Defense, Intelligence, and
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Homeland Security
White Papers and Reports
- Caring for Wounded Warriors: A Roadmap for the VA
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) must re-examine how it delivers services to today's wounded warriors because of the severity and extent of injuries, the complexity of the medical and support services needed, and the unprecedented requirements placed on families. This white paper offers a conceptual framework for responding to the needs of today's Wounded Warrior community.
- Humanitarian Assistance Missions - An Increasingly Important National Security Tool
Global challenges are increasing the demand for humanitarian assistance responses that are effective, cohesive, and coordinated. The ability to rapidly provide humanitarian aid serves America's national interests. ICF International explores ways to improve efficiencies, impact and likelihood of success, through the establishment of a multi-disciplinary, inter-agency consortium and operational framework designed to define working relationships and develop synergies before the humanitarian assistance is provided so the mission is optimized and not "ad hoc" in nature.
- Promoting Mental Combat Readiness Among America's Armed Forces: Awareness, Education, and Stigma Reduction
As much as 20 percent of troops who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan have traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, or other mental health problems. Yet the stigma attached to those problems keeps many service men and women from seeking help. This white paper describes ICF’s comprehensive social marketing campaign aimed at moving soldiers to get the treatment they need to ensure their mental combat readiness along with their physical readiness.