Title: The Impact of War: Mental Health of Veterans and Their Families - MSW@USC
Headings: The Impact of War: Mental Health of Veterans and Their Families
The Impact of War: Mental Health of Veterans and Their Families
Content: open_in_new, and even the number of a crisis hotline
External link: open_in_new and a confidential text-based web chat
External link: open_in_new. The VA website also has a section for families
External link: open_in_new, which includes information on PTSD, depression and even parenting. The USC School of Social Work is committed to helping veterans and their families successfully transition back into civilian life. Our military social work curriculum focuses on evidence-based clinical practices and military culture, which has expanded to innovative online education and training using advanced virtual reality technology, along with promising research-based mental health interventions. Additionally, the school established the Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans and Military Families, which utilizes research, education and community outreach to inform decision-makers on policy issues affecting veterans and their families. Among those issues is a focus on rapidly increasing the number of clinical social workers and behavioral health providers trained to treat the challenges troops, veterans and their families face, as well as mental health research that can be directly translated into clinical practice.