VHA Veterans Justice Programs: Presentation to Reentry Committee - ASCA Joel Rosenthal, Ph.D. National Training Director, VHA Veterans Justice Programs.

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VHA Veterans Justice Programs: Presentation to Reentry Committee - ASCA Joel Rosenthal, Ph.D. National Training Director, VHA Veterans Justice Programs January 23, 2012

VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION Veterans Justice Programs Office of Homeless Programs–homelessness prevention (End Veteran Homelessness) VA umbrella – programs to assist justice involved Veterans Health Care for Reentry Veterans (outreach and reentry planning – prisons) Prisons visited, FY 2012 = 1,150 Veterans served 2007 – present = 48,578 (FY ’12: 10,572) Veterans Justice Outreach (jail outreach, law enforcement education liaison, linkage to court system) Jails linked with, FY 2012 = 408 Veterans Treatment Courts = 130 Veterans served 2010 – present = 45,981 (FY ’12: 27,251) Link Veterans to VA care Estimated 82% justice involved Veterans eligible for VA health care (post release) 1

VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION Partnership with Corrections and Reentry Federal Reentry Council Workgroups – benefits, female offenders, child support Development of capacity to measure and evaluate impact of reentry support Reentry myth busters Access To and Coordination with Corrections Facilities Current Key Projects Veterans Reentry Search Service Informational and Instructional Videos 2

VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION Veterans Reentry Search Service (VRSS) Electronic system to identify incarcerated Veterans Secure website located outside VA firewall Users: Prison, jail, court staff Status: Pilot testing, preparing for national rollout Early results: VRSS identifies significantly more Veterans than self-report (8-9% vs. 3-6%) Goal: Encourage use by as many justice system partners as possible 3

VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION Video Outreach Tools: Suits and Helping Veterans Help Themselves Audience: Suits - Veterans in prisons and jails Helping Veterans Help Themselves – Corrections staff Suits Message to Veterans: VA services available to you after release; VA outreach staff can help you begin planning your successful reentry; use this time wisely HVHT Message to Staff: VA services available after release; presence of VA staff; utilization of Informational Video Suits; staff linking Veterans to VA Specialists Partnership with state and federal correctional leaders re: content, filming, distribution – currently to 1,150 state and federal prisons; 408 jails Assistance in insuring utilization – Distribution List 4

VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION VIDEO “SUITS: VA Support for Incarcerated Veterans” Kyle Hausmann-Stokes, Iraq Veteran Producer/Director 5

VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION Contact Joel Rosenthal, PhD National Training Director, VHA Veterans Justice Programs (650) Veterans Justice Programs and Specialist Contact Information (HCRV) (VJO) 6