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5/21/2013 6:39:31 AM

Third Annual Conference:
"Serving Justice-Involved Veterans"
Conference Agenda and Supporting Documents

• Print-Friendly Agenda(MS Word)
• Conference materials and handouts

Day 1 - Thursday, February 2

Conference handouts and materials

• 1 PM: Welcoming Remarks
  • Sam Shore, Director, MH Transformation and Behavioral Health Operations, DSHS
  • Leon Evans, President and CEO, The Center for Health Care Services
• 1:15 PM: Opening Remarks
  • The Honorable Leticia van de Putte, Texas State Senator, Chair of the Veteran Affairs and Military Installations Committee
• 1:30 PM Sequential Intercept Model for Jail Diversion Planning
  • Dan Abreu, Associate Director, SAMHSA National GAINS Center
    • Use of the Sequential Intercept Model as an Approach to Decriminalization of People With Serious Mental Illness (PDF)
• 2:15 PM Veteran Panel
  • Natalie Rhodes, Veteran (San Antonio)
  • Michael Killam, Veterans Volunteer Coordinator, Mental Health/Mental Retardation Center of Tarrant County (Fort Worth)
  • Sean Hanna, Director of Veterans Programs, Samaritan Center for Counseling and Pastoral Care (Austin)
  • John Boerstler, President and Founder, Lone Star Veterans Association (Houston)
• 2:45 PM Break
• 3:00 PM Trauma Informed Care
  • Dan Abreu, Associate Director, SAMHSA National GAINS Center
    • Responding to the Needs of Justice-Involved Combat Veterans with Service-Related Trauma and Mental Health Conditions: A Consensus Report of the CMHS National GAINS Center’s Forum on Combat Veterans, Trauma, and the Justice System - August 2008 (PDF)
    • Trauma-Informed Care Resources (MS Word)
• 4:00 PM JDTR Pilot and Statewide Rollout
  • Gilbert Gonzales, Director of Communications and Diversion Initiatives, The Center for Health Care Services
    • JDTR Pilot - Gilbert Gonzales (MS PowerPoint)
  • Aaron Diaz, Director of Crisis and Jail Diversion, The Center for Health Care Services
  • Melanie Lane, Director, Restoration Center
  • Sam Shore, Director, MH Transformation and Behavioral Health Operations, DSHS
    • JDTR Pilot - Sam Shore (MS PowerPoint)
• 5:00 PM Adjourn Day 1

Day 2 - Friday, February 3

Conference handouts and materials

• 8:30 AM Current State of JDTR: Presentation of Survey Results
  • Stacey Stevens-Manser, PhD, Research Scientist, Center for Social Work Research - University of Texas
  • Laura Kaufman, Research Associate, Center for Social Work Research - University of Texas
    • Jail Diversion & Trauma Recovery - Priority to Veterans - February 2011 (PDF)
• 9:00 AM Veterans Treatment Court Models Panel
  • Loretta A. Coonan, LCSW, Veterans Justice Outreach Coordinator, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
  • Judge Wayne Christian, Bexar County Veterans' Court
• 10:00 AM Break
• 10:15 AM Veteran Service System and Veteran Justice Officers Panel
  • John Kehoe, Veteran's Justice Officer (VJO), VISN 18
  • Desi Vasquez, PhD, Veteran's Justice Officer (VJO), VISN 18
• 11:00 AM Determining Eligibility for VA Benefits and Services
  • Ann Alvarez, Veterans Benefit Counselor, Veterans Benefits Administration (Houston)
  • Ron Acon, VHA Eligibility Coordinator, VISN 17, South Texas Veterans' Health Care System
  • Jim Sampson, Claims and Compensation Area Supervisor, Texas Veterans Commission, San Antonio
• 12:00 PM Working Lunch - Creating Community Support for Veterans
  • Kevin Smith, LCSW Co-Producer, "Another Kind of Valor"
  • Dan E. Weisburd, Director/Producer, "Another Kind of Valor"
  • Handouts
    • "Another Kind of VALOR" - Letter from LA County Mental Health
    • "Another Kind of VALOR" - Review by Phyllis Vine
• 1:30 PM Resources for Veterans
  • Perry Jefferies, TexVet Initiative Manager, Texas A&M Health Science Center
    • TexVet Brochure (PDF)
    • TexVet Flyer - For Individuals (PDF)
    • TexVet Flyer - For Agencies & Volunteer Service Organizations (PDF)
  • Chaunte Myers, Grace After Fire – Women Veterans
  • Ramón Piña, Veterans Employment Representative, Texas Veterans Commission, Supervisor
  • Noelita L. Lugo, MSSW, HEROES Coordinator, Office of the Attorney General Child Support Division, Family Initiatives
    • HEROES - For Children in Military Families - Wallet Card (PDF)
    • For Military Parents - HEROES (PDF)
  • Bruce Elfant, Constable, Travis County Veterans Intervention Project
  • Dianna Lewis-Grey, Director, Corporation for Supportive Housing
  • Terry Seufert, M.Ed., L.S.W., Director of Program Services, Goodwill Industries of Houston
• 3:00 PM Afternoon Break
• 3:15 PM Community Planning for JDTR
  • John Boerstler, President and Founder, Lone Star Veterans Association (Houston)
  • Waymon Stewart, CEO, Andrews Center, LMHA Tyler
  • Heloise Ferguson, Network Homeless Coordinator, VISN 17
  • Michael Lozito, Director of Judicial Support and Services, Bexar County Department of Community Resources
• 4:15 PM Conference Adjourns

Documents and Additional Materials

• 2012 Conference Agenda (MS Word) - Updated February 2, 2012
• Responding to the Needs of Justice-Involved Combat Veterans with Service-Related Trauma and Mental Health Conditions: A Consensus Report of the CMHS National GAINS Center’s Forum on Combat Veterans, Trauma, and the Justice System - August 2008 (PDF)
• Jail Diversion & Trauma Recovery - Priority to Veterans - February 2011 (PDF)
• Leveling the Playing Field: Practical Strategies for Increasing Veterans' Involvement in Diversion and Reentry Programs - July 2009 (PDF)
• Targeting Criminal Recidivism in Justice-Involved People with Mental Illness: Structured Clinical Approaches - May 2010 (PDF)
• Use of the Sequential Intercept Model as an Approach to Decriminalization of People With Serious Mental Illness (PDF)
• TexVet Brochure (PDF)
• TexVet Flyer - For Individuals (PDF)
• TexVet Flyer - For Agencies & Volunteer Service Organizations (PDF)
• Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Overview 2010 (PDF)
• HEROES - For Children in Military Families - Wallet Card (PDF)
• For Military Parents - HEROES (PDF)
• Resources for Justice-Involved Veterans (MS Word)
• Trauma-Informed Care Resources (MS Word)
• A Veteran's Perspective on Recovery - Moe Armstrong (PDF)
• Houston Veterans Court Program - San Antonio 2012 (MS PowerPoint)
• VIP Jail Survey - 2011 (MS Word)
• "Another Kind of VALOR" - Letter from LA County Mental Health (PDF)
• "Another Kind of VALOR" - Review by Phyllis Vine (MS Word)
• JDTR Pilot - Gilbert Gonzales (MS PowerPoint)
• JDTR Pilot - Sam Shore (MS PowerPoint)
• "The Right Place at the Right Time" - Leon Evans (PDF)
• Trauma Informed Care - Dan Abreu (MS PowerPoint)
• The Sequential Intercept for Jail Diversion Planning - Dan Abreu (MS PowerPoint)
• Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: An Assessment of the Evidence Committee on Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PDF)
• VA Mental Health Services - John Kehoe (MS PowerPoint)

Funding for this conference was made possible in part by grant number 1H79SM059271 from SAMHSA. The views expressed in the written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

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