Understanding how VA services benefit Veterans leads to more referral recommendations from the Treatment Court and judge.
After mental health treatment, Veteran Tai Do was selected for the Comprehensive Work Therapy program.
Veterans Treatment Court allows qualified Veterans to minimize or get dismissed legal charges by addressing the problems that led to run-ins with the law. “We focus on treatment rather than punishment.”
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran Daniel Cortez, who served for more than 30 years and is currently the Chairman of the National Vet Court Alliance.
Navy Veteran Tim Healy could be serving a life sentence. Given a second chance, he now helps other justice-involved Veterans.
After his brother was killed in Afghanistan, Army Veteran Dustin Atwell lost his way and ended up in jail. VA programs, including the Veteran Justice program, helped him recover.
During Second Chance Month, VA examines the relationship between homelessness and incarceration, and explains how re-entry services help Veterans get a new lease on life.
VA helped Veteran Kevin Rumley with his second chance. “Every person at VA cared for me deeply as a Veteran and as a person.”
Veterans Treatment Court - a nontraditional approach to criminal justice in which Veterans can work to address problems. Those who complete the program typically have the charges reduced or dismissed.
Free and low-cost resources are available to service members and Veterans that can make legal concerns less burdensome.
Billy Truesdell joined the Navy to escape his home. After homeless days, he found the place he belongs most: helping other Veterans.
Flake is a research scientist at the VA North Texas Health Care System, where he tries to improve services for Veterans who have collided with the criminal justice system by focusing on rehabilitation needs and barriers. He’s leading a project in which health care providers and formerly incarcerated Veterans collaborate to identify priority goals including employment, housing, and substance use treatment.