WHAT IS I.V.B.H.N?
The Indiana Veterans Behavioral Health Network (IVBHN) was formed in May 2009 as a result of a Health Resource and Service Administration (HRSA) one-year planning grant. The IVBHN is a behavioral health care network that brings key partners together to improve the behavioral health and well-being among Indiana's rural veterans and their families. Four County Counseling Center is the applicant organization and is parterned by Affiliated Service Providers of Indiana, Inc (ASPIN) and the Indiana Rural Health Association (IRHA).
PRIMARY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED:
1. The need for greater access for veterans and their families to high quality, affordable behavioral health care services closer to their rural homes.
2. The need for creative solutions to meeting the behavioral health care needs in medical and professional shortage areas.
3. The need for training of mental health and primary care providers regarding the best treatment of PTSD, TBI and other trauma-based disorders.
WHY RURAL INDIANA?
"More than 44% of U.S. military recruits come from rural areas," National Rural Health Association Issue Paper, February 2007.
OEF/OIF VETERAN STATISTICS (as of 31 August 2009)
Cass County - 133
Fulton County - 60
Miami County - 296
Pulaski County - 24
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