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Project Safe Guard: Challenges and opportunities of a universal rollout of peer‐delivered lethal means safety counseling at a US military installation

Abstract: Introduction: The US Department of Defense recommends lethal means safety counseling (LMSC) to promote firearm injury prevention via secure storage of personal firearms. …

Veterans’ entitlements, treatment and support (simplification and harmonisation) bill 2024

Abstract: This Bill will simplify and harmonise the existing tri-Act framework of legislation governing veterans’ entitlements, rehabilitation and compensation arrangements that …

Incarcerated Veterans and their adaptation to prison

Abstract: In 2016, an estimated 107,400 veterans were incarcerated in the U.S. (Maruschak et al., 2021), comprising part of the population known as "justice-involved veterans," …

Health conditions and treatment utilization among older male Veterans incarcerated in prisons

Abstract: BACKGROUND: More than 50,000 older male veterans incarcerated in prisons are expected to return to their communities and utilize the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) …

Exploring reasons for non-engagement from a peer-led diversionary intervention for Veterans in police custody

Abstract: UK veterans with complex needs arrested in police custody can access support through pre-charge diversion into treatment and ancillary services. We consider why veterans …

'Be all that you can be': The role of identity, pro-social labeling, and narratives in Veterans treatment courts

Abstract: Veterans Treatment Courts (VTCs) are one of the ever-developing brands of specialty or problem-solving courts that have emerged in recent decades. These courts recognize …

Veterans treatment courts: Eligibility, service provision, and future directions

Abstract: The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) was interested in understanding the VTCs and how they serve the needs of veterans. They commissioned a study via a transfer of …

New research on Veterans treatment courts: An overview of the community participatory research on Veterans in specialized programming project

Abstract: Justice-involved veterans return to civilian life with a variety of mental and physical health challenges that often go untreated and increase their risk for self-harm …

A multisite examination of women Veterans in veterans treatment courts: A gendered comparison of demography, criminal history, program requirements, and substance use and mental health issues

Abstract: Although the overall veteran, arrestee, and incarcerated populations have been decreasing, women as a percentage of the veteran population and those legal involved are on …

Senior leadership experiences of incarcerated Veterans: An examination of healthcare services across agencies

Abstract: This research examined the interpretational concerns of leadership within the Veteran Health Administration (VHA) and the Criminal Justice System (CJS) as it is related …

We are all green: Do military experiences and involvement in the criminal justice system vary across race and ethnicity among incarcerated Veterans?

Abstract: Although participation in the military impacts the lives of all who serve, little research has examined how specific military experiences and criminal justice outcomes …

Mortality among individuals released from US prisons: does military history matter?

Abstract: The physiological effects of imprisonment are well-documented and include a heightened risk for various forms of mortality post-release. The incarceration-mortality nexus …