Champion veterans, military, and their families

Many of the most pressing and challenging issues that veterans, military populations, and their families face are trauma-related. CTIPP supports policies and practices that promote the cultivation of service and community environments that foster awareness, resilience, healing, and recovery among veterans, military populations, and their families.

CTIPP SUPPORTS:

Provide assistance connecting those transitioning from military to civilian life to supportive services (e.g., acquiring stable housing, receiving needed mental and behavioral health services, employment procurement, family reintegration, etc.)
Implement trauma-informed approaches to address the disproportionate representation of veterans and those who have engaged with military service among unhoused populations, people who experience substance use-related challenges, and those who experience and/or perpetuate further violence, trauma, and adversity in civilian life
Require trauma-informed training that includes content on intercultural competence to improve experiences and outcomes for military personnel and veterans belonging to groups who often endorse discrimination, bias, and other adverse/traumatic experiences due to their identities, social location, and/or other cultural factors (E.G.., LGBTQIA2S+, women, religious minorities, racial or ethnic identity, etc.)
Increase access to trauma-informed individual and group interventions for veterans, military personnel, and their families

RESOURCES

Ensure active duty military personnel have access to quality supports demonstrated to mitigate the impacts of war and other types of trauma exposure commonly endorsed among such populations
Expand and fund community-based programming and peer support opportunities to familiar active-duty military personnel as well as returning service members and veterans
Increase education on (and transparency around) trauma experiences and other potential military challenges for those preparing to serve and their families
Increase reporting mechanisms and trauma-informed support to prevent and address the pervasive problem of military sexual assault
Fund continued research to explore the efficacy of holistic physical, spiritual, social, mental, and behavioral health supports for veteran and military populations as well as their families
Expand reimbursement for evidence-based, evidence-informed, and promising trauma-informed and trauma-specific interventions among those who have healthcare through Veterans Affairs
Ensure that DoDEA embeds trauma-informed support systems for children and their families