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Mental Health Treatment for Families: Supporting Those Who Support Our Veterans
Subcommittee on Health | Room 334 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC
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02/28/2008
Opening Statements
- Hon. Michael H. Michaud , Chairman, Subcommittee on Health, and a Representative in Congress from the State of Maine
- Hon. Jeff Miller, Ranking Republican Member, and a Representative in Congress from the State of Florida
- Hon. John T. Salazar, a Representative in Congress from the State of Colorado (STATEMENT FOR THE RECORD)
- Hon. Shelley Berkeley, a Representative in Congress from the State of Nevada
Witnesses
Panel 1
- Linda Spoonster Schwartz, RN, Dr.P.H., FAAN, State of Connecticut, Commissioner of Veterans’ Affairs
- Stacy Bannerman, M.S., Author, When the War Came Home: The Inside Story of Reservists and the Families They Leave Behind, Fife, WA
- Peter Leousis, and, Deputy Director, H.W. Odum Institute for Research in Social Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Principal Investigator, Citizen Soldier Support Program National Demonstration
Panel 2
- Charles Figley, Ph.D., LMFT, Director, Traumatology Institute and Psychosocial Stress Research and Development Program, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, Fulbright Fellow and Professor, College of Social Work, on behalf of American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
- Ralph Ibson, Mental Health America, Vice President for Government Affairs
- Suzanne B. Phillips, Psy.D., ABPP, CGP, Post-doctoral Faculty, Derner Institute, Postdoctoral Program in Group Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY, Psychologist-Psychoanalyst, Group Therapist, Northport, NY; Adjunct Professor of Clinical Psychology, C.W. Post Campus, Brookville, NY, on behalf of American Group Psychotherapy Association, Inc.
Panel 3
- Scott N. Sundsvold, American Legion, Assistant Director, Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation Commission
- Joy J. Ilem, Disabled American Veterans, Assistant National Legislative Director
- Fred Cowell, Paralyzed Veterans of America, Senior Health Analyst
- Thomas J. Berger, Ph.D., Vietnam Veterans of America, Chairman, National PTSD and Substance Abuse Committee
- Todd Bowers, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, Director of Government Affairs
Panel 4
- Kristin Day, LCSW, Office of Patient Care Services, Chief Consultant, Care Management and Social Work Service, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Accompanied By
- Ira Katz, M.D., Veterans Health Administration, Deputy Chief, Patient Care Services Officer for Mental Health, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Charles Flora, Veterans Health Administration, Executive Assistant to the Chief Readjustment Counseling Officer, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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