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OHA outlines $2.2 million veterans behavioral‑health program, cites 2019 study and peer‑support focus
Summary
Krista Jones, behavioral health deputy director at the Oregon Health Authority, told the House Committee on Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans on June 3 that OHA’s veteran and military behavioral health program was allocated $2,200,000 for this biennium and funds peer support, tribal grants, training and suicide‑prevention work informed by a 2019 improvement study.
Krista Jones, behavioral health deputy director at the Oregon Health Authority, told the House Committee on Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans on June 3 that OHA’s veteran and military behavioral health program grew from a 2019 improvement study and is funded through the state’s veteran services fund.
Jones said the 2019 Oregon Veterans Behavioral Health Service Improvement Study produced recommendations that have driven programming across three biennia. “The recommendations drive the programming funded by the veteran and military behavioral health program,” Jones said. Examples she described include provider competency trainings, tribal behavioral health grants, peer support specialist grants, firearms safety and suicide‑prevention outreach, and pilots such as a Brain Injury Care Navigator and parenting supports for service members and veterans who are…
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