The 2012 LOSS (Local Outreach to Suicide Survivors) Conference will be held May 31 - June 1, 2012 in Lincoln, Nebraska. Â Dr. Frank Campbell, a leading expert in Suicidology along with other experts, will share the lessons learned in years of helping survivors of suicide, how sudden traumatic loss impacts survivors and grief through the different developmental stages.
CLICK HERE TO LEARN MOREThis project aims to improve mental health care for veterans and military service members by enhancing integration between chaplains and mental health professionals in programs and facilities operated by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DoD). The initiative involves a gap analysis to identify how chaplains and mental health professionals can optimally coordinate their services to promote care that is consistent with the values and preferences of veterans and to develop strategies to reach this goal.
The Public Policy Center will perform site visits at VA/DoD facilities across the country conducting interviews with chaplains, mental health professionals and command leadership. Center staff will also review and analyze survey data written documentation.
This analysis seeks to define, and ultimately address, the discrepancy between the existing state of chaplains’ participation in mental health care in VA/DoD programs and the desired state of integrated mental health care that optimizes chaplain participation.
Key Partners
Department of Veterans Affairs
Department of Defense
Funding
Department of Veterans Affairs
Name: Tarik Abdel-Monem
E-mail: tabdelmonem@nebraska.edu
Phone: (402) 472-3147
Name: Denise Bulling
E-mail: dbulling@nebraska.edu
Phone: (402) 472-1509
Name: Stacey Hoffman
E-mail: shoffman@nebraska.edu
Phone: (402) 472-4673
Name: Kate Speck
E-mail: kspeck2@nebraska.edu
Phone: (402) 472-0501
