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VISN 5 MIRECC – Putting Recovery Into Practice

The mission of the VISN 5 MIRECC is to collaborate with Veterans and stakeholders to support and enhance the recovery, longevity, health and wellness, and community functioning of Veterans with serious mental illness, defined as a diagnosis with a mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder that has substantially interfered with an individual’s daily life.
Our vision is to put recovery into practice for Veterans with serious mental illness.
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VISN 5 MIRECC Link

Social Functioning: Key to Understanding Mental Health Symptoms and Personal Recovery for People with Serious Mental Illness
The Link is a guiding link between VISN 5 MIRECC research outcomes and practice and treatment applications. It includes an overview of a research article and then links those findings to considerations for Veterans, Veteran Families and clinicians.
To visit the Link webpage click here.
Connecting Veterans to Community Care:
VA/Clubhouse Points of Contact

Recovery happens in the community! The VISN 5 MIRECC is supporting innovative efforts to connect Veterans to community care. We have recently partnered with Jason Riddle, social worker in VISN 10, to promote VA facility partnerships with local Clubhouses through establishing VA/Clubhouse Points of Contact.
Putting Recovery into Practice
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Last updated January 30, 2025
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