Purpose and Goal of Committee/Mission Statement
- The ASAP Veterans Committee seeks to enhance the quality of services that veterans receive through the prevention, treatment and recovery network. This includes those veterans who have less than honorable or dishonorable discharges because we believe that, regardless of discharge status, substance abuse is an issue that must be treated with the appropriate benefits and services through the healthcare system.
- Help promote and educate providers on best practices to ensure special needs for Veterans are met.
- Coordinate and promote networking and collaboration opportunities between providers that offer Veteran services, i.e. education, etc.
- Ensure competent training of Veterans.
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A Basic Guide to Assisting Veterans With Substance Use Disorders
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Veteran-Specific Trainings
Uniformed Services University: Center for Deployment Psychology: https://deploymentpsych.org/
Center for Practice Innovations: https://practiceinnovations.org/
PESI Behavioral Health: https://www.pesi.com/
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4th Annual Veterans Summit (May 9, 2018) – CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AVAILABLE
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Committee Members
Roy Kearse, LCSW, CASAC, Chair
Samaritan Daytop Village
Briarwood Administrative Headquarters
138-02 Queens Boulevard
Briarwood, New York 11435
(718) 206-2000 ext. 1269
roy.kearse@samaritanvillage.org
Zachary Randolph MA, CASAC, Co-Chair
St Joseph’s Addiction Treatment and Recovery Centers
159 Glenwood Road
Saranac Lake, New York 12983
(518) 891-3950 ext. 334
zrandolph@stjoestreatment.org
Katie Burbee, LCSW
Horizon Health Services
6331 Inducon Drive
Sanborn, New York 14132
Phone: (716) 250-1860
kburbee@horizon-health.org
Ricky Cottingham, MSW, CASAC, CRCT
(917) 749-4713
rcottingham@optonline.net
Danny Eglowitz
Dynamic Youth Community Inc.
1830 Coney Island Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11230
(917) 622-5412
Deglowitz@dycinc.org
Carolyn T. Jackson, Ph.D.
Syracuse VAMC/Rome CBOC
125 Brookley Road
Rome, New York 13441
(315) 334-7100 ext. 57403
carolyn.jackson4@va.gov
Nicholas Jefferson
VIP Community Services
770 E. 176th Street
Bronx, New York 10460
(718) 583-5150
njefferson@vipservices.org
Sherry LaFountain
Director of Events Management, Marketing & Development
Alcoholism & Substance Abuse Providers of NYS
11 North Pearl Street, Suite 801
Albany, New York 12207
(518) 426-3122
slafountain@asapnys.org
James McFarlane
Samaritan Daytop Village
13015 89th Road
Richmond Hill, New York 11418
(718) 849-3582
james.mcfarlane@samaritanvillage.org
Wilfredo Muniz
VIP Community Services
770 E. 176th Street
Bronx, New York 10460
(718) 583-5150
wmuniz@vipservices.onmicrosoft.com
Paul Noonan
NYS OASAS
1450 Western Avenue
Albany, New York 12203
(518) 457-5005
paul.noonan@oasas.ny.gov
Jessica Shuren, LMSW, CASAC
Outreach
11 Farber Drive, Suite D
Bellport, New York 11713
(631) 286-0700
jessicapentecost@opiny.org
Julia Floyd Ventura, CASAC
The Child Center of New York
118-35 Queens Boulevard, Sixth Floor
Forest Hills, New York 11375
(718) 662-8538
Juliafloyd@childcenterny.org
