Health Care for Re-entry Veterans Services and Resources

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The Health Care for Re-entry Veterans (HCRV) Program is designed to address the community re-entry needs of incarcerated Veterans.

HCRV's goals are to prevent homelessness, reduce the impact of medical, psychiatric, and substance abuse problems upon community re-adjustment, and decrease the likelihood of re-incarceration for those leaving prison.  HCRV services include:

•Outreach and pre-release assessments services for Veterans in prison
•Referrals and linkages to medical, psychiatric, and social services, including employment services upon release
•Short term case management assistance upon release

While VHA may not provide medical services that are part of care to be provided by correctional institutions, VHA may provide outreach and pre-release assessment.

Each Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) has a Health Care for Re-entry Veterans Specialist who is the VA regional point of contact for incarcerated Veteran services.  Each state also has a Health Care for Re-entry Veterans Specialist who is the designated point of contact for incarcerated Veteran services in the state.

A critical part of HCRV is providing information to Veterans while they are incarcerated so they may plan for re-entry themselves. To support this, VA staff across the United States have developed state-specific resources guides  which identify steps that Veterans can take prior to their release.

For more information on the Health Care for Re-entry Veterans Program please contact Jim McGuire, PhD, Program Manager, Health Care for Re-entry Veterans Program, at 310-478-3711 ext. 41450, email:  James.McGuire@va.gov.

Re-entry services involve many groups and organizations. Links to other re-entry resources