Intersections between Mental Health and Law among Veterans

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Tsai, Jack (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Seamone, Evan R. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Clinical psychology.; Psychology.; Clinical Psychology.; General Psychology.

Written by experts in the field, this book addresses the serious and increasingly public concern over the mental health of veterans after military deployment. It examines the intersection of criminal and civil legal issues with mental problems in the veteran population and describes various effectiv...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Criminal justice involvement among veterans
• VA criminal justice programs
• Medical-legal partnerships in the VA
• Veterans treatment courts
• Family courts for veterans
• All-Veteran Service Units
• Courts-martial and military discharges
• Veterans with Sexual Offenses
• Special populations: Women, Homeless, Iraq and Afghanistan veterans.