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SUMMARY:BRMAC Meeting: Connecting Research\, Advocacy & Healing for Veterans
DESCRIPTION:Event: BRMAC December Meeting   DU Panel on Veteran Well-Being\n\nDate & Time: Thursday\, December 4\, 2025 | 2:30 PM   4:00 PM\n\nLocation: The Lake House at Pelican Bay\, 4800 S. Dayton Street\, Greenwood Village\, CO 80111\n\n\nDescription\n\nJoin us for our final BRMAC meeting of the year\, featuring a special panel discussion with leaders from the University of Denver and community partners who are advancing veteran well-being through behavioral health\, research\, legal advocacy\, and community support.\n\nPanelists include:\n\n\n	\n	Dr. Katy Barrs   Clinical Associate Professor & Director\, Sturm Center\n	\n	\n	Dr. Kevin Morris   Executive Director\, Institute for Human-Animal Connection (IHAC)\n	\n	\n	Brad Cummings   Executive Director\, Rocky Mountain Veterans Advocacy Project (RMVAP)\n	\n	\n	Billie Baber   Advocate for Veteran Homelessness\, Supportive Services for Veteran Families\, Volunteers of America\n	\n\n\nThis session will explore how clinical practice\, academic research\, legal advocacy\, and community partnerships come together to strengthen Colorado's military and veteran community. Attendees will gain insights into:\n\n\n	\n	The Sturm Center   Delivering behavioral health services and advanced professional training tailored to veterans and military families.\n	\n	\n	Rocky Mountain Veterans Advocacy Project (RMVAP)   Supporting veterans through legal assistance and advocacy via DU's Sturm College of Law.\n	\n	\n	Institute for Human-Animal Connection: Service Dog Study   Advancing research on the impact of service dogs on veteran mental health and well-being.\n	\n	\n	Community-Based Support   Addressing gaps for homeless veterans through cross-sector collaboration.\n	\n\n\n\nEvening Celebration\n\nImmediately following the BRMAC meeting\, we will adjourn to the bar on site\, just in time for you to join us for the Aurora Chamber of Commerce Holiday Party\, beginning at 5:00 PM at the same location.\n\n\n\n  Register for the Holiday Party Here
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<hr data-end="107" data-start="104" />\n<p data-end="341" data-start="109"><strong data-end="119" data-start="109">Event:</strong> BRMAC December Meeting &ndash\; DU Panel on Veteran Well-Being<br data-end="178" data-start="175" />\n<strong data-end="194" data-start="178">Date &amp\; Time:</strong> Thursday\, December 4\, 2025 | 2:30 PM &ndash\; 4:00 PM<br data-end="244" data-start="241" />\n<strong data-end="257" data-start="244">Location:</strong> The Lake House at Pelican Bay\, 4800 S. Dayton Street\, Greenwood Village\, CO 80111</p>\n\n<hr data-end="346" data-start="343" />\n<h3 data-end="367" data-start="348"><strong data-end="367" data-start="352">Description</strong></h3>\n\n<p data-end="633" data-start="369">Join us for our final BRMAC meeting of the year\, featuring a special panel discussion with leaders from the University of Denver and community partners who are advancing veteran well-being through behavioral health\, research\, legal advocacy\, and community support.</p>\n\n<p data-end="657" data-start="635"><strong data-end="657" data-start="635">Panelists include:</strong></p>\n\n<ul data-end="1122" data-start="658">\n	<li data-end="736" data-start="658">\n	<p data-end="736" data-start="660"><strong data-end="678" data-start="660">Dr. Katy Barrs</strong> &ndash\; Clinical Associate Professor &amp\; Director\, Sturm Center</p>\n	</li>\n	<li data-end="828" data-start="737">\n	<p data-end="828" data-start="739"><strong data-end="759" data-start="739">Dr. Kevin Morris</strong> &ndash\; Executive Director\, Institute for Human-Animal Connection (IHAC)</p>\n	</li>\n	<li data-end="921" data-start="829">\n	<p data-end="921" data-start="831"><strong data-end="848" data-start="831">Brad Cummings</strong> &ndash\; Executive Director\, Rocky Mountain Veterans Advocacy Project (RMVAP)</p>\n	</li>\n	<li data-end="1122" data-start="922">\n	<p data-end="1044" data-start="924"><strong data-end="940" data-start="924">Billie Baber</strong> &ndash\; Advocate for Veteran Homelessness\, Supportive Services for Veteran Families\, Volunteers of America</p>\n	</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p data-end="1173" data-start="1124">This session will explore how clinical practice\, academic research\, legal advocacy\, and community partnerships come together to strengthen Colorado&rsquo\;s military and veteran community. Attendees will gain insights into:</p>\n\n<ul data-end="2034" data-start="1480">\n	<li data-end="1623" data-start="1480">\n	<p data-end="1623" data-start="1482"><strong data-end="1502" data-start="1482">The Sturm Center</strong> &ndash\; Delivering behavioral health services and advanced professional training tailored to veterans and military families.</p>\n	</li>\n	<li data-end="1771" data-start="1624">\n	<p data-end="1771" data-start="1626"><strong data-end="1678" data-start="1626">Rocky Mountain Veterans Advocacy Project (RMVAP)</strong> &ndash\; Supporting veterans through legal assistance and advocacy via DU&rsquo\;s Sturm College of Law.</p>\n	</li>\n	<li data-end="1928" data-start="1772">\n	<p data-end="1928" data-start="1774"><strong data-end="1834" data-start="1774">Institute for Human-Animal Connection: Service Dog Study</strong> &ndash\; Advancing research on the impact of service dogs on veteran mental health and well-being.</p>\n	</li>\n	<li data-end="2034" data-start="1929">\n	<p data-end="2034" data-start="1931"><strong data-end="1958" data-start="1931">Community-Based Support</strong> &ndash\; Addressing gaps for homeless veterans through cross-sector collaboration.</p>\n	</li>\n</ul>\n\n<hr data-end="2039" data-start="2036" />\n<h3 data-end="2068" data-start="2041"><strong data-end="2068" data-start="2045">Evening Celebration</strong></h3>\n\n<p data-end="2226" data-start="2070">Immediately following the BRMAC meeting\, we will adjourn to the bar on site\, just in time for you to join us for the <strong data-end="2178" data-start="2134">Aurora Chamber of Commerce Holiday Party</strong>\, beginning at <strong data-end="2204" data-start="2193">5:00 PM</strong> at the same location.<br />\n<br data-end="1449" data-start="1446" />\n&#128073\; <a class="decorated-link" data-end="1492" data-start="1452" href="#" rel="noopener">Register for the Holiday Party Here</a></p>\n
LOCATION:The Lake House at Pelican Bay\, 4800 S. Dayton Street\, Greenwood Village\, CO 8011
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