New Tool Deployed to Help Veterans: Supported Recovery Training and Certification

• By: Elisabeth Kranson New York Certification Board
• October 23rd, 2023
• addiction, certification, community-based programs, Fall 2023 Issue, mental health, military culture, New York Certification Board, peer professionals, recovery, substance use disorder, support, training, veteran supported recovery, veterans, workforce
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The prevalence of suicide, addiction to alcohol and other drugs, homelessness, unemployment, incarceration, physical and mental health challenges, and the need for health and social services is disproportionate among Veterans compared to the general population. Among Veterans, one in six who served...