Veteran Family Reintegration: Strategic Insights to Inform Stakeholders’ Efforts

Authors

  • Raun L. Lazier U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Amy Warnick Gawne U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Nathan S. Williamson U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20899/jpna.2.1.48-57

Keywords:

Veterans, Military Families, Reintegration, Transition, Veterans Affairs

Abstract

In 2015, the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Policy and Planning convened the first of its kind forum to inform stakeholders about national policy needs to advance the outcomes for veterans and their families as they reintegrate back to civilian life after military service. This article reports of the proceedings of the forum, which brought together more than 30 participants from across the federal government, private sector, nongovernmental organizations, and academic institutions. During the forum, participants discussed the need for a conceptual framework and standard lexicon to support veteran family reintegration policy and strategy. Forum participants highlighted the importance of a collaborative relationship between researchers and policy makers, and identified research gaps and emerging topics that will help inform national reintegration outcomes.

Author Biography

  • Raun L. Lazier, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs



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Published

2016-04-11

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2016)

Section

Current Issues In Practice

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