Closing the Gap: Meeting the Future Needs of America's Severely Wounded Heroes & their Caregivers

Abstract: The Gary Sinise Foundation and the USC School of Social Work’s Center for Innovation & Research hosted the inaugural “Closing the Gap Summit” to address the current shortfalls in care and support for our severely wounded veterans and their families. Over 50 attendees represented a cross-section of individuals ranging from academics to government officials to veterans and their caregivers. Over the course of the summit, they shared insights and recommendations for ways to help close this gap and improve reintegration of our returning wounded defenders. This document gives a summary of a summit held to collect insights into the current gap in care and support for wounded veterans and collaborate to provide recommendations on ways to close the gap between the transition and reintegration needs of these veterans and their families.