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Social Work Breaks Barriers in the fight to end Veteran homelessness
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Social Work Breaks Barriers in the fight to end Veteran homelessness
Social Work Month occurs in March of every year to celebrate the incredible contributions of social workers in our society. Social workers make a positive impact in the lives of millions each day, and we want to thank the outstanding social workers in our programs who play an essential role in ending Veteran homelessness.
The theme for Social Work Month 2023—“Social Work Breaks Barriers”—focuses on the many positive contributions achieved by social workers while highlighting the barriers we still have yet to break. We continue to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, systemic racism, economic inequality, global warming, and other crises. Given that all these issues intersect with and exacerbate the homelessness crisis, we are forever indebted to our social workers for their continued commitment to helping Veterans in homeless programs.
We are very proud to feature some of these impressive individuals below. Learn about the people behind our mission by reading our 2021 and 2022 Spotlights and keep an eye out for new information on this page as we kick off Social Work Month in March 2023!
2023 Spotlights
Melinda “Mindi” Rosson, MSW, LCSW-S, COR
HCHV Supervisor
Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System, VISN 17
2022 Spotlights
Southern-Arizona-HUD-VASH-Team
Homeless Program Social Workers
Southern Arizona VA Health Care System, VISN 22
Homeless Program Social Worker
Tarrytown Network Office, VISN 2
Health Professions Trainee & Preceptors Spotlight
Adam Soule
MSW/HPT Intern
Michigan State University, School of Social Work
Aleda E Lutz VAMC
Saginaw, MI, VISN 10
2021 Spotlights
Raymond E. Mitchell
HCHV Outreach Coordinator
Gulf Coast Veterans Healthcare System (Biloxi VA) Mobile CBOC, VISN 16
Eric Oleson
Homeless Program Manager, Assistant Chief, SWS
Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System, VISN 16
