key effort 2.

Policy Change

• Policy Change:  Engage with Veteran’s Administration and Veteran organizations to include but not limited to the VFW, American Legion to advocate for research into the nexus of family court proceedings, lack of affordable legal counsel and Veteran suicide.

• Development of intake questions which screen for this at all VA legal clinics and medical clinics.

• Sensitize VA clinical field workers as well as VA legal clinic’s to pay attention to Veteran’s involved in family court proceedings and guide them to appropriate resources.

• Advocate for Department of Defense support through local JAG offices to Veteran and or Active Duty Service Member parents in development of parenting plans and representation in court proceedings.