Webinar: The mental health and other needs of America’s veterans
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American veterans experience disproportionately high rates of trauma and mental illness after their military service. This challenge serves as a barrier to many veterans’ reentry into civilian society. Like with other health problems that are often unseen, addressing mental illness begins with lowering the societal and personal stigma sometimes associated with asking for help. A range of nongovernmental, private-sector, and government partners — including organizations like the Wounded Warrior Project — play a key role in building links between America’s veterans and the mental health resources they need. Much can still be done by policymakers and private-sector partners to ensure that America’s veterans can identify and access resources to address mental health challenges.
On June 15, the Foreign Policy program at Brookings hosted a conversation on the mental health challenges facing America’s veterans and the public policy tools needed to bring them the care they need and deserve.
Viewers can submit questions via email to events@brookings.edu or on Twitter using #VeteranMentalHealth.
Agenda
Michael E. O’Hanlon
Director of Research - Foreign Policy
Co-Director - Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology, Africa Security Initiative
Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology
The Sydney Stein, Jr. Chair
Michael Richardson
Vice President, Independence Services and Mental Health - Wounded Warrior Project
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