Chaplaincy and Mental Health in the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense

Jason A. Nieuwsma; Jeffrey E. Rhodes; George L. Jackson; William C. Cantrell; Marian E. Lane; Mark J. Bates; Mark B. Dekraai; Denise J. Bulling; Keith Ethridge; Kent D. Drescher; George Fitchett; Wendy N. Tenhula; Glen Milstein; Robert M. Bray; Keith G. Meador

doi:10.1080/08854726.2013.775820

Chaplaincy and Mental Health in the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense

Jason A. Nieuwsma, Jeffrey E. Rhodes, George L. Jackson, William C. Cantrell, Marian E. Lane, Mark J. Bates, Mark B. Dekraai, Denise J. Bulling, Keith Ethridge, Kent D. Drescher, George Fitchett, Wendy N. Tenhula, Glen Milstein, Robert M. Bray, Keith G. Meador

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Chaplains play important roles in caring for Veterans and Service members with mental health problems. As part of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Department of Defense (DoD) Integrated Mental Health Strategy, we used a sequential approach to examining intersections between chaplaincy and mental health by gathering and building upon: 1) input from key subject matter experts; 2) quantitative data from the VA / DoD Chaplain Survey (N = 2,163; response rate of 75% in VA and 60% in DoD); and 3) qualitative data from site visits to 33 VA and DoD facilities. Findings indicate that chaplains are extensively involved in caring for individuals with mental health problems, yet integration between mental health and chaplaincy is frequently limited due to difficulties between the disciplines in establishing familiarity and trust. We present recommendations for improving integration of services, and we suggest key domains for future research.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	3-21
Number of pages	19
Journal	Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy
Volume	19
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/08854726.2013.775820
State	Published - Jan 2013

Keywords

chaplaincy
integrated care
mental health
military
veterans

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Health(social science)
Clinical Psychology
Religious studies

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Nieuwsma, J. A., Rhodes, J. E., Jackson, G. L., Cantrell, W. C., Lane, M. E., Bates, M. J., Dekraai, M. B., Bulling, D. J., Ethridge, K., Drescher, K. D., Fitchett, G., Tenhula, W. N., Milstein, G., Bray, R. M., & Meador, K. G. (2013). Chaplaincy and Mental Health in the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense. Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy, 19(1), 3-21. https://doi.org/10.1080/08854726.2013.775820

Nieuwsma, JA, Rhodes, JE, Jackson, GL, Cantrell, WC, Lane, ME, Bates, MJ, Dekraai, MB, Bulling, DJ, Ethridge, K, Drescher, KD, Fitchett, G, Tenhula, WN, Milstein, G, Bray, RM & Meador, KG 2013, 'Chaplaincy and Mental Health in the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense', Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 3-21. https://doi.org/10.1080/08854726.2013.775820

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