Health Care for Re-entry Veterans Services and Resources
Most Veterans who are in jail or prison will eventually reenter the community. VA’s HCRV program is designed to promote success and prevent homelessness among Veterans returning home after incarceration.
HCRV services include:
- Outreach and pre-release assessments services for Veterans in prison
- Referrals and linkages to medical, mental health and social services, including employment services on release
- Short-term case management assistance on release
VA may not provide medical services that are provided by correctional institutions.
More Information
- Get ready for release. Veterans who are incarcerated can use state-specific resource guides, which identify steps to find work, housing and other services on release.
- Get assistance. Your state or community HCRV specialist may provide assistance. Send an email with your contact information and a brief message about your concern. Specialists are often working in the community, and so if they don’t reply right away, send another email.
- Get more information. With questions about the national HCRV program, contact Jessica Blue-Howells. As noted, to request assistance for yourself or for another Veteran, contact the appropriate HCRV specialist from the list below.
Resources
Click on the state below to find information on how to plan a successful reentry program for incarcerated Veterans.
Videos
Suits: Support for Incarcerated Veterans
Suits: Support for Incarcerated Veterans
Suits: Support for Incarcerated Veterans
Assisting Justice-Involved Veterans
Assisting Justice-Involved Veterans
Assisting Justice-Involved Veterans
A Second Chance for Justice-Involved Veterans
HCRV Specialist Contacts
Each VA Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) has an HCRV specialist who is the regional point of contact and who provides outreach and assessment services to incarcerated Veterans. Each state also has a specialist who is the state point of contact.
State Contacts
Alabama - Marguerita High
Alaska - Jeremiah Newbold
Arizona - Cynthia Huerta-Montoya
Arkansas - Linda Catalano
California - Susann Adams
Colorado - Michael Ott
Connecticut - Michele Roberts
Delaware - Edward Sesack
Florida - Taylor Savage
Georgia - Margaret Battle
Hawaii - Cheryl Reavis
Idaho - Diana Rogers
Illinois - Joseph Grant
Indiana - Sarah Neidlinger
Iowa - Brian Brooks
Kansas - Christine Strohm
Kentucky - Janis Durham
Louisiana - Harvey Norris
Maine - Kevin Casey
Maryland - James Haskell
Massachusetts - Kevin Casey
Michigan - Denise Botko
Minnesota - Ariana Hart
Mississippi - vacant
Missouri - Christopher Difilippo
Montana - Jackie Merritt
Nebraska - Sandra L. Miller
Nevada - Tracy Lanners
New Hampshire - Joseph Murphy
New Jersey - Valerie Johnson
New Mexico - John Kehoe
New York - Jonathan Pollack
North Carolina - Lucas Vrbsky
North Dakota - Jennifer Kimball Walter
Ohio - Paul Payiatis
Oklahoma - Alecia Teacher
Oregon - Diana Rogers
Pennsylvania - Ebony Kirkland
Rhode Island - Kevin Casey
South Carolina - Margaret Battle
South Dakota - Becky Hess
Tennessee - Virginia Spini
Texas - Warren Pearson
Utah - Casey Burton
Vermont - Michael Owens
Virginia - Leah Marie Reaves
Washington - Diana Rogers
Washington D.C. - Rodney Carter (if you have a question about the national program, please see National Contact at the top of this page)
West Virginia - Jeannie O’Halloran
Wisconsin - Laura Felten
Wyoming - Michael Ott
Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) Contacts
VISN 1 - Michele Roberts, Joseph Murphy, Michael Owens, Kevin Casey
VISN 2 - Jonathan Pollack, Cynthia Thayer, Valerie Johnson
VISN 4 - Ebony Kirkland, Edward Sesack
VISN 5 - Rodney Carter, James Haskell, David Gowers
VISN 6 - Lucas Vrbsky, Leah Marie Reaves
VISN 7 - Marguerita High, Margaret Battle, Brandy Stinson
VISN 8 - Taylor Savage, Karen Israel, Meredith Powers-Lupo
VISN 9 - Kathy Vasquez, Virginia Spini, Janis Durham, Amy Montgomery
VISN 10 - Paul Payaitis, Mya Jenkins, Sarah Neidlinger, Denise Botko
VISN 12 - Laura Felten, Joseph Grant
VISN 15 - Christine Strohm, Christopher Difilippo
VISN 16 - David Sands, Linda Catalano, Harvey Norris
VISN 17 - Warren Pearson
VISN 19 - Casey Burton, Jeri Anderson, Michael Ott, Alecia Teacher
VISN 20 - Diana Rogers, Jeremiah Newbold
VISN 21 - George Kennedy, Cheryl Reavis, Patrick Merrill
VISN 22 - Susann Adams, John Kehoe, Cynthia Huerta-Montoya
VISN 23 - Brian Brooks, Ariana Hart, Rebecca Hess, Jennifer Kimball Walter
