Mission Statement...

The mission of the Veterans Advocacy Council for Mental Health at the Robert J. Dole Medical Center is to establish and maintain a council presided by Veterans without management or control by the Veterans Administration (VA), and is therefore, independent of the VA, to continue to strongly encourage the local VA facility to maintain the mental health Consumer Advocate Liaison Council to facilitate stakeholders’ input on the structure and operations of mental health services.  The Council will educate and update Veterans on the minimum clinical requirements for Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mental Health Services in the VA Medical Centers and Clinics, established in the “September 11, 2008 VHA Hand Book 1160.1.”


Veterans will be informed of “Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program BHIP Teams”, a system that’s designed around the needs of the Veteran to establish a truly meaningful professional relationship between the VA Mental Health Staff, Community Partners, and Veteran Service Organization in order to improve the quality of VA Mental Health Services and improve the Veterans’ understanding of the services available...

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