August 29, 2023

Ep. 53: Drs. Stimmel & Meyer

22 minutes

Podcast with Drs. Stimmel & Meyer

TOPIC:

HOW

TO REDUCE VETERAN SUICIDES BY HELPING VETERANS WITH OTHER THAN HONORABLE

DISCHARGES TO OBTAIN VA SERVICES

WHEN:

September 08, 2023

13:00-14:00 ET

12:00-13:00 CT

11:00-12:00 MT

10:00-11:00 PT

PRESENTED

BY:

Brian

Meyer, Ph.D.

is the Psychology Program Manager and Supervisor for the Community-Based

Outpatient Clinics at the Central Virginia VA Health Care System in Richmond,

VA. In this position, he oversees psychologists at five regional VA community

clinics; provides evidence-based treatments for Veterans who have problems with

PTSD, substance abuse, depression, TBI, and other co-occurring conditions;

trains psychology trainees; and develops and conducts research on treatments

for PTSD, substance abuse, and co-morbid conditions.

Matthew Stimmel, Ph.D. is National Training Director for the Veteran

Justice Programs (VJP). In his role, Dr. Stimmel is responsible for developing

and sustaining the education and training of over 400 VJP field staff,

contributing to national VA policy on justice-involved veterans, and

cultivating operational partnerships both internal and external to VA that

advance VJP’s mission of ensuring access and care to justice-involved Veterans

and reducing risk of recidivism and homelessness in this population.

ABOUT

THE PROGRAM:

statistics indicate that approximately 10 out of every 17 Veteran suicides

occur among Veterans who are not involved in VHA services. Since 1980, there

have been approximately 575,000 Other Than Honorable (OTH) discharges from the

military and 125,000 have occurred since 9/11. These “bad paper” discharges can

result in a loss of many benefits, including VHA medical care. However, many

Veterans who believe they are ineligible for VA services, may in fact be

eligible for care. This presentation will illustrate multiple avenues for

Veterans to obtain VHA health care services, which may, in turn, help to reduce

the Veteran suicide rate.

HOW TO REGISTER:

via this LINK Webinar Zoom link will be provided upon

registration

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