Outreach Coordinator - Bellingham, United States - Infojini

Description

Provide resources, consultation and assistance to providers, federal, state, and local- agencies in the delivery of suicide prevention, substance abuse prevention, crisis intervention, and treatment services to service members, veterans and their families.
As it relates to military service members, veterans and their families;

Administers an in-depth intake which captures the following information: physical ability, service information, contact information, exposure to trauma, suicidal ideology, next of kin, mental health history and other pertinent information.

Assists veterans with developing goals to be reached and creating Individual Recovery Plans (IRPs), relative to the intake and assessment.

Refers veterans to service providers who can help them attain goals identified from the intake assessment.

Links veterans to service providers by physically taking them to service providers or by facilitating face-to-face meetings between veterans and service providers.

Provide EOVS related trainings to community and Veterans.
Represent the SAVE and/or SERVE Team at Continuum of Care, various task force, interagency or intra-department meetings.
Represent the SAVE and/or SERVE Team in public forums.

Advocates for client's rights and benefits with community service providers, federal and state agencies, court systems, employers, landlords and significant others in order to ensure that client's rights are recognized and respected.