Jesse Brown VA Medical Center conducts veteran outreach at Cook County Jail
Updated 7/16/2021 10:26 PM
Jesse Brown VA Medical Center participated in an event at the Cook County jail for incarcerated military veterans. The event was held on Friday, July 9.
Jesse Brown s Veteran s Justice Outreach Program works with community partners and local and county government agencies to help veterans get access to services that they are entitled to, and that will help them after their release from jail.
Outreach to incarcerated veterans is essential to making VA health care services available to veterans who might otherwise not have access. This reduces recidivism and homelessness among veterans, said Charles Parker, a social worker and veteran justice outreach specialist at Jesse Brown. Doing outreach in the jail gives us an opportunity to link veterans with services that address the core issues.