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Webinar: Military Personnel, Veterans, Suicide, and Intimate |
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January 5th, 2012 |
The Battered Women’s Justice Project (BWJP) is pleased to announce a Webinar on the intersection of suicide and intimate partner violence (IPV) in the military and veteran populations. We have all seen the reports of increasing levels of suicide for military personnel and veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. We have also seen reports of domestic homicides involving military service members and veterans followed by suicide of the perpetrator. We know that depression and threats of suicide are risk factors for lethal IPV in the civilian population as well. This Webinar will provide information about suicide involving military service members and veterans and explore the intersection between suicide and IPV. Whether you work for the military or work in the civilian community, this Webinar will provide valuable information that will expand your understanding of the link between suicide and IPV and how this impacts military personnel, veterans, and their family members.
Title: “Military Personnel, Veterans, Suicide, and Intimate Partner Violence”
Presenter: Colanda Cato, PhD, Subject Matter Expert, PTSD and Violence Prevention, Resilience & Prevention Directorate, Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health & Traumatic Brain Injury, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs; Jan Kemp, RN, PhD, National Director, Suicide Prevention Program, Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration; April Gerlock, PhD, ARNP, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC, University of Washington, School of Nursing.
Moderator: Glenna Tinney, Military Advocacy Program Coordinator, Battered Women’s Justice Project.
Description: Do you think that military personnel and veterans are at higher risk for suicide? Do you know the risk factors for suicide for active duty military service members, Reserve and National Guard personnel, and veterans? Are these risk factors different from the general civilian population? Do you think that IPV cases involving military and veteran offenders are more likely to become lethal? This Webinar will provide an overview of suicide involving military personnel and veterans, including a discussion of risk factors. It will provide information about the suicide prevention initiatives and programs in place in both the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs. This Webinar will also discuss the intersection of suicide and IPV, the risk for lethal IPV, and how to address depression and suicide when they co-occur with IPV.
Audience: Anti-violence advocates, Family Advocacy Program advocates, mental health providers, offender intervention program staff, law enforcement, probation, parole, court, and corrections personnel are encouraged to participate so that we may strengthen our professional relationships and learn from each other as we do this work.
Registration: This webinar is open to the general public.
Register Here: http://conferences.bwjp.org/webconferencedetail.aspx?confid=253 |
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HUD News |
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January 5th, 2012 |
HUD Announces $1.47 Billion for COC Renewal Projects The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today the awarding of $1.47 billion to renew funding to more than 7,100 local homeless programs operating across the country. HUD Releases Proposed HOME Regulations On Friday, December 16, HUD published proposed changes to the HOME Investment Partnership program in the Federal Register. The HOME program is designed to help produce and maintain affordable housing. The proposed rule is designed to address some of the operational challenges facing participating jurisdictions, including those around aligning HOME resources with other federal housing programs. Among other changes, the proposed rule would strengthen performance standards and establish new requirements designed to enhance program accountability. Comments are due on Tuesday, February 14, 2012. Proposed HMIS Regulations Posted On Friday, December 9, the Department of Housing and Urban Development posted the proposed rule for Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS) Requirements. Comment on the proposed rule are due on Tuesday, February 7, 2012. |
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Register Now for Bringing Recovery Supports to Scale: An Introduction |
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January 4th, 2012 |
Webinar | January 19, 2012 | 1 to 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time | Register Now Presenters: Paolo del Vecchio and H. Westley Clark from SAMHSA, along with state/recovery leaders Description: This webinar will introduce SAMHSA’s Bringing Recovery Supports to Scale Technical Assistance Center Strategy (BRSS TACS). Consistent with SAMHSA’s Recovery Support Strategic Initiative, BRSS TACS is being implemented to help states, tribes, jurisdictions, providers, and other stakeholders develop recovery-oriented systems of care across the United States. The webinar will review the vision and goals of BRSS TACS. Experts in behavioral health, including self-identified people in recovery and state-level program administrators, will discuss challenges, resources, and lessons learned that inform the work of this SAMHSA initiative. Who should attend: State, territory, tribe, and county-level mental health and substance use disorders treatment/recovery systems administrators, consumers and people in recovery, behavioral health providers, peer providers, providers of other health and human services (primary health care, housing, employment), policymakers, and researchers. |
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There’s still time to register for our first webinar! |
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January 4th, 2012 |
It’s not too late to register for our premiere webinar, Program Strategies to Improve Housing Stability for Vulnerable Families, with Tanya Tull. Join us on January 11th as Dr. Tull, an innovator in the field of permanent housing, helps us learn how to overcome the barriers many clients face to safe, affordable, long-term housing. Click here for more information and to register! |
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Rules Liberalized for Veterans with Undiagnosed Illnesses – Application Window Extended for Five Years |
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January 4th, 2012 |
Veterans of the Persian Gulf War with undiagnosed illnesses have an additional five years to qualify for benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs. A recent change in VA regulations affects Veterans of the conflict in Southwest Asia. Many have attributed a range of undiagnosed or poorly understood medical problems to their military services, for example, chemical weapons, environmental hazards, vaccinations and other the possible causes. Under the old rule any undiagnosed illnesses used to establish eligibility for VA benefits must have become apparent by December 31, 2011. The new change extends that date to December 31, 2016. |
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Expanding the Definition of Homeless |
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December 20th, 2011 |
On Thursday, December 15, the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity held a hearing on HR 32, The Homeless Children and Youth Act of 2011, sponsored by Congresswoman Judy Biggert. The bill would change the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) definition of homeless to include children, youth, and their families (if appropriate) if they are verified as homeless by program directors or designees working on other federally funded programs serving homeless children and youth. If this bill were law, determining eligibility for HUD homeless assistance would be much easier than under the complex HEARTH Act regulation recently released. The National Center on Family Homelessness wrote a letter in support of HR 32. |
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Crisis hot line saves suicidal war veterans |
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December 20th, 2011 |
December 18, 2011 – CNN Suicide continues to plague the American military, with an estimated 18 war veterans in the United States ending their lives each day. One of the last resorts for veterans struggling with the return to civilian life is a suicide-prevention hot line based in upstate New York. The humble offices of the Veterans Crisis Line in Canandaigua, New York, are like any other office space: desks, computers, telephones. But as you walk past each cubicle, you begin to hear extraordinarily disturbing conversations. “I have a .45 pointed at my head,” one caller says. “Can you put that knife away for a bit while we talk? Can you do that for me? Can you hold off just for a little bit?” a hot line worker asks. “What sort of weapons do you have?” another calmly responds. The men and women who answer the Veterans Crisis Line phones are on the front lines of an all-out war on suicide. Each speaks to the caller with a very clear purpose: keep the person on the phone long enough to get help. |
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HUD Launches New NED Vouchers Website |
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December 20th, 2011 |
December 19th, 2011 - Tacinc.org HUD just launched a new website that provides information related to vouchers targeted to Non-Elderly Disabled persons (referred to as NED vouchers) in one place. This one-stop website includes information about the various different special purpose voucher program types that have been awarded since 1997, including program Notices of Funding Availability (NOFAs), HUD Funding Announcements, and Frequently Asked Questions. This website also provides critical information for Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) currently administering these NED vouchers. Specifically, the website states that all vouchers awarded since 1997 for non-elderly disabled families must be reestablished and maintained as NED vouchers. HUD also provides a link to a list of PHAs and the number of NED vouchers that HUD has established as the PHA ”baseline” for meeting PHA obligations [click here (MS-Excel)]. All PHAs will now be clear that, upon turnover, those vouchers must continue to be provided ONLY to non-elderly disabled households. The disability community can use these baseline data to engage PHAs in a dialogue around using these vouchers to meet the housing needs of people with disabilities. For more information about NED Vouchers and to view TAC’s database of special purpose vouchers, go to www.tacinc.org. |
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2012 NCHV Annual Conference: Call for Abstracts |
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December 19th, 2011 |
Presentations sought for premier event, May 30 – June 1, 2012 The 2012 NCHV Annual Conference will be held May 30 through June 1, 2012, in Washington, D.C. We are now accepting abstracts from those interested in presenting at next year’s conference. The theme for the 2012 conference will be “Halfway Home: The Five-Year Plan to End Veteran Homelessness.” In order to be considered, all abstract submissions must be emailed to NCHV Technical Assistance Director Baylee Crone at bcrone@nchv.org by Jan. 16, 2012. To download the abstract submission form, click here. Stay tuned to the NCHV website for registration information and more details about the 2012 conference as they become available. |
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Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) Requirements Proposed Rule |
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December 19th, 2011 |
Comments due by Feb. 7, 2012 On Dec. 9, 2011, The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) continued its process of implementing the HEARTH Act by publishing the proposed rule for HMIS Requirements. Interested parties should submit comments to www.regulations.gov by Feb. 7, 2012. The HEARTH Act required HUD to establish standards related to HMIS, including standards related to encryption of the data collected and the rights of persons receiving services under the McKinney-Vento Act. This proposed rule provides for: - Uniform technical requirements of HMIS, This proposed rule will apply to recipients of financial assistance under the following programs: - Emergency Solutions Grants, HUD published the HMIS rule separate from these program rules in part to avoid repetition in these rules. Please note: This rule is being published for public comment, and not for effect. HMIS systems that are currently in operation must continue to use the standards currently in place (the 2004 Technical Standards and the 2010 Data Standards) until the HMIS rule is published as final. |
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