Listen in each week as industry experts discuss critical topics within the military-connected community.

 
BTM177 - Jenn Kerfoot - Access to Healthcare for Veterans
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BTM177 - Jenn Kerfoot - Access to Healthcare for Veterans

On today’s episode, we feature a conversation with Navy Veteran Jenn Kerfoot, Chief Strategy & Growth Officer at DUOS. We talk about accessing healthcare for veterans and a partnership with Humana and a collaborative program to enhance the healthcare experience and improve health outcomes for Louisiana Veteran members of Humana with chronic conditions.

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BTM176 - John Pray - Operation Homefront
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BTM176 - John Pray - Operation Homefront

On today’s episode, we feature a conversation with John Pray, Brig. Gen., USAF (Ret), CEO of Operation Homefront. Operation Homefront provides relief and recurring family support programs and services throughout the year to help military families overcome short-term difficulties so they don’t become long-term hardships.

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BTM 173- Andrea Norton and Erika Hoover - LGBTQIA+ Veteran Series
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BTM 173- Andrea Norton and Erika Hoover - LGBTQIA+ Veteran Series

On today’s episode, we conclude our mini-series of four episodes on LGBTQIA+ Veterans with returning guests, veterans Erika Hoover and Andrea Norton, as part of public awareness campaign developed in partnership with the Michigan Governor’s Challenge to Prevent Suicide among Service Members, Veterans and their Families .

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BTM172 - Dr Alan Teo - VA S.A.V.E. Training for Veteran Families
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BTM172 - Dr Alan Teo - VA S.A.V.E. Training for Veteran Families

On today’s episode, we feature a conversation with Dr. Alan Teo, a Psychiatrist and Researcher with the VA Portland Health Care System and Associate Professor at Oregon Health & Science University. We talk about a recent article that he and colleagues published on the effectiveness of online VA S.A.V.E. training for veteran families.

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BTM Extra - Memorial Day 2024 - wear blue run to remember with Lupe Urdaneta
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BTM Extra - Memorial Day 2024 - wear blue run to remember with Lupe Urdaneta

On today’s episode, we have a conversation with Gold Star family member Lupe Urdaneta, surviving spouse of Sergeant First Class Dennis Urdaneta, and her journey with wear blue: run to remember, an organization that honors the service and sacrifice of the American military through active remembrance and programs to support all those who have lost a loved one while in the military.

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Duane France - PsychArmor Podcast Host

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Duane France

Duane France retired from the Army in 2014 after 22 years and five combat and operational deployments. After retirement, he was selected as an inaugural member of the George W. Bush Institute Veteran Leadership Program and has served as a clinical mental health counselor in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He is currently the Co-Director of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Service Member, Veteran, and Military Family Technical Assistance Center, an organization that provides technical advice and assistance to communities around the nation that are trying to implement suicide prevention and behavioral health integration programs for the military affiliated population. He has produced several Military mental health-related podcasts, Head Space and Timing and a limited podcast series looking at suicide prevention in the Military affiliated population in partnership with Military Times, Seeking the Military Suicide Solution.