Thursday, 28 March 2024

The Pathway Home announces partnership negotiations with Yountville Veterans Home, San Francisco VA Healthcare System

YOUNTVILLE, Calif. – The Pathway Home, a nonprofit residential center on the grounds of the Veterans Home in Yountville, has announced a significant step forward in developing a partnership agreement with the Veterans Home of California-Yountville and the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Healthcare System.

The partnership would set forth a shared understanding of each agency’s respective roles and responsibilities in meeting the mental health needs and overall well-being of California veterans.
 
 “The physical and mental health issues our veterans are facing when they come home from deployment are a national public health crisis that affects not only our veterans, but also their families and communities they live in,” said Pathway Home Board Chair Dorothy Salmon. “We are excited to move forward in building a partnership with the VHC and SFVAHCS to enhance TPH’s operations as a supportive residential program for our veterans. Collaborating with veteran serving organizations is a win-win for all, as we share talent and resources to stretch far beyond what we can do alone.”

The Pathway Home treats Operation New Dawn, Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom veterans suffering from post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injury (TBI), and other post-combat challenges.

The innovative one-of-a-kind program involving the three entities will address the mental and physical health needs of California veterans and facilitate the academic achievement and community re-integration of those enrolled in local community colleges, universities and vocational training programs.

This next phase of the program is right in line with The Pathway Home’s mission to provide the respect, guidance, and support our military veterans deserve and need to successfully complete educational programs, obtain employment, and build and maintain healthy personal relationships with family and community.
 
“The Veterans Home of California, Yountville has been faithfully serving veterans since 1884,” said Don Veverka, administrator of the Veterans Home of California, Yountville. “The complexities of defending our country are changing and so are treatment modalities to care for our wounded warriors. Pathway Home has been a pioneer in meeting these needs. Working collectively with a distinguished committee of specialists in the field of post-traumatic stress and student veteran health, positions Pathway Home to be a preeminent state of the art provider. The future is now and Yountville is eager to support the mission to heal the wounds of our warriors who make it possible to fly the flag of freedom.”

The leadership at The Pathway Home and VHC-Yountville, combined with the research and clinical expertise of the SFVAHCS in the provision of services to student veterans, has the potential to produce a state-of-the-art program, possibly impacting how best to deliver best-practice services across the nation.
 
The Pathway Home National Advisory Committee includes:

· Keith Armstrong, LCSW-SFVA clinical professor of psychiatry at UCSF;
· Mike Brown, recovery care coordinator at Armed Forces Services Corp.;
· Jennifer Brusstar, CEO and co-founder of The Tug McGraw Foundation;
· Anthony Collins, Pathway Home graduate, veteran advocate;
· Jessica Gundy Cuneo, PhD research health science specialist and clinical psychologist, VA San Diego;
· Kim Mitchell, president, Easter Seals Dixon Center;
· John McQuaid, PhD, professor of clinical psychology UCSF; associate chief, mental health, SFVAHCS;
· Dr. Carie Rodgers, PhD, ABPP associate director, education and dissemination, VA Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, and TPH National Advisory Committee Chair;
· Diane Vanderpot, under secretary (Ret) of CDVA;
· Donald Veverka, administrator, California Veterans Home, Yountville;
· Mary Winnefeld, military advocate.
 
“I'm proud of the role the Napa Valley community has played in The Pathway Home since 2008,” said John Dunbar, mayor of Yountville and a Pathway Board member. “Partnering with national experts in the veteran services world, as well as our State and Federal legislators, will allow Pathway to extend its reach and continue to provide support for our veterans and their families through this life-saving treatment program.”

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