Announcement for 08/30/11
Webinar: Effective Strategies for Working with Justice-Involved Veterans with Behavioral Health Needs
More than 23 million Americans are veterans. Many service members returning from deployment are suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, traumatic brain injury, and substance use disorders and may come into contact with justice system. This webinar will examine strategies for identifying, engaging, and treating veterans with behavioral health needs who have come in contact with the criminal justice system.
The webinar will be held on September 1, 2011, 2:00-3:15 pm ET.
Presenters include
- Larke N. Huang, Ph.D., Senior Advisor in the Administrator's Office of Policy Planning and Innovation, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- David Morrissette, Ph.D., Social Science Analyst, SAMHSA and Captain in the U.S. Public Health Service
- Henry J. Steadman, Ph.D., President, Policy Research Associates, Inc.
- Jim Tackett, B.A., Director of Veterans Services, Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
- Nicholas Meyer, B.A., Project Assistant, Policy Research Associates, Inc.
To register, click here.