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Walking the leadership walk: Integrating inclusivity in a large-scale health care organization.

Gayle Y IwamasaJay L CohenAnn S CombsQuinn S BastianShurhonda Y LoveJ David Carroll
Published in: Psychological services (2024)
This article focuses on the roles, actions, and resources developed by a group of leaders from the Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention (OMHSP) within the Department of Veterans Affairs during the unprecedented times of spring of 2020, when society was shaken by the fears and challenges of COVID-19 as well as social unrest sparked by the murder of George Floyd. We share a summary of our efforts to move beyond platitudes and statements and bring meaningful and sustainable change in justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion within OMHSP and across mental health services in Department of Veterans Affairs. This article is written through the lens of the founding members of the OMHSP's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Steering Committee. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).
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