CIR News
CIR Field Note: USC Answers the President’s Call to Help Veterans & Military Families
5 Dec 2012 | posted by Center for Innovation and Research | in CIR News Archive
November 2012
In this field note, USC CIR reports on the steps that the USC School of Social Work is taking to address the urgent need for competent behavioral healthcare for veterans and military families.
CIR Policy Brief: Policy Impact on Treatment for Transgender Veterans
8 Nov 2012 | posted by Center for Innovation and Research | in CIR News Archive
THE TRANSGENDER VETERAN EXPERIENCE: POLICY IMPACTS ON TREATMENT
October 2012
Nikola Alenkin, Ph.D, LCSW
In this policy brief, the author discusses Department of Veterans Affairs policy regarding transgender veterans, and the impact that this policy has on healthcare for this population.
CIR Policy Brief: Veteran Healthcare in the Era of ACA
30 Sep 2012 | posted by Center for Innovation and Research | in CIR News Archive
HEALTHCARE FOR VETERANS IN THE ERA OF PATIENT PROTECTION AND THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT OF 2010
September 2012
Hyunsung Oh, MSW
Joseph Chicas, MSW
Jeffery N. Wilkins, MD
Kathleen Ell, DSW
In this policy brief, the authors discuss how the Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010 will affect veteran healthcare access, particularly regarding OEF/OIF veterans.
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CIR Policy Brief: Helping Veterans Transition to Civilian Work Settings
6 Jul 2012 | posted by Center for Innovation and Research | in CIR News Archive
FROM WAR TO THE WORKPLACE: HELPING VETERANS TRANSITION TO CIVILIAN WORK SETTINGS
June 2012
Joseph Chicas, MSW
Paul Maiden, PhD
Hyunsung Oh, MSW
Sherrie Wilcox, PhD
David Young, PhD
In this policy brief, the authors discuss how unemployment poses a significant barrier to reintegration and describe the challenge that many veterans face in translating their military skill set to the civilian workforce. They also propose recommendations to address veteran unemployment and close the gap in understanding regarding military job skills among civilian employers.
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CIR Policy Brief: Navigating the VA with Invisible Wounds
14 May 2012 | posted by Center for Innovation and Research | in CIR News Archive
NAVIGATING THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS WITH INVISIBLE WOUNDS: HOW TO OVERCOME THE STIGMA OF “DELAY, DENY, & HOPE YOU DIE”
April 2012
Susan Thompson, JD
In this policy brief, the author describes the difficulties that veterans with invisible wounds face in obtaining treatment or benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and proposes recommendations for improving VA service to veterans and their families.
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CIR Policy Brief: Addressing the Gaps in Research Regarding Young Children in Military Families
22 Apr 2012 | posted by Center for Innovation and Research | in CIR News Archive
INCREASING UNDERSTANDING OF INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN IN MILITARY FAMILIES THROUGH FOCUSED RESEARCH
March 2012
Kathleen Mulrooney, MA, LPC
Dorinda Silver Williams, MSW, LCSW-C
In this policy brief, the authors examine the impact of deployments on infants and young children in military families and offer recommendations for future research.
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CIR Field Note: Fighting a War Created at Home
21 Nov 2011 | posted by Center for Innovation and Research | in CIR News Archive
FIGHTING A WAR CREATED AT HOME:
How Stereotypes and Stigma Hinder America’s Veterans
October 2011
Derek Blumke
In this field note, the author examines the origins of veteran stereotypes and stigma and offers an approach to counter the inaccurate perception of veterans that many Americans share.
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