Activity

Initial Assessment of Readjustment Needs of Military Personnel, Veterans, and their Families: Phase 1 and Phase 2

Type:

Consensus Study

Topics:

Veterans Health, Substance Abuse and Mental Health, Children, Youth and Families, Women's Health

Boards:

Board on the Health of Select Populations

Activity Description

Phase 1:

In Phase 1, an ad hoc committee will identify preliminary findings regarding the physical and mental health and other readjustment needs for members and former members of the Armed Forces who deployed in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) or Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and their families as a result of such deployment.

The committee will also determine the parameters of the second phase of the study which is meant to provide a comprehensive assessment of the physical, mental, social, and economic impacts, and identify gaps in care, for members and former members of the Armed Forces who deployed in OIF or OEF, their families, and impacted communities.

Phase 2:

In Phase 2, the committee will comprehensively assess the physical and mental health and other readjustment needs of members and former members of the Armed Forces who deployed in OIF or OEF and their families as a result of such deployment.

This second phase of the study is meant to provide a comprehensive assessment of the physical, psychological, social, and economic impacts, and identify gaps in care, for members and former members of the Armed Forces who deployed in OIF or OEF, their families, and impacted communities. Additionally, the committee will develop an RFP for an OIF/OEF readjustment survey.