A Veteran’s Journey to Social Support: Bridging Connection through Community-Based Veterans Socials
By: Jessica Mack, Jay A. Gorman and Nipa Kamdar
References
- Adams, R. E., Urosevich, T. G., Hoffman, S. N., Kirchner, H. L., Hyacinthe, J. C., Figley, C. R., Boscarino, J. J., & Boscarino, J. A. (2017). Social support, help-seeking, and mental health outcomes among veterans in non-VA facilities: Results from the Veterans’ Health Study. Military Behavioral Health, 5(4), 393–405. DOI: 10.1080/21635781.2017.1333067
- Ahern, J., Worthen, M., Masters, J., Lippman, S. A., Ozer, E. J., & Moos, R. (2015). The challenges of Afghanistan and Iraq veterans’ transition from military to civilian life and approaches to reconnection. PloS one, 10(7),
e0128599 . DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0128599 - Bond, G. R., Al-Abdulmunem, M., Drake, R. E., Davis, L. L., Meyer, T., Gade, D. M., Frueh, B. C., Dickman, R. B., & Ressler, D. R. (2022). Transition from military service: Mental health and well-being among service members and veterans with service-connected disabilities. The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research, 49(3), 282–298. DOI: 10.1007/s11414-021-09778-w
- Demers, A. (2011). When veterans return: The role of community in reintegration. Journal of Loss and Trauma, 16(2), 160–179. DOI: 10.1080/15325024.2010.519281
- Holt-Lunstad, J. (2021a). Loneliness and social isolation as risk factors: The power of social connection in prevention. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, 15(5), 567–573. DOI: 10.1177/15598276211009454
- Holt-Lunstad, J. (2021b). The major health implications of social connection. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 30(3), 251–259. DOI: 10.1177/0963721421999630
- Gorman, J. A., Chamberlin, E. S., Stevenson, B. J., Calixte, R., Crossman, D. M., Ahern, M. E., Mack, J., Russo, A., & Federman, E. J. (2022). Using veterans’ socials to build a community: feasibility of the VOICES intervention. Community Mental Health Journal, 58(8), 1544–1553. DOI: 10.1007/s10597-022-00969-z
- Gorman, J. A., Scoglio, A. A., Smolinsky, J., Russo, A., & Drebing, C. E. (2018). Veteran coffee socials: A community-building strategy for enhancing community reintegration of veterans. Community Mental Health Journal, 54, 1189–1197. DOI: 10.1007/s10597-018-0288-y
- Kintzle, S., Barr, N., Corletto, G., & Castro, C. A. (2018, August). PTSD in US veterans: The role of social connectedness, combat experience and discharge. Healthcare, 6(3), Article 102. DOI: 10.3390/healthcare6030102
- Office of the Surgeon General. (2023). Our epidemic of loneliness and isolation: the US Surgeon General’s advisory on the healing effects of social connection and community. US Department of Health and Human Services.
https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/surgeon-general-social-connection-advisory.pdf - Sokol, Y., Gromatsky, M., Edwards, E. R., Greene, A. L., Geraci, J. C., Harris, R. E., & Goodman, M. (2021). The deadly gap: Understanding suicide among veterans transitioning out of the military. Psychiatry Research, 300, Article 113875. DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2021.113875
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21061/jvs.v9i3.444 | Journal eISSN: 2470-4768
Language: English
Page range: 32 - 36
Submitted on: May 31, 2023
Accepted on: Jul 19, 2023
Published on: Sep 1, 2023
Published by: Virginia Tech Publishing
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
© 2023 Jessica Mack, Jay A. Gorman, Nipa Kamdar, published by Virginia Tech Publishing
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.