Strategies to Improve Treatment for Post-9/11 Veterans with Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders | NLM

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Strategies to Improve Treatment for Post-9/11 Veterans with Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders

07/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT

Source: RAND Corporation. Published: 7/2020. A comprehensive review of approaches to treating substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health disorders and data on treatment facilities for veterans, combined with interviews and visits to facilities, informed a series of recommendations to help the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) and other organizations expand and enhance treatment opportunities for post-9/11 veterans with co-occurring disorders. The recommendations in this four-page document address the types of treatments provided to veterans, how treatment facilities can better meet their needs, and how providers, insurers, and organizations such as WWP can help support veterans' care transitions to help prevent a recurrence of mental health symptoms or substance use relapse. (PDF)