Supporting the Mental Health Needs of Veterans in the Metro Detroit Area

Terri Tanielian, Michael L. Hansen, Laurie T. Martin, Geoffrey E. Grimm, Cordaye Ogletree

ResearchPublished Jan 14, 2016

Supporting the mental health needs of veterans is a national priority. Over the past decade, there have been several studies describing the needs of the veteran population, particularly those who served in the post-9/11 era, calling for improved access to high-quality mental health services. In response, the federal government has expanded funding and services to meet increasing demand. At the same time, there has also been a proliferation of nongovernmental support to improve services for veterans in local communities. Often, in an attempt to deploy resources quickly, new programs and services are implemented without a full understanding of the specific needs of the population. This report discusses findings and recommendations from a study designed to gather information on the mental health–related needs facing veterans in the Detroit metropolitan area to identify gaps in the support landscape and inform future investments for community-level resources to fill the identified gaps.

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Tanielian, Terri, Michael L. Hansen, Laurie T. Martin, Geoffrey E. Grimm, and Cordaye Ogletree, Supporting the Mental Health Needs of Veterans in the Metro Detroit Area. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2016. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR1346.html.
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