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CalMHSA: Evaluation of California's Statewide Mental Health Prevention and Early Intervention Initiatives
Nov 30, 2022
In May 2019, the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health and the Shay Moral Injury Center at Volunteers of America hosted a three-day conference, "Moral Injury and Pathways to Recovery." RAND evaluated the reach and impact of the conference and its goals to deepen knowledge about moral injury and effective recovery strategies and to strengthen collaborative connections.
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In May 2019, the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health and the Shay Moral Injury Center at Volunteers of America hosted a three-day conference, "Moral Injury and Pathways to Recovery." RAND evaluated the reach and impact of the conference and its goals to deepen knowledge about moral injury and effective recovery strategies and to strengthen collaborative connections. Moral injury is an emerging concept associated with experiences of trauma and appears to require unique forms of treatment or intervention. The conference covered new applications of the moral injury concept beyond military veterans — to the incarceration and child welfare systems, social movements, religious communities, and caregivers. Targeted attendees consisted of mental health professionals, veterans, consumers of mental health services, students, scholars, researchers, and community and congregational leaders, as well as families affected by moral injury. Overall, the findings suggest that the conference was largely successful in attaining its major goals.
The research described in this report was funded the California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA) and conducted by RAND Health Care.
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