Breaking Barriers: Improving Veterans’ Mental Health in Louisiana

Agenda

                    WITNESS LIST

                       Panel One

Fernando O. Rivera, Director, Southeast Louisiana Healthcare System & Network Director, VISN16(Interim), Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

       Accompanied by:
                Catina McClain, MD, Chief Mental Health Officer, VISN 16, Veterans Health Administration

                Laurel Harlin, PhD, Chief, Psychology Service, Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System, Veterans Health Administration

The Honorable Charlton Meginley, Secretary, Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs

                      Panel Two

Dr. Cheryl Magee-Baker, Director, Hope Center, Inc.

Emily Myers, LPC, Chief Executive Officer, Longbranch Recovery and Wellness

Jackson Smith, JD, Executive Director, Bastion Community of Resilience

Kirk Long, Former Chief Executive Officer, Crescent City Surgical Centre

Paul Hermann, Executive Director, Disabled American Veterans, Department of Louisiana

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