va advisory committee on women veterans october 27, 2009 marianne mathewson-chapman phd, arnp the...
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VAAdvisory Committee on Women Veterans
October 27, 2009
Marianne Mathewson-Chapman PhD, ARNP
The New Generation of Female Warriors as Citizen Service Members
Challenges of Guard/Reserve Challenges of Guard/Reserve Women VeteransWomen Veterans
G/R return to hometown and not military baseG/R return to hometown and not military base
Community based and dispersed to 4,000 communitiesCommunity based and dispersed to 4,000 communities
Limited knowledge about VA servicesLimited knowledge about VA services
AgeAge
Stigma about mental health care Stigma about mental health care
Pride, inability to ask for help, not admit Pride, inability to ask for help, not admit there is a problemthere is a problem
Limited time for decompressionLimited time for decompression
Accessible VA and community resourcesAccessible VA and community resources
Multiple VA and Community Services Multiple VA and Community Services NeededNeeded
Reserve Reserve Components Components
Veteran Veteran & Family& Family
Reserve Reserve Components Components
Veteran Veteran & Family& Family
Health Care
VocationalRehabilitation
Employment
Housing
Transportation
Mental Health
Training
Education
LegalAssistance
Prosthetics
Insurance
MarriageAnd
Family
SpiritualSupport
The Seven Touches of VA Outreach for Newest Veterans The Seven Touches of VA Outreach for Newest Veterans
Demobilization
YRRP
PDHRA
TAA and State Coalitions
Internet
IRR Muster
CVCC
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Reaching Out in the Deployment Reaching Out in the Deployment CycleCycle
Pre-Mobiliz
ation
Deployment
Post-
Deployment
Reintegration
YRRP Support(30-60-90-day Events)
RC Demobilization
Initiative
IRR Muster Initiative
CombatVeteran CallInitiative
PDHRAScreening
3-6 months
YRRP Support(Pre-Mob Events)
TAA Collaboration
Internet Websitewww.oefoif.va.gov
Welcome Home
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• Demobilization InitiativeDemobilization Initiative
• IRR Musters IRR Musters
• Combat Veteran Call Combat Veteran Call CenterCenter
• Transition Assistance Transition Assistance Advisors (NG)Advisors (NG)
• PDHRAPDHRA
• Yellow RibbonYellow Ribbon
• Internet WebsiteInternet Website
Reaching Out to New Veterans
Demobilization Demobilization
InitiativeInitiative ArmyNavyMarinesAir ForceCoast Guard
ArmyNavyMarinesAir ForceCoast Guard
#1
Touched: >60,000Enrolled: >57,000
61 Demob Sites
LEWIS
HOOD
RILEY
SILL
BLISSBENNING
BRAGG
DIX
ACTIVE DUTY DEMOBILIZATION SITESACTIVE DUTY DEMOBILIZATION SITES15-ARMY-15-ARMY-------4-NAVY4-NAVY--------------3-USMC3-USMC
McCOY
Reserve Components Demobilization Sites 2009Reserve Components Demobilization Sites 2009
SchofieldBarracks (HI)
Richardso
n
Carson
Stewart
CP Pendleton
CP LeJeune29 Palms Gulfport
NorfolkPort Hueneme
San Diego
CPAtterbury
CPShelby
McConnell AFB , KS
Pope NC
ACTIVE DUTY DEMOBILIZATION SITESACTIVE DUTY DEMOBILIZATION SITES 36 Air Force Reserve Sites and 36 Air Force Reserve Sites and 3 CGR3 CGR
Peterson AFBCO
Maxwell, AL
Pittsburgh, PABeale, AFB CA
Davis-MonthanAZ AFR
Kessler, MS
Hill AFBUT
Whitman AFBMO
Wright PattersonAir Station, OH
Andrews, MD
Seymour Johnson NC
Barksdale, LAEglin, AFB
FL
MacDill AFBFL
Patrick AFBFL
Scott AFBIL
Luke, AZ AFB
Fort Worth NAS Joint,
TX
Homestead, FL
Charleston SC
Dobbins, GA
Dover, DE
Grissom, IN
Lackland, TX
March, CA
McChord, WA
McGuire, NJ
Minn-St Paul ARS,
MN
Westover AFB, MA
Niagara Falls AFB,
NY
Travis, CA
Robbins, GA
Youngstown ARS,
OH
Tinker, OK
CGR: 3 sitesClearwater, Portsmouth, Cleveland
CGR: 3 sitesClearwater, Portsmouth, Cleveland
The Standardized Combined The Standardized Combined VHA and VBA Briefing at VHA and VBA Briefing at DemobDemob
46 Minute: VHA, Vet Center and VBA Briefing
Individual Individual Ready Ready Reserve (IRR)Reserve (IRR)MustersMusters
#2
• >6500 at IRR Muster >6500 at IRR Muster (since May 2009)(since May 2009) USAR and USMCUSAR and USMC
Veterans Benefits Veterans Benefits BriefingBriefing Veterans Benefits Veterans Benefits BriefingBriefing Early Benefits Briefings at Demobilization for Early Benefits Briefings at Demobilization for
Guard/ReserveGuard/Reserve
– Monthly compensation for service connected disabilities incurred Monthly compensation for service connected disabilities incurred or aggravated during active duty and active duty trainingor aggravated during active duty and active duty training
– Montgomery GI Bill – Selected ReserveMontgomery GI Bill – Selected Reserve– Reserve Educational Assistance ProgramReserve Educational Assistance Program– Montgomery GI Bill – Active DutyMontgomery GI Bill – Active Duty– Post 9/11 GI BillPost 9/11 GI Bill – Educational Vocational CounselingEducational Vocational Counseling– Home Loan GuarantyHome Loan Guaranty– Life Insurance Life Insurance – Transition Assistance Program (TAP) not required for Reserve Transition Assistance Program (TAP) not required for Reserve
Component Service Members (DoD, VA, DOL and DTAP)Component Service Members (DoD, VA, DOL and DTAP)
Combat Combat Veteran Call Veteran Call
Center Center InitiativeInitiative
#3
Call Center Call Center StatisticsStatisticsCall Center Call Center StatisticsStatistics Phone calls to 676,093Phone calls to 676,093 VeteransVeterans
Made contact with 504,189 Veterans Made contact with 504,189 Veterans (74.6%)(74.6%)
Spoke with 165,904 Veterans Spoke with 165,904 Veterans (24.5%)(24.5%)
Sent 36,651 information packages to VeteransSent 36,651 information packages to Veterans
Monitoring of calls for quality revealed an average quality score of 98 out Monitoring of calls for quality revealed an average quality score of 98 out of a possible 100of a possible 100
Transition Assistance Transition Assistance AdvisorsAdvisors
VAVA and National Guard and National Guard Partnership andPartnership andState CoalitionsState Coalitions
#4
TAA Outreach TAA Outreach Summary in 54 Summary in 54
States/TerritoriesStates/TerritoriesTotals 2008-2009Totals 2008-2009
DateDate
#NG #NG ParticipantParticipant
ss
VHAVHA VBAVBAVet Vet
CenterCenter
EnrolledEnrolled ReferRefer ReferRefer ReferRefer
FEB-DECFEB-DEC20082008 182,136182,136 7,3017,301 9,7949,794 9,0449,044 3,4533,453
JAN-MAYJAN-MAY20092009 91,62491,624 2,3802,380 9,0749,074 9,5399,539 6,7996,799
TotalTotal 273,760273,760 9,6819,681 18,86818,868 18,58318,583 10,25210,252
NGB/VANGB/VALiaisonLiaison
Warrior Support Warrior Support
NGBNGB
NGB/VANGB/VALiaisonLiaison
Warrior Support Warrior Support
NGBNGB
National GuardSTATE JOINT FORCE HEADQUARTERS
National GuardSTATE JOINT FORCE HEADQUARTERS
VA/NG Transition Assistance AdvisorVA/NG Transition Assistance Advisor
StateDirectors
Of VA
StateDirectors
Of VA
AdjutantGeneral
AdjutantGeneral
Governor’sOffice
Governor’sOffice
VA Health care andBenefits as supportServices to Veterans
VA Health care andBenefits as supportServices to Veterans
NCANCAVBAVBA
State Coalition ModelState Coalition Model Goal: To Ensure an Integrated Delivery of Goal: To Ensure an Integrated Delivery of
State Services and BenefitsState Services and Benefits
NationalGuard Support ServicesIn each state for NG and family
NationalGuard Support ServicesIn each state for NG and family
DoDServices
and Programs for Injured
DoDServices
and Programs for Injured
All Service Members and Family Members Returning Home To the State: State Coalition as the Safety Net
TrainingSupport
Information ServicesServices
VHAVHA
Community ServicesAnd Organizations Supporting Veterans in Each state/community
Community ServicesAnd Organizations Supporting Veterans in Each state/community
VA/NGB Liaison
VHA OEF/OIF OutreachOffice
VA/NGB Liaison
VHA OEF/OIF OutreachOffice
Faith-basedCommunityInitiatives
Yellow Ribbon Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program Reintegration Program YRRPYRRP
Pre-Deployment---30-60--90 Pre-Deployment---30-60--90 days Post Deployment days Post Deployment eventsevents
#5
HealthFinancesStressSuicide PreventionSubstance AbuseMarriageLegalFinancial PracticesEmploymentFamily and Children Coping
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FY 09 YRRP Service/Component FY 09 YRRP Service/Component SupportSupport
Service/ComponentService/Component # of Events (31 July 09)# of Events (31 July 09)
ANGANG 6363
ARNGARNG 249249
USAFRUSAFR 2626
USARUSAR 7575
USMCRUSMCR 1515
USNRUSNR 1515
USCGRUSCGR 11
Post-Post-Deployment Deployment Health Health ReassessmentReassessmentPDHRAPDHRA
#6
Reserve Component PDHRA Reserve Component PDHRA FY 06, 07, 08 & 09 Referral FY 06, 07, 08 & 09 Referral Summary Summary (As of July 2009)(As of July 2009)
ALLALL
RESERVERESERVECOMPONENCOMPONENTT
COMPLETEDCOMPLETEDPDHRAPDHRA
SCREENSSCREENS
TOTALTOTAL
REFERRALSREFERRALSVAMCVAMC
REFERRALS*REFERRALS*VET CENTER VET CENTER
REFERRALS*REFERRALS*
FY 06FY 06 29,73329,733 15,38015,380 8,3918,391 4,5814,581
FY 07FY 07 90,40490,404 42,03842,038 19,15619,156 9,0699,069
FY 08FY 08 97,94297,942 29,02629,026 18,67218,672 6,8676,867
FY 09FY 09 68,06768,067 17,84017,840 12,95912,959 4,3064,306
TOTALTOTAL**overlap may overlap may existexist
286,146**286,146** 104,284**104,284** 59,178 24,82359,178 24,823
Total 84,001Total 84,001
www.oefoif.va.govwww.oefoif.va.gov
BlogsBlogs
FaceBookFaceBook
Working InitiativesWorking Initiatives::
• Women Veterans’ Call Center: Collaboration Women Veterans’ Call Center: Collaboration between OEF/OIF Outreach Office and Women between OEF/OIF Outreach Office and Women Veterans Strategic Health Care Group---pendingVeterans Strategic Health Care Group---pending
• Warrior Transition Units and Linkages with VAWarrior Transition Units and Linkages with VA
Wounded Warriors Wounded Warriors Healing in Healing in Warrior Transition Units Warrior Transition Units (WTUs)(WTUs)
VA Outreach for the injured warriors at 44 VA Outreach for the injured warriors at 44 WTUs in the Army, 9 of these are Community WTUs in the Army, 9 of these are Community Based WTUs for Guard/Reserve members, 2 Based WTUs for Guard/Reserve members, 2 Navy and 2 MarinesNavy and 2 Marines
Enroll into VA health care prior to separation Enroll into VA health care prior to separation from active dutyfrom active duty
Enroll in VRE programs while on active dutyEnroll in VRE programs while on active duty
and healing at the WTU siteand healing at the WTU siteNintendo Games TherapyNintendo Games Therapy
Ft. Drum
Ft. Dix
Ft. Eustis
Ft. Carson
Ft. Riley
Ft. Leonard Wood
Ft. Lewis
Ft. Stewart
Ft. Benning
Ft. Jackson
Ft. Knox
Ft. Gordon
Ft. BraggFt. Campbell
Ft. Sam Houston Ft. Polk
Ft. Sill
Ft. Hood
Ft. Bliss
PR
Ft. Richardson
TAMC
West Point
CA
AR
AL1
UT
MA
WI
FL
WTU CO - 20
WTU BDE - 1
CHBCO - 9
WTU BN - 14
Ft. Irwin& Balboa
Ft. Wainwright
WRAMC
Ft Huachuca
Ft. Leavenworth
Ft. Belvoir
Ft. LeeVA
Ft Meade
Redstone Arsenal
Ft Rucker
Landstuhl WT 114
Heidelberg WT 19
Wuerzburg WT 116
Current WT Population (assigned or attached to a WTU) is 8,943 Soldiers Warrior Transition UnitsWarrior Transition UnitsVHA & VBA Personnel on Army Installations
On-Hand Locations Army: 9400Navy: 460USMC: 500
USMC
USMC
NAVY
NAVY
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SummarySummary • VA’s RC Deployment Cycle Support Outreach Initiatives also knows as VA’s RC Deployment Cycle Support Outreach Initiatives also knows as the “7 Touches”-- provides a “military platform” for VA staff to:the “7 Touches”-- provides a “military platform” for VA staff to:
1. 1. Provide a Face to Face Encounter with VA staffProvide a Face to Face Encounter with VA staff
2.2. Reach-out to combat Veterans in need of readjustment counseling and Reach-out to combat Veterans in need of readjustment counseling and behavioral health services during early post-deployment periodbehavioral health services during early post-deployment period
3. 3. Facilitate on site enrollment & access to VA health careFacilitate on site enrollment & access to VA health care
4. 4. Provide “Boots on the Ground” support to combat Veterans & their Provide “Boots on the Ground” support to combat Veterans & their
familiesfamilies 5 5 Promote the development of long-term relationships between local Promote the development of long-term relationships between local
VHA facilities and Reserve Component Units VHA facilities and Reserve Component Units
6. Select VA has their choice for health care now and for a lifetime6. Select VA has their choice for health care now and for a lifetime
QuestionsQuestions