Ever wonder how we can better connect with and care for our veterans? Dr. Mikel Matto is a veteran himself and works as a psychiatrist at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He is board certified in Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry, and Addiction Medicine and in this episode, Dr. Matto shares his approach of compassion, respect and cultural humility when caring for veterans. Dr. Matto discusses the unique aspects of providing mental health care to this special population and his clinical work with veterans in forensic psychiatry, trauma, and violence risk assessment. Dr. Matto shares his thoughts on clinician self-care, moral injury, and some of the barriers to clinicians seeking mental health care.

To learn more about Dr. Matto: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.profiles.ucsf.edu/mikel.matto

Articles mentioned in this episode:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34283458/#:~:text=The%20most%20publicized%20mental%20health,Iraq%20have%20PTSD%20or%20depression.

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/04/05/the-changing-face-of-americas-veteran-population/

https://magazine.ucsf.edu/crisis-our-city#:~:text=The%20homeless%20population%20in%20San,illness%20and%2For%20substance%20abuse.

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-  Glasses on the Table by Crowander