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To help returning veterans, USC center shares its research with national leaders

By |December 11th, 2014|

by Claudia Bustamante

Every year, 250,000 veterans are transitioning from military to civilian life.

Though there is wide community support for them, a system of more than 40,000 nonprofit organizations, along with federal and state agencies, can be difficult for veterans to navigate for services.

During a Washington, D.C., meeting last week with more than 100 top leaders from government, military, business, philanthropy and social sectors, the Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans & Military Families at the USC School of Social Work shared an innovative, data-driven approach that has proved successful in harnessing the goodwill of local agencies.

“Los Angeles needed a […]

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GALLERY: CIR celebrates five years

By |November 19th, 2014|

On Thursday, November 6, the USC Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans & Military Families celebrated its five-year anniversary at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in downtown Los Angeles. Thank you to all our colleagues, friends and supporters who joined in the celebration. See some of the photos from the night’s festivities below.

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USC Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans & Military Families (CIR)

By |November 11th, 2014|

The USC School of Social Work Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans & Military Families is committed to strengthening veterans and military families, through military behavioral research with consequence, transformative education and training and global engagement.

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Family tradition of helping veterans continues

By |October 29th, 2014|

by Claudia Bustamante

Pamela and Mark Mischel have been involved with the USC School of Social Work for over a decade—first as proud parents and now as one of the school’s first supporters of the Yellow Ribbon Scholarship Fund.

“Even though we don’t have any direct experience with the military, these issues are very near and dear to our hearts,” said Pamela, who also sits on the school’s Board of Councilors.

“These young men and women have given so much, and we want to do our small part to be able to help,” Mark said.

Already early donors to the school’s military social work […]

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Military spouse turns VA frustration into MSW pursuit to help others

By |October 22nd, 2014|

by Claudia Bustamante

As the wife of a disabled veteran, Krystal Lerner knows first-hand the struggles many veterans face and the impact that can have on those closest to them.

Lerner remembers the frustration she personally experienced going through the Veterans Affairs system trying to get her husband connected with services.

“I made three pages worth of phone calls to people, and everyone kept referring me to someone else,” she said.

Lerner had the time to devote to helping her husband, but the experience made her think about others who might not have the same support systems. “There are so many barriers that would […]

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Thank veterans by letting your voice be heard

By |October 22nd, 2014|

A Message from Anthony Hassan, Director of the Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans & Military Families

Since 9/11, more than 2.6 million service members have been deployed overseas, but the U.S. Armed Forces have been defending and exemplifying American values for even longer.

In less than two weeks, Americans will have a chance to truly thank the sacrifices service members and veterans have made to protect our freedoms by taking part in one of America’s most-cherished rights—the right to vote.

Across the nation, elections will be held for multiple seats, including within the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. Here in […]

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The Other Invisible Wounds: Sex & the Military

By |October 14th, 2014|

Friday, February 13, 2015 | 8 a.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Radisson Hotel Los Angeles
3540 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA 90007
This one-day conference aims to raise awareness of the sexual intimacy problems experienced by military populations and to provide basic tools to help providers address these issues. Open to practitioners, researchers, students and others interested in […]

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Gift puts veterans front and center

By |October 8th, 2014|

by Maya Meinert

As a young man in the 1960s, Dwight Tate, MSW ’77, saw the devastating effects of the Vietnam War on its veterans.

“I’ve come to realize and understand that the biggest mistake we as a society made was turning our back on veterans. We had every right to condemn the war itself but not the warriors,” he said. “I don’t want us to make the same mistake again.”

To ensure veterans are served as well as they possibly can be, Tate and his wife, Kathy Wright, have made a gift of $600,000 to establish the Dwight Tate Endowment Fund to […]

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New USC report finds most veterans return to Los Angeles unprepared for civilian life

By |October 2nd, 2014|

Few veteran services focus on prevention of chronic conditions, like unemployment and homelessness

LOS ANGELES — Many service members leaving the military and returning to Los Angeles County are not prepared for the transition home and have a range of needs that cannot be easily provided by a single organization, according to a new University of Southern California School of Social Work report released Tuesday.

“The State of the American Veteran: The Los Angeles County Veterans Study” by the USC School of Social Work’s Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans & Military Families outlines the findings of a survey conducted fall 2013 of […]

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