The purpose of the Veterans Justice Outreach (VJO) Program is to avoid the unnecessary criminalization of mental illness and extended incarceration among Veterans by ensuring that eligible justice-involved Veterans have timely access to VHA services as clinically indicated. Veterans’ Justice Outreach Specialists are responsible for direct outreach,
Read more →Judge Darvin J. Zimmerman, Founding Judge of Veterans Court The Veterans Court will assist those who have faced challenges in addressing combat-related trauma, and as a result, have entered the criminal justice system for low-level offenses. Approximately 1.7 million American troops have served in Afghanistan and Iraq,
Read more →PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Department of Justice says it is partnering with the Veterans Administration to create a new system for veterans who are facing criminal charges. http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/W-Pa-program-set-up-for-veterans-justice-system-3997352.php
Read more →For many military veterans, the transition to peace-time living is a tumultuous one. They discover the survival instincts and trip-wire reflexes they developed in the warzone are ill-suited for life in the civilian world. The inability to leave the battlefield behind is landing growing numbers of vets
Read more →For many military veterans, the transition to peace-time living is a tumultuous one. They discover the survival instincts and trip-wire reflexes they developed in the warzone are ill-suited for life in the civilian world. http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/07/18/12773651-sf-sheriffs-dept-aims-to-heal-veterans-wounded-spirits-behind-bars?lite
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Read more →Sun, 2012-05-27 11:34 WARWICK, R.I. (AP) — Retired Army National Guard Col. Bill Babcock spent more than two decades in the military, went to three wars and for years thought post-traumatic stress disorder was “a bunch of baloney.” Not anymore. The 65-year-old Babcock said he did an
Read more →Veterans court offers treatment instead of jail (NECN.com) — Floyd County is the latest Indiana county to establish a veterans court, whose mission is to treat veterans whose crimes stem from substance abuse and mental health issues related to their combat experience. Several other counties, including Porter
Read more →Mission Statement: We envision a North Carolina where people, particularly veterans with mental illness, co-occurring disorders, traumatic brain injury, or trauma, who are involved in the criminal justice system, are provided treatment instead of incarceration, when this can be done at little risk to public safety, where
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