CDP News: Nov. 22, 2013
It’s Friday and time for the latest edition of CDP News, where we take a few moments to look back at recent happenings in and around the Center for Deployment Psychology, as well as looking ahead to upcoming events.
Deployment Psychology Blog
Research Update: Nov. 21, 2013
The CDP's weekly research update contains the latest news, journal articles and useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
- Expanding the Net: Building Mental Health Care Capacity for Veterans
- Prevalence, risk, and correlates of posttraumatic stress disorder across ethnic and racial minority groups in the United States.
Staff Perspective: The History of the New Military Culture Course
In October 2009, the Departments of Defense (DoD) and Veterans Affairs (VA) conducted a joint Mental Health Summit that brought together behavioral health experts and leaders from both departments with the goal of developing a strategy that would facilitate coordination for the delivery of mental health services.
By the Numbers - Nov. 18, 2013
62,619
The number of Veterans who were homeless on a single night in 2012, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Administration's 2012 Point-in-Time Estimates of Homelessness report. According to the report, "Homelessness among veterans has declined by 7.2 percent since 2011 and by 17.2 percent since 2009."
CDP News: Nov. 15, 2013
Welcome to the latest edition of CDP News! We like to spend a few moments every Friday looking back on recent happenings in and around the Center for Deployment Psychology, while also looking ahead to upcoming events.