“One of the ideas here is that we're also helping to connect researchers with one another [and] that we're able to engage in more of that collaborative work [. It] all ties back to the importance of creating these partnerships with policy makers and program directors in our communities. . . .”

“Social workers should be focused on female service members and female veterans in particular because their needs may be a little different than their male counterparts. Their experiences might be a little different than their male counterparts.”

“I think it's a real opportunity to bring all of our social work skills to bear in a more integrated way to help the highest risk groups to be able to truly transform bodies of individuals, families, communities, and promotes societal wellbeing, which is what we do as social workers.”