Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks Team Screens, Counsels Veterans Struggling with Intimate Partner Violence

By Jacqueline Froelich

Published November 21, 2022 at 3:38 PM CST

Andrea Predl, LCSW, coordinates Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks Intimate Partner Violence Assistance (IPVA) program

The Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks provides confidential and comprehensive counseling to Veterans, their families and VHA employees struggling with intimate partner violence. The assistance program team is coordinated by Andrea Predl, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker at the VA.

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