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The VISN 5 MIRECC newsletter has been in circulation since 2000!

The MIRECC Matters is a way we can provide resources and guidance on mental health recovery for Veterans with serious mental illness. Regular features also include Director's Corner, conference updates, upcoming events, recognition of investigators' accomplishments, and a welcome to new staff members. 

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MIRECC Matters 2024 | Volume 25

Fall 2024 Bulletin

Hightlights: The Importance of Veteran Engagement in VA Clinical and Research Activities • Integrating Tobacco Treatment into Mental Health Clinics: Provider and Veteran Perspectives • Introducing Dr. Haley Miles-McLean • Introducing Dr. Bridget Shovestul • Mental Health Lived Experience (MHLE) Community of Practice Awards • 

2023 | Volume 24

Fall 2023 Bulletin

Hightlights: A Peer Specialist’s Perspective on Facilitation of WoVeN in VA • Post Graduate Fellowship Training Program Focuses on Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health Recovery • Meet Our New VISN5 MIRECC Investigator and Qualitative Methods Unit Director

Spring 2023 Bulletin

Hightlights: Needs Assessment Identifies Training Areas in Women’s Mental Health for Peer Support Services  • Menopause Experiences among Women Veterans with Mental Health Concerns • PTSD Treatment for Veterans with Serious Mental Illness to Improve Functional Outcomes • Recovery Bridge: A Peer facilitated intervention to help bridge the transition from psychiatric inpatient hospitalization to living in the community

2022 | Volume 23

Fall 2022 Bulletin

Hightlights: MIRECC Peer Specialist selected VISN 5 Peer of the Year • VISN 5 MIRECC Among 2022 Lived Experience Community of Practice National Service Awardees • The Shores of Recovery RRTP at Perry Point VAMC • The New Community Living Bridge Program Completes its “Pioneer” Cohort

Spring 2022 Bulletin

Hightlights: Supervised Fitness Training for Older Adults with Psychotic Disorders  •  CBT-I to Improve Functional Outcomes in Veterans with Psychosis  •  Enhancing Access to Insomnia Care in VA PCMHI Clinics  •  Evaluation of Multifaceted and Multi-Systems Equity and Disparities in Low Back Pain Treatment and Outcomes in Women Veterans  •  New IDEAA Social Skills Curriculum in Development

2021 | Volume 22

Fall 2021 Bulletin

Hightlights: Directors Corner: Peer Specialist Facilitated Groups for Women Veterans •  Innovative Bystander Training Aims to Reduce Harassment of Women Veterans  •  EBP Advances: First Evaluation of SST-Telehealth Shows Positive Preliminary Results  •  VHA Expands Psychosocial Rehabilitation Advanced Fellowship Training  •  MIRECC Research Highlights

Spring 2021 Bulletin

Hightlights: Director's Corner: Taking Stock and Moving Forward •  Holistic Healing through Horses: A Small Grants for Recovery Project  •  Straight from the Investigator - Increasing Social and Community Engagement in Veterans Living with Schizophrenia: A Treatment Outcome Study  •  VA Connection Plans: A Whole Health Intervention to Promote Social Connections for Veterans  •  VISN 5 MIRECC Recovery-Oriented Educational Webinars and Seminars

2020-2004

For access to issues published between 2020-2004, please contact us.

VA Mental Health Recovery Curriculum

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
VISN 5 MIRECC
Baltimore VAMC Annex Building
209 W. Fayette Street,
7th Floor,
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: 410-637-1850:

Putting Recovery into Practice

MIRECC DIRECTOR
Richard Goldberg, Ph.D.

MIRECC ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
David Czajkowski

RESEARCH CORE
Associate Director: Julie Kreyenbuhl, Pharm.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Director: Robert Buchanan, M.D.

EDUCATION CORE
Co-Associate Director: Melanie Bennett, Ph.D.
Co-Associate Director: Samantha Hack, Ph.D.
Coordinator: Ralf Schneider, MA, CPRP

CLINICAL CORE
Associate Director: Amy Drapalski, Ph.D.
Assistant Director: Anjana Muralidharan, Ph.D.

MIRECC MATTERS EDITOR
Chris Irr, Communication Specialist

MIRECC MATTERS ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Ralf Schneider, MA, CPRP

PHOTO CREDITS
Dr. Goldberg's photo: Medical Media, VA Maryland Health Care System
University of Maryland School of Medicine

MIRECC MATTERS
An electronic publication of the VA Capitol Health Care Network (VISN 5) Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC)

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