AGENCY TESTIMONY
Expanded family resources and diverse mental health care
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Commissioner Hendon outlines the expanded resources and diverse mental health care offerings provided by DVS to support all aspects of military life and family needs.
- DVS offers various mental health care modalities beyond traditional talk therapy, including support groups, RTM protocol, yoga, holistic health care, and specialized care
- Programs support children's mental health and developmental needs, including connections to after-school programs and community resources
- Resources for comprehensive women's health care, including cancer screenings, fertility care, and maternity support are promoted
- The department collaborates with community partners such as New York Presbyterian Military Family Wellness Center and NYU Langone Military Family Center
- DVS has created easily accessible resources, including one-page documents with QR codes linking to various mental health services
James Hendon
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Details can be found atnyc.gov/ vetmfa, expanding family resources, DBS has diligently worked to expand our resources to consider all aspects of military life and the challenges that may arise throughout a universal approach.
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We've diversified our authorings offerings to encompass various mental health care modalities in addition to traditional talk therapy.
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We offer support groups.
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The reconciliation of traumatic members of RTM protocol, yoga, and holistic health care, peer to peer support, animal and wilderness therapy, and route various specialized care.
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We've also expanded family resources to include programs that support children's mental health, and developmental needs such as connecting families to after school programs and community resources such as the Grow Scouts of America and Boy Scouts of America, the Department of Youth And Community Development.
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We also partner with NYC Public Schools Special Education Service to ensure a continuum of care for military families that are either inbound to or have recently moved or arrived in New York City.
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DBS also promotes resources for comprehensive women's camp, an additional resources for mental and and primary health care needs.
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We promote cancer screenings and breast imaging, fertility and reproductive care, and maternity supports.
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We utilize the array of programs and services to support victims of intimate partner violence and substance use disorders and other addictions.
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We recommend numerous organize socialization, fitness, food, and mental health programs to our elderly veterans through the NYC Department for the Aging.
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We work closely with community partners such as New York Presbyterian Military Family Wellness Center, NYU Langhorne, military family center, boost our families, and gold star lives.
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Details can be found at NYSE.gov/ vet parents, NYSE.gov/ vet health and and NYSE.gov/ vet mental health.
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The National Center for PTSD offers of wealth of resources to help families, better understand post traumatic stress disorder, including an informative guide that is available at p s PTSD.va.gov.
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They've also created the PTSD family coach app, which offers valuable insights on supporting a loved one with PTSD and tips for self care.
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This app is accessible on both Apple and Android devices and services as and serves as a valuable tool for family members to better understand PTSD and locate supportive resources.
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To make these mental health resources easily accessible.
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We have created several one page documents featuring QR codes that link to VA mental health resources, peer support resources, and counseling services.
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These resources are available to download on our website at nyc.gov slash vet wellness.
