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Evaluating the Transitioning Servicemember Support Program
VA HSR&D Podcasts
English - December 09, 2021 09:15 - 28 minutes - 1 KB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsScience Health & Fitness Medicine veterans health services research department affairs researchers investigators economics hsr Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (<a href="https://www.queri.research.va.gov/" target="_blank">QUERI</a>) dissemination coordinator Diane Hanks talks with Dr. Joe Geraci, investigator and clinical psychologist at the James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, New York. In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Geraci is the co-Director of the Transitioning Servicemember/Veteran Suicide and Prevention Center, which is a joint effort between VISN 2 and VISN 17. Recently, Dr. Geraci partnered with QUERI to evaluate the effectiveness of the <a href="https://etssponsorship.com/" target="_blank">Transitioning Servicemember/Veteran Sponsorship</a> initiative. <br><br>
Dr. Geraci is a retired U.S. Army Infantry Lieutenant Colonel, having served for 20 years and been deployed as a combat leader with elite Special Operations/Ranger, Airborne, and Infantry units to Afghanistan four times since September 11, 2001.