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Published Online: 5 November 2004

VA Announces Action Plan

Publication: Psychiatric News
Volume 39, Number 21
https://doi.org/10.1176/pn.39.21.00390029a
“Achieving the Promise: Transforming Mental Health Care in the VA” lists nine principles that guide the Department of Veterans Affairs' response to the New Freedom Commission on Mental Health:
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Recognize mental health programs as uniquely important to veterans' overall health care.
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Develop a system of care committed to providing equal importance and access to quality medical and mental health care.
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Understand and value mental health as a public health issue requiring screening, prevention, and treatment programs as components of care.
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Commit to recovery-based, veteran- and family-centered mental health programs.
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Use best-practice and evidence-based interventions to promote the highest quality of care.
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Ensure that collaborative care models are incorporated into the VA's primary care team structure.
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Promote research programs based on recovery and finding means to prevent and cure mental illness.
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Require cultural competence and diversity in the VA's programs and staff. For VA staff, a critical additional requirement for cultural competence is knowledge about military culture, veterans' experiences in different combat eras, and their impact on veterans' health.
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Strive for continuous improvement in care for veterans with serious mental illness, including substance abuse disorders, and those who are homeless.

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