Mental Health and Chaplaincy is a national initiative that aims to achieve a more collaborative system of care for the benefit of Veterans, Service members, and their families. Emotional, social, psychological, and spiritual needs are interconnected – the professionals and communities that attend to these needs should be coordinated and integrated for optimal care. Mental Health and Chaplaincy seeks to foster this care through a range of educational, research, clinical training, and community outreach activities.
The brief video below highlights faith community and clergy outreach offerings, and we invite you to further explore the site to learn more about our other areas of programmatic engagement.
Published chapters 5 (Hanson), 6 (Sanders), and 11 (Roberts) in the 2018 book, Case studies in Spiritual Care, edited by George Fitchett and Steve Nolan.
Had her innovative Suicide Prevention Simulation Training featured on the VA Pittsburgh Website.
Had his collaborative Moral Injury group, co-led with Dr. Peter Yeomans, featured in the NY Times Magazine.
Had a piece highlighting MHICS and CCTP published in The Spirit of Chaplaincy for the February 2018 issue.
Is part of a collaborative suicide prevention project that is a winner of the 2017 Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Community Partnership Challenge and was selected as a Gold Status Practice in the Third VHA Shark Tank Competition. His collaborative practice received the most bids ever in the VHA Shark Tank competition's history.
Wrote a piece titled "The Gift of MHICS" in The Spirit of Chaplaincy for the May 2017 issue.