On August 13, 2015 the Council unanimously elected it first OEF/OIF Veteran as a Council officer. Adam Deffinger has been with LPG and Vet to Vet for almost two years and has been important in the development of our Sands LPG meeting. Adam leads the Wednesday LPG and has been a Veterans Treatment Court mentor…
August 12, 2015 Vet to Vet Tennessee and their affiliate, Vet to Vet Middle Tennessee, entered into an agreement to provide PAIR training to the newly forming Williamson County VTC team. Vet to Vet TN will also “train the trainers” to members of Vet to Vet Middle Tennessee and provide them a license to train…
On July 30, 2015 the East Tennessee Veterans Treatment Court Committee presented our Council’s PAIR (PTSD Awareness, Intervention, Resolution) training in Monroe County TN thanks to the hard work of Judge Dwayne Thomas, Sheriff Tommy Jones, Bob Hatley and Randy Scott who scheduled yesterday’s event. Monroe County Sheriff Tommy Jones attended and requested that our…
The Council’s VA’s report card was approved by the Knoxville Regional Veterans Mental Health Council on July 22, 2015 and was submitted to VISN 9 on July 24, 2015. The report card and list of accomplishments helped our Council to create and produce our one year Department of Veterans Affairs’ report card. After working with…