Strengthening Social Connectedness Among Veterans: A Webinar
Social connectedness plays an important role in the health and well-being of veterans. From physical health and wellness to mental health issues like depression, PTSD or suicide, providing strong social support is a demonstrated way to improve outcomes across the board. However, despite the evidence, very few programs exist specifically to measure and strengthen social connectedness among veterans.
In our May Strengthening Social Connectedness webinar we spoke with several leaders in the field of veteran services, mental health, and community support. They shared their experiences working with veterans and demonstrated firsthand the importance of social connectedness for this unique population. They also provided advice and ideas related to strengthening social connectedness among veterans. Our goal is to share actionable ideas and insight you can apply to your work and help scale your impact.
Meet our Webinar Speakers!
Dr. Bryann Debeer
Director of the VA Patient Safety Center of Inquiry – Suicide Prevention Collaborative,
Daniel Descieux
U.S. Army Veteran (Operation Enduring Freedom 2010 – 2014)
Evan
Owens
Co-Founder and Executive Director of REBOOT Recovery
Shaquanna Riley
Associate Director, Combat Female Veterans Families United
More Resources Related to Strengthening Social Connectedness Among Veterans
If you want to learn more about understanding social connectedness among veterans:
- Social Support, Help-Seeking, and Mental Health Outcomes Among Veterans in Non-VA Facilities: Results from the Veterans’ Health Study
- Psychologist Emphasizes Social Support’s Importance for Veterans
- Impact of Perceived Social Support on Mental Health, Quality of Life, and Disability in Post–9/11 U.S. Military Veterans
More Social Care Resources
Systems of Care for Children with Special Needs – Strengthening Health Care Systems
Meet Our Webinar Hosts:
The Center on Network Science is an active hub of network research, evaluation, and education and is dedicated to serving as a resource for communities, organizations, faculty, staff, and, students. Our goal is to build knowledge, skills, and tools for network leaders and managers to be able to use data to understand their networks, inform decisions, and improve collaboration.
Visible Network Labs is a team of network scientists, developers, data analysts, evaluators and technologists working together with a shared mission: building society’s capacity to transform and strengthen social connectedness at all levels of life. We focus on creating new tools, training and services that make network science and analysis accessible to those who need it most.
Learn More About our Network Leadership Webinar Series:
Every month at VNL, we invite one of our staff or community partners to present on network leadership topic they specialize in. We cover a broad range of areas, from building new networks and partnerships, managing them strategically, and evaluating collaboration to demonstrate impact and improve over time. If you are interested in presenting at a Network Leader Webinar in the future, please contact our team to discuss your ideas in greater depth.
