to Veterans 9. Orange County Combat Veteran Court Standards Manual 10. Orange County, California Veterans Court Participant Handbook Post Deployment Screening and Assessment 12. RAND Invisible Wounds of War 13. Responding to the Needs of Justice Involved Combat Veterans with Service Related Trauma and Mental Health Conditions 14. Sequential Intercept Model 15. Stress and Combat 16. Substance Abuse Among Veterans 17. Texas Veterans Justice Research 18. Trauma, Symptoms of PTSD 19. VA-Dept of Defense Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Post-Traumatic Stress Reference Materials 1. Acronym List 2. DD-214 Map - Understanding a Military Discharge form 3. Military Discharge Types 4. PTSD Military Claim Guidance 5. State Department of Veterans Affairs Fifty-State Benefits Analysis 6. Traumatic Brain Injury Pocket Card 7. VA Health Benefits Handbook 8. VA Homeless Resource Guide 9. Veteran Housing from Incarceration 10. VHA Information Letter, Guidelines for Re-entry Services for Incarcerated Veterans
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