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Commission advances veterans study under SR 196, recommends early identification and cascade‑of‑care screening model
Summary
Staff told the commission they are finalizing chapters for the Senate Resolution 196 veterans study due Sept. 2025 and outlined draft recommendations including early veteran identification, a veteran status flag in criminal justice data, the cascade of care screening model, and evaluation of veterans treatment courts.
Staff leading the Senate Resolution 196 veterans study told commissioners on June 11 they are completing chapter drafts and plan to submit findings and recommendations to the General Assembly in September 2025.
Executive Director Matt Wyman said the study used a mixed‑methods approach—administrative data, surveys of president judges and county wardens, and site visits to Allegheny, Chester and Jefferson counties and SCI Houtzdale. Wyman described the study’s organizing framework as a “cascade of care”: identify veterans early, screen briefly for post‑traumatic and…
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