2020
Clients of VA-Housed Legal Clinics: Legal and Psychosocial Needs When Seeking Services and Two Months Later
Timko C, Tsai J, Taylor E, Smelson D, Blonigen D, Nash A, Finlay A. Clients of VA-Housed Legal Clinics: Legal and Psychosocial Needs When Seeking Services and Two Months Later. Journal Of Veterans Studies 2020, 6: 239-249. PMID: 34466762, PMCID: PMC8404205, DOI: 10.21061/jvs.v6i1.167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultiple health care needsHealth care needsBaseline appointmentVeterans' useCare needsHealth statusPsychosocial needsPsychological symptomsClinicPsychosocial characteristicsTwo monthsSubstance useVulnerable populationsVA benefitsLonger durationBaseline dataMost participantsBaselineMonthsClient improvementVeteransVAAdditional helpNational Survey of Legal Clinics Housed by the Department of Veterans Affairs to Inform Partnerships with Health and Community Services.
Timko C, Taylor E, Nash A, Blonigen D, Smelson D, Tsai J, Finlay AK. National Survey of Legal Clinics Housed by the Department of Veterans Affairs to Inform Partnerships with Health and Community Services. Journal Of Health Care For The Poor And Underserved 2020, 31: 1440-1456. PMID: 33416704, PMCID: PMC8215811, DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2020.0104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVA health care providersMental healthVA health careClients' mental healthHealth care providersHealth care accessClinic staff membersService access barriersHealth system interactionsHealth care recordsCare accessCare providersCare recordsHealth outcomesClinicMost clinicsVeterans AffairsHealth inequitiesSubstance useAccess barriersVA benefitsHealth careNational surveyCommunity agenciesVeterans
2017
Medical-Legal Partnerships At Veterans Affairs Medical Centers Improved Housing And Psychosocial Outcomes For Vets
Tsai J, Middleton M, Villegas J, Johnson C, Retkin R, Seidman A, Sherman S, Rosenheck RA. Medical-Legal Partnerships At Veterans Affairs Medical Centers Improved Housing And Psychosocial Outcomes For Vets. Health Affairs 2017, 36: 2195-2203. PMID: 29200329, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2017.0759.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Affairs Medical CenterMental healthMedical CenterVA health care systemOutcomes of veteransLow-income veteransHealth care providersMedical-legal partnershipsGreater improvementHealth care systemCare providersMental illnessSocial determinantsPsychosocial outcomesLegal PartnershipsCare systemCommunity-based partnershipsVA benefitsVeteransHousing statusHealthPartnership sitesCommunity integrationOutcomesSignificant improvementA National Study of Veterans Treatment Court Participants: Who Benefits and Who Recidivates
Tsai J, Finlay A, Flatley B, Kasprow WJ, Clark S. A National Study of Veterans Treatment Court Participants: Who Benefits and Who Recidivates. Administration And Policy In Mental Health And Mental Health Services Research 2017, 45: 236-244. PMID: 28733771, PMCID: PMC5776060, DOI: 10.1007/s10488-017-0816-z.Peer-Reviewed Original Research