The nation’s social workers soon will be able to access courses or earn professional credentials to counsel troops, their families and veterans under a White House-led initiative to improve mental health services for the military and veteran communities.

Addressing a conference of the National Association of Social Workers on Wednesday, Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, unveiled a new agreement between the White House’s Joining Forces initiative and the association.

Under the agreement, more than 650,000 social workers will be trained on military culture and service members’ and veterans’ behavioral health concerns, from combat-related stress, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder to family separation, substance abuse and homelessness.Click here to read more

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