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The Clinical Core translates and disseminates post-deployment mental health research and evaluates treatment and services to improve care for Veterans. It collaborates with VA national programs on training, data access, and evidence-based interventions—including PTSD, suicide prevention and substance use disorders—while advancing group therapy, family-focused care, and integrative mental health initiatives. This work supports high-priority Veteran mental health needs and drives innovation across VA.
The Clinical Core offers implementation and quality improvement consultation services focused on evidence-based mental health care delivery, systems improvement, and Veteran-centered outcomes, including support for research development, program evaluation, statistical analysis, quality improvement projects, and accessing resources such as the Post-Deployment Mental Health Repository. Request consultation
Family consultation program
The Clinical Core supports ongoing efforts to increase family involvement in Veterans’ mental health care by offering consultation services to VA clinicians. If you have questions or would like to learn more about VA Family Services, please contact us. Family consultation questions (opens email)
ADHD consultation
Provider-facing consultation via Ask The Expert e-mail group for issues related to ADHD assessment, diagnosis, and treatment with Veterans.
Clinical partnerships and programs
Program evaluation
The VA Mid-Atlantic MIRECC provides centralized program evaluation for VA's National Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) Training Programs for VHA's Office of Mental Health. This support includes building and adapting computing infrastructure for data entry portals used by training staff and providers, designing evaluation plans and measurement protocols, and cleaning and documenting large databases of training program data.
VA Community Mental Health Summits
The VA Mid-Atlantic MIRECC supports the VA Community Mental Health Summits, which bring together VA providers, community stakeholders, and Veterans and their families to advance collaborative approaches to Veteran mental health care. These summits foster knowledge-sharing, strengthen community partnerships, and support implementation of evidence-based practices across VA and community settings. Contact us (opens email)
