Los Angeles, California – L.A. Veterans are provided with a new mobile health application, tracking them down and providing them mental health support easily.
Developers based in LA were able to create a new mobile health application for military veterans. It is a no-cost mobile app, especially designed to provide support among veterans who are suffering from mental health conditions and other issues that require the services of an urgent care clinic.
The Veterans Affairs Department’s data indicated that more than 30% of military veterans suffer from mental health conditions. They served in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, resulting to post-traumatic stress conditions. However, the researchers emphasized the figures were only based on the records of the VA department, those who only sought for urgent care at the VA health facilities.
The report on the Los Angeles Times described the details of the new mobile app, called Position Report (POS REP). It was designed mainly to help veterans get proper health care and treatment.
The main purpose of the mobile app is to identify nearby veterans who are suffering from mental health conditions and similar issues. The application is also geared towards finding nearby health centers, urgent care clinics, and emergency care providers.
The creators of the new mobile health application were in partnerships with the National Center for Veterans Studies of the University of Utah as well as the Volunteers of America, LA chapter. Aside from the new creation, the developers are likewise planning on launching a fund-raising campaign.
Their aim is to raise $500,000 for further plans of creating an Android version of the mobile application. Their intention also includes the expansion of the mobile app’s services to other cities in the United States to be able to reach more veterans, and provide easier access to mental health care.
The national director of the VA mobile health, Julia Hoffman emphasized the basic justification of the mobile application as it is absolutely comprehensive in providing social support. Ongoing social support is vital in aiding those who are suffering mentally, providing them a sort of an urgent care near me assurance through the app.
After a certain period, the mobile app is believed to reach thousands of veterans who are suffering from any type of mental condition. Additionally, the Volunteers of America executive vice president Jon Sherin, along with his members are planning on training 100 military retirees to assist the users of the new mobile health application in LA.
