HST011: Veterans as an Underserved Population Regarding Mental Health with Greg Frazier

Published: Jan. 31, 2021, 10:57 p.m.

Dr. Greg Frazier is the president of the Frazier Group, an independent nonprofit consulting group based in North Florida. He has served in various capacities in the nonprofit sector for more than 35 years. He has worked with people experiencing homelessness, families in crisis, and veterans. Dr. Frazier holds the Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) certification. He is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Family Mediator and a Qualified Parenting Coordinator in the 3rd, 4th, and 7th Judicial Circuits in Florida. He and his wife, Lori, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, co-facilitate the High Conflict Coparenting Class for the local courts. Dr. Frazier is on the Advisory Council for the University of North Florida\u2019s Clinical Mental Health Counseling program and is a member of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts and the Florida Academy of Professional Mediators. He is a Vietnam veteran with a passion for the counseling needs of returning veterans who suffer from a post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury.

\nIN THIS PARTICULAR EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN:\n

The work of the National Board of Certified Counselors Foundation in advancing Veteran Mental Health

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Veteran as an underserved population regarding mental health

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The need for community education around veteran mental health

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The benefit of decompression time in earlier eras versus the quick transition of current era service members

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Similarities and differences between Vietnam and current era veterans

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Myths and misconceptions in the workforce regarding PTSD and Veteran Mental Health

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The need for community partnerships to focus on the outcome of veterans, rather than their own agenda

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Filling the gaps for veterans who have "fallen through the gaps"

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Developing cultural competence in the mental health professionals regarding the veteran population

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The need for family support for veterans regarding mental health treatment

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