Veterans Justice Outreach Initiative
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The purpose of the Veterans Justice Outreach (VJO) Program is to avoid the unnecessary criminalization of mental illness and extended incarceration among Veterans by ensuring that eligible justice-involved Veterans have timely access to VHA services as clinically indicated. Veterans' Justice Outreach Specialists are responsible for direct outreach, assessment, and case management for justice-involved Veterans in local courts and jails, and liaison with local justice system partners.
Please note that VA cannot provide legal services. If you need legal assistance, please see www.statesidelegal.org/findinghelp or contact your local VJO Specialist who may know of community resources for legal assistance.
If you would like to learn more about Veterans Treatment Courts, please see the Justice for Vets site.
Please see below for a list of VJO Specialist contacts. Specialists often work outside the office in jails and courts, and may have only periodic access to email – if there is no response within several days, please re-email the Specialist. Please provide your contact information and briefly describe your concern.
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Alabama
Birmingham, Birmingham VA Medical Center, Ahmad Brewer
Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center, Aaron Wade
Tuskegee, Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System East Campus, Valarie Clark
Alaska
Anchorage, Alaska VA Healthcare System and Regional Office, Jeremiah Newbold
Arizona
Phoenix, Phoenix VA Health Care System, Todd Dahl, Penny Miller
Prescott, Northern Arizona VA Health Care System, George Lawson
Tucson, Southern Arizona VA Health Care System, Steve Wenzel
Arkansas
Fayetteville, Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks, Carol Jackson
Little Rock, Central Arkansas Veteran Healthcare System John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital, Miranda Watkins and Toby Lambert
California
Fresno, VA Central California Health Care System, Susan Basmajian
Loma Linda, VA Loma Linda Healthcare System, Candace Andrews, Amanda Smith
Long Beach, VA Long Beach Healthcare System, Julie Tomlinson
Los Angeles, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (GLA), Sergio Antoniuk, Suzanne Dolan
Mather, VA Northern California Health Care System, Sue Cooper, John Walter
Palo Alto, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Kristi Woodard
San Diego, VA San Diego Healthcare System, Angela Simoneau, Joy Villavicencio
San Francisco, San Francisco VA Medical Center, Elizabeth Brett, Kevin Wright
Colorado
Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs Clinic, Laura Sales
Denver, VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System (ECHCS), Todd Brossart
Grand Junction, Grand Junction VA Medical Center, Rainy Reaman
Connecticut
Newington, VA Connecticut Healthcare System Newington Campus, Susie Gibbs
West Haven, VA Connecticut Healthcare System West Haven Campus, Jessica Marshall, Varsha DuBose
Delaware
Wilmington, Wilmington VA Medical Center, Cecilia Gonzalez
District of Columbia
Washington DC, Washington DC VA Medical Center, Karen Carrington
(note: if you have a question about the national program, please see National Contact at the bottom of this page)
Florida
Bay Pines, Bay Pines VA Healthcare System, Patrick Diggs
Gainesville, Malcom Randall VAMC, NF/SGVHS, Charlotte Matthews
Miami, Miami VA Healthcare System, Giovanna Delgado
Orlando, Orlando VA Medical Center, Sherri Claudio, Brian Kurz
Tampa, James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, Kristi Whitford
West Palm Beach, West Palm Beach VAMC, Carla-Paula Dasilva
Georgia
Atlanta, Atlanta VA Medical Center, Kevin Condon, Robert Hairston and Natasha Williams
Augusta, Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, Susan Schuster-Roat
Dublin, Carl Vinson VA Medical Center, Victoria Hornick
Hawaii
Honolulu, VA Pacific Islands Health Care System, Cheryl Reavis
Idaho
Boise, Boise VA Medical Center, Josh Bode
Illinois
Chicago, Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Lauran Olson
Danville, VA Illiana Health Care System, Lori DeYoung and Rebecca Sanders
Hines, Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital, James Seminaroti
Marion, Marion VA Medical Center, Richard Kulich
North Chicago, Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, Jessica Pinder
Indiana
Fort Wayne, VA Northern Indiana Health Care System - Fort Wayne Campus, Eric Dungan, Rita Wynn
Indianapolis, Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center (Indianapolis VA Medical Center), Mark Mayhew
Iowa
Des Moines, Des Moines Division - VA Central Iowa Health Care System, Jennifer Miner
Iowa City, Iowa City VA Medical Center, Sherri Koob
Kansas
Leavenworth and Topeka, VA Eastern Kansas Health Care System, Mitchell Flesher
Wichita, Robert J. Dole Department of Veterans Affairs Medical and Regional Office Center, Rita Snider
Kentucky
Lexington, Lexington VA Medical Center, Janis Durham, Kathy Vasquez
Louisville, Louisville VA Medical Center, Sonny Hatfield, William Mathis
Louisiana
Alexandria/Pineville, Alexandria VA Medical Center, Bradley Allison
New Orleans, Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System, Lilia Valdez-Lindsley
Shreveport, Overton Brooks VA Medical Center, Reba Glidewell
Maine
Augusta, Togus VA Medical Center, Anne Archibald
Maryland
Baltimore, Baltimore VA Medical Center - VA Maryland Health Care System, Jovanni McLaughlin
Massachusetts
Bedford, Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, Yolanda Peay, Thomas Palladino
Boston, VA Boston Healthcare System, Jason McCall and Denise Flynn
Leeds, Northampton VA Medical Center, Marie McNeil
Michigan
Ann Arbor, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Melody Powers, Bradford Watkins
Battle Creek, Battle Creek VA Medical Center, Karen Hinderliter
Detroit, John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, Nanette Colling, Tracy Golliday-Champagne
Iron Mountain, Iron Mountain VA Medical Center, Michael Matwyuk
Saginaw, Adela E. Lutz VA Medical Center, Terry Troxell
Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minneapolis VA Medical Center, David Holewinski
St. Cloud, St. Cloud VA Medical Center, Claire Garcia, Michael Mathies, Connie Selden
Mississippi
Biloxi, VA Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System, Kelly Estle, Kathy Monson and Alan Gordon
Jackson, G.V. (Sonny) Mongomery VA Medical Center, Shea Langs
Missouri
Columbia, Harry S. Truman Memorial, Danielle Easter
Kansas City, Kansas City VA Medical Center, Kelly Winship
Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon CBOC, Jeremy Clouse
Poplar Bluff, John J. Pershing VA Medical Center, Gary Helle
St. Louis, St. Louis VA Medical Center - Jefferson Barracks Division, Matt Miller
Montana
Fort Harrison, VA Montana Health Care System, Jeri Anderson
Nebraska
Omaha, Omaha Division - VA Nebraska Western Iowa Health Care System, Tami Osburn
Nevada
Las Vegas, VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System (VASNHS), Peter Quigley
Reno, VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System, Mary Ann Moss
New Hampshire
Manchester, Manchester VA Medical Center, Diane Levesque
New Jersey
Lyons, Lyons Campus of the VA New Jersey Health Care System, Mark Correale
New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico VA Health Care System, Jennifer Broomfield, Camila Lopez, Linda Shannon
New York
Albany, Albany VA Medical Center: Samuel S. Stratton, Courtney Slade
Bath, Bath VA Medical Center, Ann Smith-Howles
Bronx, James J. Peters VA Medical Center (Bronx, NY), Siobhan Morris
Buffalo, VA Western New York Healthcare System at Buffalo, John Lahood
Canandaigua, Canandaigua VA Medical Center, Vincent Schillaci
Montrose, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Campus of the VA Hudson Valley Health Care System (Montrose), Jamila Miah
New York, Manhattan Campus of the VA NY Harbor Healthcare System, Denise Lukowski
Northport, Northport VA Medical Center, Eric Bruno
Syracuse, Syracuse VA Medical Center, Kynna Murphy
North Carolina
Asheville, Asheville VA Medical Center, Katharine Stewart
Durham, Durham VA Medical Center, Timothy Virgilio
Fayetteville, Fayetteville VA Medical Center, Curtis Morrow
Salisbury, Salisbury - W.G. (Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center, Carolyn Cardwell
North Dakota
Fargo, Fargo VA Medical Center, Clanci Barnhart
Ohio
Chillicothe, Chillicothe VA Medical Center, Bobby Perkins
Cincinnati, Cincinnati VA Medical Center, Sally Hammitt and Ronald Michaelson
Cleveland, Louis Stokes VA Medical Center, Tracey Walker-Askew and Dwayne Williams
Columbus, Chalmers P. Wylie Ambulatory Care Center, Mary Gillette and Liz Gump
Dayton, Dayton VA Medical Center, Teresa Sichman
Oklahoma
Muskogee, Jack C. Montgomery VAMC, Devan Brotherton and Paula Willcox
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City VA Medical Center, Joseph Dudley
Oregon
Portland, Portland VA Medical Center, Belinda Maddy and Adam Watkins
Roseburg, VA Roseburg Healthcare System, Susan Harrison
White City, VA Southern Oregon Rehabilitation Center & Clinics, Paul Skinner
Pennsylvania
Altoona, Altoona - James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center, Bonnie Clark
Butler, VA Butler Healthcare, Brad Schaffer
Coatesville, Coatesville Medical Center, Diana Zinnie
Erie, Erie VA Medical Center, Terrence Yeager
Lebanon, Lebanon VA Medical Center, Julie Bergstresser
Philadelphia, Philadelphia VA Medical Center, Cynthia Okore
Pittsburgh, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Keather Likins
Wilkes-Barre, Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center, Kim Sapolis
Puerto Rico
San Juan, VA Caribbean Healthcare System, Ghislaine Rivera
Rhode Island
Providence, Providence VA Medical Center, Rich Flynn
South Carolina
Charleston, Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Meredith Miller
Columbia, Wm. Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center, Shirley Furtick
South Dakota
Fort Meade, VA Black Hills Health Care System - Fort Meade Campus, Cathy King
Sioux Falls, Sioux Falls VA Medical Center, Rebecca Hess
Tennessee
Memphis, Memphis VA Medical Center, Patricia Hines
Mountain Home, Mountain Home VA Medical Center, Elizabeth Fitzgerald
Nashville, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Glen Wilbur
Texas
Amarillo, Amarillo VA Health Care System, Kathleen Caldwell
Austin, Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, Karen Janda
Big Spring, West Texas VA Health Care System, Sharon Murphy
Bonham, VA North Texas Health Care System, Melissa Kale
Dallas, VA North Texas Health Care System, Latisha Gaten, Kathy Finch
El Paso, El Paso VA Health Care System, Robin Rollins
Harlingen, South Texas VA Health Care Center at Harlingen, Chad Henderson
Houston, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Lorretta Coonan, Henry Molden
San Antonio, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, Treva Neiss, Desi Vasquez
Temple and Waco, Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, Rekita Justice Logan
Utah
Salt Lake City, VA Salt Lake City Health Care System, Amy Earle
Vermont
White River Junction, White River Junction VA Medical Center, Carey Russ
Virginia
Hampton, Hampton VA Medical Center, Kimberly Cheney
Richmond, Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center, Christopher Woods
Salem, Salem VA Medical Center, Kristin Pugh
Washington
Seattle, VA Puget Sound HCS, Kevin Devine and Randy Turner
Spokane, Spokane VA Medical Center, Janice Mahurin
Walla Walla, Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VA Medical Center, Rhonda Strother
West Virginia
Beckley, Beckley VA Medical Center, Robert Hedglen and William Workman
Clarksburg, Clarksburg - Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center, Richard W. Jones
Huntington, Huntington VA Medical Center, Tammy Miller
Martinsburg, Martinsburg VA Medical Center, David Gowers
Wisconsin
Madison, William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Ed Zapala
Milwaukee, Clement J. Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Abigail Ziebell, Rosonna Comers, David Kagabitang
Tomah, Tomah VA Medical Center, Gary Hebel
Wyoming
Cheyenne, Cheyenne VA Medical Center, Steve V. Price
Sheridan, Sheridan VA Medical Center, Jeffrey Clark
National Contact
If you have a question about the VJO national program, please contact Sean Clark. If you are seeking assistance with gaining access to VA health care for a justice-involved Veteran (yourself or another), please contact the VJO Specialist at the nearest VA medical center from the contact list above.
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