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County programs show measurable gains in housing, suicide prevention and outreach, officials say
Summary
Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo and other counties described programs that pair CVSOs with local partners to lower veteran homelessness and suicide rates and to reach rural and justice‑involved veterans.
During the Sacramento hearing, county officials described local programs that expand the reach of CVSO offices and produce measurable outcomes in housing placement, suicide prevention and outreach to underserved veterans.
Jim Zenner, Los Angeles County Director of Military and Veteran Affairs, described the county’s Veteran Peer Access Network (VPAN), a program that deploys 45 trained veteran peer navigators across the county to help veterans connect with services. Zenner said VPAN “has served between 3 to 4 and a half thousand veterans and their…
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