Notice of Nonendorsement of Speaker’s Positions The perspectives in This presentation are based on my research and personal experience and neither my participation in this event nor my personal views represent an endorsement by the Department of Defense (or the Army) nor its official position.
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FM 8-55 Planning for Health Service Support FM 8-51 (1994) (1994) FM-22-51 Leaders’ ManuaL for Combat Stress Control (1994)
Jacobson, Sid and Ernie Colón (2009). Coming Home: What to Expect, How to Deal When you Return from Combat . Arlington, VA: Ceridian Corporation, Military One Source.
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Munetz, Mark R. and Patricia A. Griffin (2006). Use of the Sequential Intercept Model as an Approach to Decriminalization of People with Serious Mental Illness. Psychiatric Services . 57(4): 544-549.
Veterans Treatment Courts (VTCs) Figure: Army Times , Feb. 21, 2011, “Finding a New Normal ” 166+ VTC Programs, 32+ States, Close to Active Installations, Lessons from 2147+ Drug and 250+ Mental Health Treatment Courts
By December of 2013, my research identified a total of 17 different specialized housing programs devoted to incarcerated veterans in 14 states. Depicted to the left is a group including Buffalo Veterans’ Treatment Court Judge Robert Russell, Jr., and Erie County Sheriff Timothy B. Howard, posing at the unveiling of the County Jail’s new Veterans ’ Dormitory in 2013 Depicted to the left is Kennebeck County, Maine, Sheriff Randall Liberty, who established a Veterans’ Cellblock to address Detainees ’ treatment and readjustment needs based on his own PTSD symptoms after deployment as a Sergeant Major in the Army Reserve.
“Purpose - Driven Incarceration” as the Counterpart to Problem -Solving Veterans’ Courts Mark W. Stiles Unit (TX) Indian Creek CI (VA) San Diego Vista DC (CA) Muscogee County Jail (GA)
Distinctive Inmate Polo Shirts to Reveal the Veterans’ Years of Service, Leadership, and Activities in Service to the Community at the Roxbury Prison in Hagerstown, Maryland. 1988 Memorial Built by I.V.O.R. Inmates with 4,200 Donated Bricks
Juvenile and family courts represent a vehicle for identifying and responding to the special needs of military families. Targeted interventions can prevent transmission of combat trauma, societal consequences, and later involvement in criminal courts.
May May 22, 2014 22, 2014 2004-2013 Courts-Martial down 50% Nonjudicial Punishment down 25% Bad-Conduct Discharges down 60%
June 2, 2014 -- Former Army Sgt. Rachel Gutierrez
Selected Authorities for Most Popular Benefits Available for Former Servicemembers VA BENEFITS: Based on Character of Service VA Benefits DoD Benefits See generally 38 U.S.C. §§ 101(2) and 5303(a); Other Benefits 38 C.F.R. § 3.12 Payments for Unused Accrued leave 37 U.S.C. § 501 Service-Connected Disability Compensation Right to Wear the Uniform 38 U.S.C. § 1110 32 C.F.R. § 53.2 Naturalization through Armed Forces Service Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Armed Forces Retirement Home 8 U.S.C. § 1440 38 U.S.C. §§ 1310, 1318 24 U.S.C. § 412 Civil Service Retirement Credit Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance Pre-Separation Counseling 38 U.S.C. § 3501 5 U.S.C. § 8331; CSRS and FERS Handbook, Ch. 22 10 U.S.C. § 1142; DoDI 1332.36 Vocational Rehabilitation Federal Civil Service Hiring Preference Member and Dependent Travel and HHG 5 U.S.C. § 2108 38 U.S.C. § 3102 37 U.S.C. §§ 406, 474; JFTR Post-secondary Education Readmission Automobile Allowance Death Gratuity 20 U.S.C. § 1091c 38 U.S.C. § 3902 10 U.S.C. § 1475 Clothing Allowance Troops to Teachers DoD Military Funeral Honors 38 U.S.C. § 1162 20 U.S.C. § 6673 10 U.S.C. § 1491; DoDI 1300.15 Department of Education Upward Bound Service-Disabled Veterans Life Insurance Retired Pay for Non-Regular Service 20 U.S.C. § 1070a-13; 34 C.F.R. § 645.6 38 U.S.C. § 1922 10 U.S.C. § 12740 Rural Housing Loan preference Specially Adapted Housing Grants Remission of Indebtedness 38 U.S.C. § 2101 42 U.S.C. § 1477 10 U.S.C. § 4837; DoDFMR, Section 683 Veterans Mortgage Life Insurance Unemployment Compensation for Ex-Servicemembers Education Benefit Transferability 5 U.S.C. § 8521; ET Handbook No. 384 38 U.S.C. § 2106 30 U.S.C. § 3020 DOL Priority of Service Employment and Training Home Loan Guaranty Post-service Maternity Care 38 U.S.C. § 4215; 20 C.F.R. § 1010.110 38 U.S.C. § 3702 32 C.F.R. § 728.71 Veterans Group Life Insurance (VGLI) USERRA Reemployment Rights Transitional Housing 38 U.S.C. § 1977 38 U.S.C. § 4304 10 U.S.C. § 1147 Patriot Express Small Business Loans Health Care* Transitional Assistance Management Program 15 U.S.C. § 636(a); 13 C.F.R. 120.3; 72 FR 34501 38 C.F.R. §§ 3.360, 17.47 (TRICARE) Non-Service Connected Disability Pension 10 U.S.C. § 1145 38 U.S.C. § 1521 Continued Health Care Benefit Program Veterans Retraining Assistance Program 32 C.F.R. §199.20 38 U.S.C. § 4100; P.L. 112-56 Excess Leave/Permissive TDY Educational and Vocational Counseling 10 U.S.C. § 1149 38 U.S.C. § 3697A Burial in VA National Cemeteries 38 U.S.C. § 2301 et. seq. Post 9/11 GI Bill 38 U.S.C. § 3311 ( Montgomery GI Bill 38 U.S.C. § 3011
In 1966, President Johnson implemented a Department of Labor program called the Certificate of Exemplary Rehabilitation. Upon signing the bill on October 16th, he noted how it “offers new hope to persons discharged from the Armed Forces under conditions other than honorable”: This new law recognizes a basic principle of American justice: A Man who has acknowledged his past mistakes and overcome his weaknesses, deserves a chance to overcome his past failures. . . . The underlying principle of this measure is both simple and important: It recognizes the fallibility of man — and also his capacity for rehabilitation. Johnson, Lyndon B. (1966, October 16). Statement by the President Upon Signing Bill Authorizing Exemplary Rehabilitation Certificates for Certain Persons Discharged from the Armed Forces .
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