The Veterans Justice Programs (VJP) consist of two programs that serve Justice Involved Veterans and are prevention-oriented components of VHA’s Homeless Program that provides a gateway to the VA and community services for this Veteran population. VJP shares the overarching goal of reducing and preventing homelessness and recidivism with the other VHA homeless programs. When Veterans are released from incarceration, they usually lack resources to obtain stable housing and gainful employment to secure stability as they reintegrate back into the community.
The VJP specialists’ role is to identify Veterans in the criminal justice system and refer them to responsive services at the VA. The Healthcare for Reentry Veterans (HCRV) and Veterans Justice Outreach (VJO) Programs were designed to provide outreach services throughout every intercept of the criminal justice process and divert Veterans with mental health and substance use disorders away from the justice system into treatment. The VJO covers the initial phases of the criminal justice process and the HCRV.
VJP ‘s Mission:
To identify Justice-Involved Veterans and engage them through outreach, to facilitate access to VA services at the earliest possible point in the criminal justice process. Veterans Justice Programs accomplish this by building and maintaining partnerships between VA and key stakeholders of the criminal justice system.
VJP’s Vision:
Justice Involved Veterans will have access to care, services, and other...
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