PPT-Amber Ward, MSW, MPA, LCSW Veterans Justice Outreach Specialist

Amber Ward MSW MPA LCSW Veterans Justice Outreach Specialist VA Services for Justice Involved Veterans VA Services for Justice Involved Veterans Goals of Presentation POC Information Role of VJO Specialist. Clinical Project Coordinator. The National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans. VHA Homeless Programs. Resources and Services to Address the Needs of Homeless Women Veterans. The National Center on Homelessness . Selber. , Professor, School of Social . Work. Contact info: . ks15@txstate.edu. . Texas State . Veterans Advisory . Council, Founding member. Texas . A&M System Conference. October 2012. Building Supportive Services for At-Risk Student . Support Partners: The Brothers of Charity; Archdiocese of Washington Departments of Special Needs, . Charity and Justice &. Evangelization and Family Life. Overview. Three current projects in the Archdiocese of Washington: . OEF/OIF/OND Program Manager. VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System. Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), Iraqi Freedom (OIF) , and New Dawn (OND) Era Veterans and the VA System. Map of VISN 4. Statistics. Over 2 million veterans have served in Iraq or Afghanistan since the wars began over a decade ago. Veterans Boot . Camp. 3 . - . Westchester County, NY –. 100 Day Review . (2. nd. 100 day cycle). Monday, March 31, . 2014 (updated 4/1/2014).  .  .  . . 0. Our Current 100 Day Goal. Current 100-Day Goal. Suicide Prevention Coordinator. NOVA Annual Meeting – Reno, NV . June 22- June 25, 2016. Veterans : Suicide Risk Throughout the Lifespan . Goals and Objectives. At the conclusion of the presentation you will have increase awareness of prevalence of suicide and suicidal behavior in the veteran population and the suicide prevention initiatives at the VA.. January 17, 2013 ; 2PM-3PM EST. Homeless Veterans Reintegration Programs (HVRPs). Sponsored by the US Department of Labor-Vets. HVRP grants are intended to address two . objectives. : . To provide . services to assist in reintegrating homeless veterans into . November. 2012. VHPD- Primary Responsibilities. Conduct outreach to locate eligible . veterans. Determine eligibility based on minimum service . requirement.. Partner with Vet Center, HUD grantee and . and . Local Veterans Employment Representative (LVER) Programs. U. S. Department of Labor --- -- Organizational Chart. LVER. Secretary of Labor. American Job Centers. ADVET. DVET. RAVET. DVOP. Assistant Secretary for Veterans Employment and Training. Kathy Shaffer Mahood, MA, LPC. May 22, 2012. Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN). 4. Defining Justice-Involved Veterans. A justice-involved Veteran is:. A Veteran in contact with local law enforcement who can be appropriately diverted from arrest into mental health or substance abuse treatment;. Particularly Those Preparing to Return to Our Communities. 2. Background. In 2000, the U.S. Department of Justice estimated that 12% of those incarcerated in jails and prisons were veterans . 80% of those veterans were eligible for VA services. . Director, CEDO Kirsten Pigford, Financial and Administrative Assistant Marcy Esbjerg, Assistant Director, CHOP Stephen Marshall, Office Assistant, (Vermont Associates trainee) Lonnie C or e-mail . OTED. Toni Williams. Program Analyst. VBA . Outreach, Transition and Economic Development (OTED). Women Veterans by the numbers. 2. There are projected to be . 2,066,691. living . Women Veterans, . making .