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SUMMARY:Webinar | Policies to Support Veterans’ Needs at the State and Local Level
DESCRIPTION:RAND Epstein Family Veterans Policy Research Institute Webinar\nREGISTER HERE \nIn this webinar\, RAND researchers will explain what they found when examining the needs of veterans in different geographic regions and how state and local policies can impact those needs. A panel of experts will discuss the role of state and local policies in veterans’ health care access\, employment and financial programs\, housing assistance\, and education benefits. Panelists will also discuss innovative approaches that some communities are adopting to address the needs of their veteran populations. \nPresenter:  Rajeev Ramchand\, senior behavioral scientist and codirector of the RAND Epstein Family Veterans Policy Research Institute. \nPanelists:  Brandi Jancaitis\, director of the Virginia Veteran and Family Support (VVFS) Program at the Virginia Department of Veterans Services (VDVS); Tim Sheppard\, president of the National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs (NASDVA) and as the executive director of Wyoming’s Veterans Commission; Andrew Tangen\, first vice president for the National Association of County Veteran Service Officers (NACVSO) and serves as the superintendent of the Veterans Assistance Commission of Lake County\, Illinois. \nModerator: Carrie M. Farmer\, co-director of the RAND Epstein Family Veterans Policy Research Institute\, director of the Health Care Quality Measurement and Improvement Program\, and a senior policy researcher at RAND. \nCLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
URL:https://vetscan-wi.org/event/webinar-policies-to-support-veterans-needs-6-18-2025/
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CATEGORIES:Policies
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SUMMARY:Zoom Webinar: Improving Transition Support for Those Leaving the Military
DESCRIPTION:Online Event: Thursday\, February 20\, 2025\n3 p.m. to 4 p.m. CT \nJoin the RAND Epstein Family Veterans Policy Research Institute and subject-matter experts to ways to improve transition support for those leaving the military. \nREGISTER NOW \nA service member’s transition from military to civilian life can have important implications for their life trajectory. RAND conducted a series of policy roundtables with experts from VA\, DoD\, and veteran-serving organizations to explore the transition process\, factors that affect how well transition goes\, and policy options for improving transition support. \nA new RAND publication\, Policy Recommendations to Improve Transition Support for Those Leaving the Military\, synthesizes the viewpoints and suggestions expressed in the roundtable series. Please join this February webinar to learn about these recommendations and hear representatives from veteran-serving organizations and programs share their perspectives on top priorities for future policy and programming changes\, evaluation\, and research \nPresenter \nDr. Whitney Livingston is an associate behavioral scientist at RAND and a licensed clinical psychologist. Her research focuses on sexual violence\, intimate partner violence\, suicide risk\, women’s health\, and PTSD among service members and veterans. She uses quantitative methodologies to research clinical and non-clinical populations and is currently expanding her skill set to include qualitative data collection methods. Dr. Livingston previously provided evidence-based treatments and clinical assessments to veterans seeking care from the Veterans Health Administration. She earned her Ph.D. in clinical/counseling psychology from Utah State University and attended the National Center for PTSD at VA Boston for her postdoctoral research fellowship \nPanelists \nEric Eversole is President of Hiring Our Heroes\, a nationwide effort to develop and promote military talent in the United States. Working with a broad array of private and public sector partners\, his team helps to create and connect transitioning service members\, veterans\, and their families with meaningful employment opportunities. A recognized authority on workforce solutions and military talent development\, Eversole also serves on the U.S. Department of Labor’s Advisory Committee on Veterans Employment\, Training\, and Employer Outreach (ACVETEO) and frequently provides testimony before Congress on issues related to veteran and military spouse employment. Eversole proudly served for over 24 years in the military. He began his service in 1994 as an enlisted airman with the Indiana Air National Guard before transitioning to the Navy’s Judge Advocate General Corps\, where he retired with the rank of Navy Captain. He holds a Juris Doctorate from Indiana University School of Law\, Indianapolis\, and lives in Northern Virginia with his wife\, Amanda\, and their daughters\, Ellie and Lizzie. \nCOL Jarrett A. Thomas II is the director of Soldier for Life\, an Army program that connects Soldiers\, veterans\, and their families with education\, employment\, health and wellness\, and U.S. Army retirement resources and information. COL Thomas’ more recent assignments include Garrison Commander for the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk\, Director of Human Resources Management for the Combined Security Transition Command – Afghanistan\, and Chief of the Strategic Initiatives Group and the Executive Officer for the Army G-9. He most recently served as the Executive Officer for the Army G-1. His awards and decorations are many\, and include the Legion of Merit\, Bronze Star Medal\, Defense Meritorious Service Medal\, Meritorious Service Medal\, Joint Services Campaign Medal\, Army Commendation Medal\, Joint Service Achievement Medal\, and others. COL Thomas is a graduate of the United States Army War College\, the Command General Staff College\, the Combined Arms Services and Staff School\, and Adjutant General Officer Basic and Advanced Courses. \nTammy Barlet is Vice President of Government Affairs for Student Veterans of America\, a network of nearly 1\,600 on-campus chapters that ensure student veterans and military-connected students achieve their greatest potential. Previously\, Barlet served eight years in the United States Coast Guard as an Operation Specialist Third Class Petty Officer. She holds a master’s degree in public health from George Washington University\, and a bachelor’s degree in public health from Temple University in Philadelphia. To recognize Barlet’s contribution to enhancing the lives of other veterans\, service members\, families\, and caregivers\, she has been named one of VA’s Center for Women Veterans 2023 Women Veteran Trailblazers \nModerator \nDaniel Ginsberg is the associate director of the Personnel\, Readiness\, and Health Program (PRH) of the RAND National Security Research Division\, and a senior international and defense researcher at RAND. His research centers on organizational management\, military reserves\, and civilian and military personnel policy. Before joining RAND\, Ginsberg was a senior advisor and project director at the National Academy of Public Administration\, served as the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs\, and was a senior defense policy advisor for a decade. He coordinated the bipartisan U.S. Senate National Guard Caucus and received the Department of the Air Force Decoration for Exceptional Civilian Service and the Distinguished Service Award from the National Guard Bureau. Ginsberg has an M.A. in strategic studies from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and a B.A. in political science from the University of Michigan \nRegister for This Program \nPlease register online. This event is open to the public and advance registration is required. Those who register will receive Zoom connection details via email. For more details\, please visit the event page. \nContact VeteransInstitute@rand.org with questions about the event.
URL:https://vetscan-wi.org/event/improving-transition-support-for-those-leaving-the-military-2-20-2025/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Policies,Support Programs
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SUMMARY:Data Deep Dive: Financial Well-Being of Veteran Families in Wisconsin
DESCRIPTION:Online Event: Thursday\, January 30\, 2025\n2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. CT \nJoin the Military Family Research Institute at Purdue University to learn about the financial well-being of military and Veteran families in Wisconsin. This online event is presented by VetsCAN in partnership with the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs. \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER \nThe presentation will highlight Wisconsin-specific information gathered in preparation of this year’s Measuring Communities Spotlight Report: The Financial Well-Being of Military and Veteran Families in America\, published by the MFRI. \nKatie Walter from MFRI will present a deep dive into the Institute’s data and analysis of military and veterans in the State of Wisconsin. This data deep dive will highlight topics such as: \n\nVeteran demographics;\nThe digital divide and community parameters;\nFinancial indicators related to the veteran’s household;\nHousing cost burdens;\nEmployment-related opportunities.\n\nPRESENTER INFORMATION: Katie Walter is a Senior Community Outreach Specialist with the Military Family Research Institute at Purdue University. Katie’s expertise lies within health communication and public health\, especially as it applies to using key data and optimizing community networks to make a change in the lives of those she serves. Katie earned a master’s degree in health communication from Purdue University and a bachelor’s degree in public relations and strategic communication from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. \nDownload the complete MFRI report here.
URL:https://vetscan-wi.org/event/financial-well-being-of-veteran-families-in-wisconsin-1-30-2025/
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SUMMARY:Online Discussion: Veteran Families in America
DESCRIPTION:Online Event: Thursday\, December 5\, 2024\n3 p.m. to 4 p.m. CT \nJoin the RAND Epstein Family Veterans Policy Research Institute and subject-matter experts to discuss veteran families in America. \nREGISTER NOW \nWhen service members leave the military\, they become veterans\, retaining social identities and policy relevance albeit under a different name and government agency. However\, unlike DoD\, VA lacks the statutory authority to provide care or benefits for the bulk of veteran families. While we know a great deal of information about veterans\, little is known about veteran households—even though the members of these households play a critical role in supporting the health and well-being of veterans. The authors of a new RAND report\, Veteran Families in America\, attempt to fill that gap by analyzing data from the American Community Survey\, providing valuable context for understanding the social and economic resource environment of veterans and identifying potential gaps and needs compared with nonveteran families. \nVeteran Families in America \nVeteran households account for around 11 percent of all households in the United States. What is known about these households? And what are the social and economic differences between veteran families and nonveteran families? Download the RAND Report \nPresenter \nDaniel Schwam is a senior quantitative analyst at RAND. Schwam has contributed to several research efforts as a part of RAND’s Veterans Policy Research Institute on topics including veteran housing cost burden\, public perceptions of veterans\, and veteran households. Schwam also contributes to research on drug prices\, military compensation\, military recruiting\, and labor market analysis. He holds a B.S. from the University of Delaware\, and an M.A. in economics from New York University. \nPanelists \nMeg Kabat was selected by Secretary Denis McDonough to serve as the chief of staff for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in July 2024. In this role\, Kabat helps guide the VA’s mission to serve America’s veterans by directing policy\, strategy\, operations\, and communications in the federal government’s second-largest department. With over 25 years of experience as a licensed clinical social worker\, Kabat has worked extensively with veterans\, their families\, caregivers\, and survivors. In 2003\, as a civilian with the U.S. Navy\, Kabat served as a social worker and case manager at the National Naval Medical Center. Kabat has received numerous awards\, including a Special Recognition Award from Disabled American Veterans\, a VA Exemplary Service Award\, and a VA Exceptional Service Award. Kabat holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the College of the Holy Cross and a Master of Social Work from the Catholic University of America. \nLee Kelley became the principal director of the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Community and Family Policy in 2024. In this role\, she supports the deputy assistant secretary in overseeing policy\, advocacy\, and community support for service members and their families. Kelley enlisted in the U.S. Army after 9/11 and served for over five years as a broadcast journalist\, reporting on military stories worldwide. She holds a master’s degree in social work from the Catholic University of America\, a Master of Communications from the University of Oklahoma\, and a B.A. in journalism from Pennsylvania State University. \nModerator \nKayla M. Williams is a former senior policy researcher at RAND focusing on policy support for veterans and service members. Williams was also previously the assistant secretary at the Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs within the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. She has served on the Department of Labor Advisory Committee on Veterans’ Employment\, Training\, and Employer Outreach and the VA Advisory Committee on Women Veterans. Williams was an Arabic linguist in the U.S. Army and is the author of two memoirs about her experiences during and after deploying to Iraq. She has an M.A. in international affairs from American University. \nRegister for This Program \nPlease register online. This event is open to the public and advance registration is required. Those who register will receive Zoom connection details via email. For more details\, please visit the event page. \nContact VeteransInstitute@rand.org with questions about the event.
URL:https://vetscan-wi.org/event/veterans-families-america-12-5-24/
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CATEGORIES:Policies,Recruitment
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SUMMARY:WEBINAR - How Could Evolving State Policies Affect LGBTQ+ Veterans' Health?
DESCRIPTION:Program\nThe U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs\, along with the rest of the federal government\, recently affirmed its commitment to improving the health and well-being of lesbian\, gay\, bisexual\, transgender\, queer\, and other sexual and gender minority (LGBTQ+) veterans. However\, LGBTQ+ veterans are subject to an array of policies that differ depending on the state where they live—from laws protecting them from discrimination to restrictions on gender-affirming health care. \n  \nJoin the RAND Epstein Family Veterans Policy Research Institute as experts discuss new RAND research on LGBTQ+ veterans’ health\, the impact of anti-LGBTQ+ state policies\, and how veterans and those who support them have been advocating for change. \n  \nFind more information and register here.\n  \nPresenter\nMegan Schuler is a policy researcher at RAND. As an applied statistician\, her work focuses on health and health services inequities\, particularly those related to substance use and mental health among various populations. Her recent work examines substance use inequalities among sexual minorities. In this\, she identified significant variations in substance use patterns among different groups and was able to pinpoint specific risk factors and pathways contributing to these variations. Schuler works as a co-investigator with the RAND-USC Schaeffer Opioid Policy Tools and Information Center (OPTIC). Prior to RAND\, Schuler was a research fellow at Harvard University’s Health Care Policy Department and a postdoctoral researcher at the Pennsylvania State University’s Methodology Center. She received her Ph.D. in psychiatric epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. \n  \nModerator\nKayla M. Williams is a senior policy researcher at the RAND Corporation. Her focus areas include optimizing policies and programs to support veterans and military personnel. She was most recently Assistant Secretary of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs\, where she directed a team of nearly 80 employees who communicated VA policies and initiatives through diverse channels. She has served on the Department of Labor Advisory Committee on Veterans’ Employment\, Training\, and Employer Outreach and the VA Advisory Committee on Women Veterans\, among others. Williams was an Arabic linguist in the U.S. Army and is the author of two memoirs about her experiences during and after deploying to Iraq. She has an M.A. in international affairs from American University. \n 
URL:https://vetscan-wi.org/event/webinar-how-could-evolving-state-policies-affect-lgbtq-veterans-health/
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SUMMARY:What Americans Think About Veterans—and Why It Matters
DESCRIPTION:Photo by Adrian Cadiz/U.S. Air Force \nWebinar: Thursday\, January 18\, 2024\n4 p.m. to 5 p.m. ET\n3 p.m. to 4 p.m. CT \nJoin the RAND Epstein Family Veterans Policy Research Institute as experts discuss the role of public perceptions in policies to support veterans and promote national security. \nProgram \nWhen the general public thinks about veterans\, a variety of characteristics may come to mind—both positive and negative. How Americans perceive veterans could have implications not only for their support for policies that benefit veterans but also for their views on military service and the U.S. military as an institution. Results from a nationally representative RAND survey shed light on why policymakers\, veteran-serving organizations\, and the research community should care about how Americans view veterans and what that could mean for military recruitment and spending decisions. \nPresenter \nMeredith Kleykamp is a senior sociologist at the RAND Corporation. Her research focuses on military personnel policy and the consequences of military service for service members\, veterans\, and their families. She has examined the importance of identity in military-to-civilian transitions\, hiring discrimination against veterans and military spouses\, pre-enlistment attitudes toward military diversity\, and pathways to end gender segregation in U.S. Marine Corps recruit training. Kleykamp has served on the Institute of Medicine’s Committee on the Readjustment Needs of Military Personnel\, Veterans\, and Their Families and on the Maryland Governor’s Challenge Team to Prevent Suicide Among Service Members\, Veterans\, and Families. She has a Ph.D. in sociology from Princeton University and is an associate professor at the University of Maryland. \nPanelists \nBrigadier General (ret.) Michael Meese is the president of the American Armed Forces Mutual Aid Association (AAFMAA)\, a nonprofit association that provides financial services to military personnel\, veterans\, and their families. AAFMAA offers life insurance\, financial planning support\, investment advice\, mortgages\, and other benefits that support veterans’ financial security and independence. He was previously a senior adviser to the Chief of Staff of the Army’s transition team and led the 2016–2017 presidential transition team for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Meese headed the Department of Social Sciences at West Point before retiring after a 32-year career in the U.S. Army. He has a Ph.D. from Princeton University and is an adjunct professor at Georgetown University. \nMelissa A. Bryant is a senior executive with more than 20 years of expertise in building and implementing executive branch\, nonprofit\, advocacy\, political\, and military strategies. Appointed to the Biden-Harris administration in 2021\, she culminated her tenure in August 2023 as senior adviser for strategic engagement to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. She has spent her career championing causes affecting women and minority service members\, in particular. A former U.S. Army intelligence officer and third-generation combat veteran\, Bryant is on the board of directors of VetsinTech\, which named her Woman Veteran of the Year in 2023\, and Minority Veterans of America. She is an alumna of Howard University School of Law and has an M.A. in policy management from Georgetown University. \nModerator \nKayla M. Williams is a senior policy researcher at the RAND Corporation. Her focus areas include optimizing policies and programs to support veterans and military personnel. She was most recently Assistant Secretary of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs\, where she directed a team of nearly 80 employees who communicated VA policies and initiatives through diverse channels. She has served on the Department of Labor Advisory Committee on Veterans’ Employment\, Training\, and Employer Outreach and the VA Advisory Committee on Women Veterans\, among others. Williams was an Arabic linguist in the U.S. Army and is the author of two memoirs about her experiences during and after deploying to Iraq. She has an M.A. in international affairs from American University. \nRegister for This Program \nPlease register online. This event is open to the public and advance registration is required. Those who register will receive Zoom connection details via email. For more details\, please visit the event page. \nContact VeteransInstitute@rand.org with questions about the event.
URL:https://vetscan-wi.org/event/what-americans-think-about-veterans-and-why-it-matters/
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