Veteran-Facing Solutions
Veteran-facing technologies are unique in that they are informed by direct Veteran feedback and address the most pressing and impactful challenges throughout the Veteran community. This focus area takes advantage of technologies gaining prominence in the health space, such as biometric wearables to track health status and predict early deterioration. Care & Transformational Initiatives (CTI) is also taking advantage of evidence-based behavioral technology to promote mental health.
Solutions Informed by Direct Veteran Feedback
More About Veteran-Facing Solutions
By collaborating with companies known for their wearable technology, CTI and its collaborators will be able to learn more about the impacts of COVID-19 exposure on day-to-day life and overall mental health.
CTI has established collaborations critical to ensuring that Veterans remain safe and informed in the wake of COVID-19. Through collaborations with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) and well-established wearables companies, CTI launched initiatives to counter the risks and impacts of COVID-19. CTI and BARDA were able to provide Veterans a wearable patch to monitor vital signs, allowing both organizations to learn more about the health status changes in high-risk patients prior to and during COVID-19 infection.
Optimal Psychological Treatment Intervention is an evidence-based behavioral technology to promote and protect mental health through 5-10 minutes of daily activity. This VHA-developed e-learning platform offers mental health exercises and connects Veterans with their most trusted resource—each other—to privately share experiences, ask questions, and receive support. Optimal Psychological Treatment Intervention customizes terminology for Veterans and continually adapts content to individual preferences through its intelligence engine. CTI is proud to work with fellow VHA partners to conduct a pilot study.