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April 2026 Survey

Examining the critical moments between transition and treatment, where early support matters most

Veteran Voices Drive Change.

For many veterans, the hardest step is not receiving care, but asking for help in the first place. This survey focuses on what happens in the space during transition but before engagement, where hesitation, uncertainty, and isolation often take hold. Understanding these early moments is central to a Left of Clinical approach, where outcomes are shaped long before a veteran enters the care system.

 

Veteran Voices Survey 04.26 - What Happens Before a Veteran Seeks Help
What is your military affiliation?
What age group do you fall into?
When you or a veteran you know first experienced a challenge during the transition from military to civilian life (such as mental health, physical health, employment, financial, or personal difficulties), how long did you wait before seeking any form of help?
Who or what did you or a veteran you know turn to first when dealing with that challenge?
What factors made you or a veteran you know hesitate or delay seeking help? (Select up to 3)
How confident are you that you understood your options for support at the time you needed help?
How important were non-clinical sources of support (family, friends, peers, community groups) in obtaining assistance?
At the time you or a veteran you know considered seeking help, how much did you trust the available systems (VA or non-VA) to meet the needs at the moment?
What ultimately led you or a veteran you know to seek help, if you did?
Do you believe delaying help had an impact on overall well-being?
In your view, which of the following would make it easier for a veteran to seek help earlier in the future? (Select up to 2)
The Richard Star Act would allow combat-disabled veterans who were medically retired before reaching 20 years of service to receive both military retirement pay and VA disability compensation. Do you support or oppose this change?
Do policies affecting compensation for injured veterans, for example the challenges with passing the Richard Star Act, influence your overall trust in how the government fulfills its commitments to those who served?
Have you or someone you know been directly affected by limitations on receiving both military retirement pay and VA disability compensation?

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