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Critical Concerns in Iraq/Afghanistan War Veteran-Forensic Interface: Veterans Treatment Court as Diversion in Rural Communities

Daniel E. Smee, James McGuire, Thomas Garrick, Shoba Sreenivasan, Daniel Dow and Daniel Woehl
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2013, 41 (2) 256-262;
Daniel E. Smee
Mr. Smee is a former OIF Combat Medic and now is a Graduate Student, University of Southern California School of Social Work, Los Angeles, CA. Dr. McGuire is National Director, VHA (Veterans Health Administration) Veterans Justice Programs, Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Garrick is Professor of Psychiatry, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, and Chief, General Hospital Psychiatry, Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Sreenivasan is Clinical Professor, Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System Forensic Outreach Services, and Clinical Professor, USC Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA. Mr. Dow is a former member of OEF U.S. Army Military Intelligence and is OIF Captain Judge Advocate, Army National Guard, and Deputy District Attorney, San Luis Obispo County, CA. Mr. Woehl is in Private Practice and is a Retired Social Worker, California Department of Corrections Veterans Liaison, Los Angeles, CA.
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James McGuire
Mr. Smee is a former OIF Combat Medic and now is a Graduate Student, University of Southern California School of Social Work, Los Angeles, CA. Dr. McGuire is National Director, VHA (Veterans Health Administration) Veterans Justice Programs, Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Garrick is Professor of Psychiatry, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, and Chief, General Hospital Psychiatry, Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Sreenivasan is Clinical Professor, Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System Forensic Outreach Services, and Clinical Professor, USC Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA. Mr. Dow is a former member of OEF U.S. Army Military Intelligence and is OIF Captain Judge Advocate, Army National Guard, and Deputy District Attorney, San Luis Obispo County, CA. Mr. Woehl is in Private Practice and is a Retired Social Worker, California Department of Corrections Veterans Liaison, Los Angeles, CA.
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Thomas Garrick
Mr. Smee is a former OIF Combat Medic and now is a Graduate Student, University of Southern California School of Social Work, Los Angeles, CA. Dr. McGuire is National Director, VHA (Veterans Health Administration) Veterans Justice Programs, Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Garrick is Professor of Psychiatry, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, and Chief, General Hospital Psychiatry, Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Sreenivasan is Clinical Professor, Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System Forensic Outreach Services, and Clinical Professor, USC Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA. Mr. Dow is a former member of OEF U.S. Army Military Intelligence and is OIF Captain Judge Advocate, Army National Guard, and Deputy District Attorney, San Luis Obispo County, CA. Mr. Woehl is in Private Practice and is a Retired Social Worker, California Department of Corrections Veterans Liaison, Los Angeles, CA.
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Shoba Sreenivasan
Mr. Smee is a former OIF Combat Medic and now is a Graduate Student, University of Southern California School of Social Work, Los Angeles, CA. Dr. McGuire is National Director, VHA (Veterans Health Administration) Veterans Justice Programs, Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Garrick is Professor of Psychiatry, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, and Chief, General Hospital Psychiatry, Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Sreenivasan is Clinical Professor, Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System Forensic Outreach Services, and Clinical Professor, USC Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA. Mr. Dow is a former member of OEF U.S. Army Military Intelligence and is OIF Captain Judge Advocate, Army National Guard, and Deputy District Attorney, San Luis Obispo County, CA. Mr. Woehl is in Private Practice and is a Retired Social Worker, California Department of Corrections Veterans Liaison, Los Angeles, CA.
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Daniel Dow
Mr. Smee is a former OIF Combat Medic and now is a Graduate Student, University of Southern California School of Social Work, Los Angeles, CA. Dr. McGuire is National Director, VHA (Veterans Health Administration) Veterans Justice Programs, Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Garrick is Professor of Psychiatry, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, and Chief, General Hospital Psychiatry, Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Sreenivasan is Clinical Professor, Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System Forensic Outreach Services, and Clinical Professor, USC Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA. Mr. Dow is a former member of OEF U.S. Army Military Intelligence and is OIF Captain Judge Advocate, Army National Guard, and Deputy District Attorney, San Luis Obispo County, CA. Mr. Woehl is in Private Practice and is a Retired Social Worker, California Department of Corrections Veterans Liaison, Los Angeles, CA.
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Daniel Woehl
Mr. Smee is a former OIF Combat Medic and now is a Graduate Student, University of Southern California School of Social Work, Los Angeles, CA. Dr. McGuire is National Director, VHA (Veterans Health Administration) Veterans Justice Programs, Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Garrick is Professor of Psychiatry, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, and Chief, General Hospital Psychiatry, Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Sreenivasan is Clinical Professor, Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System Forensic Outreach Services, and Clinical Professor, USC Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA. Mr. Dow is a former member of OEF U.S. Army Military Intelligence and is OIF Captain Judge Advocate, Army National Guard, and Deputy District Attorney, San Luis Obispo County, CA. Mr. Woehl is in Private Practice and is a Retired Social Worker, California Department of Corrections Veterans Liaison, Los Angeles, CA.
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