Changes to Veteran community reintegration research needed to address diverse needs of Veterans and their communities

The authors issue a call to the field to address the expansive reintegration needs of Veterans and their communities. Developing inclusive Veteran community reintegration research is crucial to the Veterans Health Administration’s becoming a more inclusive learning health care delivery system. Work conducted by the Enhancing Veteran Community Reintegration Research multi-stakeholder partnership and project team found critical gaps in Veteran community reintegration research. These gaps included a lack of inclusivity, a need for an intentional shift to Veteran-engaged research designs in diverse settings of care and community contexts, and an integration of knowledge translation efforts in areas of health care outside rehabilitation.