Younger Veterans — Contemporary Needs Forum
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  1. Overview
  2. Terms of Reference
  3. Membership
  4. Meeting schedule
  5. Meeting minutes and communiques
  6. Contact

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Overview

This Younger Veterans — Contemporary Needs Forum (YVF) is intended to:

  • assist in identifying priority emerging issues for veterans across the age and conflict spectrum particularly in the areas of mental and social health
  • assist in identifying emerging issues for veterans' families and support networks
  • identify and analyse trends across veteran cohorts and geography and raise awareness of these increasing and common issues with subject-matter experts from the Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) and other state or Commonwealth government departments and agencies as appropriate
  • assist in identifying opportunities for increased engagement with younger veterans who are geographically dislocated or not affiliated with ex-service organisations (ESOs) through the appropriate media and internet technology
  • enhance the ex-service community's understanding of DVA's service delivery performance through information sharing and improved communication between DVA and the ex-service community
  • identify and provide recommendations for improvements in DVA's operational policy to promote quality and accountability in service delivery.
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Terms of Reference

Terms of Reference (DOC 50 KB)

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Membership

Organisation Member
Department of Veterans' Affairs - Chair Mr Kahlil Fegan DSC, AM, 
Repatriation Commissioner
Director, Veteran Engagement, Department of Defence Colonel James Burns
Defence Liaison Officer to DVA
Air Force Association  Squadron Leader Dee Cherry
Australian Peacekeeper and Peacemaker Veterans' Association Ms Jessica Sullivan
Australian Special Air Service Association Mr Nick Russon
Advocate
Australian Veterans Alliance Mr Matthew Bondarczuk RAN Rtd
Defence Families of Australia Ms Charlotte Webb
Defence Family Advocate
Legacy Australia Inc. Ms Barbara Boyer
Mates4Mates Ms Emma Whitehead
Chief Executive Officer
Modern Soldier TBC
Naval Association of Australia LCDR Graham Thomas RAN Rtd
President
Returned and Services League of Australia Mr James Dallas
Head of Veteran Services Strategic Projects
Royal Australian Regiment Association Mr Chris Tilley 
Board Director
Soldier On Mr James Milliss
Senior Program and Engagement Officer
The Warrior's Return Mr Scott Harris
National Secretary

Departmental representation will be available as appropriate. The forum has the flexibility to invite additional participants relevant to the areas of focus or specific agenda items (including service specific and non-ESO aligned).

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Meeting schedule

The YVF meets three times per year.

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Meeting minutes and communiques

Meeting minutes of each YVF meeting are available via the following links:

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Contact

To contact the Secretariat of the YVF, email yvf.secretariat@dva.gov.au

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