VA Loma Linda Healthcare System
Veterans Justice Outreach
The purpose of the Veterans Justice Outreach (VJO) initiative is to prevent homelessness among justice-involved Veterans. Justice-involved Veterans are Veterans who have crisis encounters with law enforcement in the community, are jailed for relatively brief periods of time for offenses that do not result in prison time, and/or are adjudicated or monitored by either local criminal courts or specialty treatment courts, such as drug and mental health courts, usually for extended periods of time. VJO Specialists reach in to the criminal justice system to ensure that eligible justice-involved Veterans have timely access to Veterans Health Administration (VHA) mental health and substance abuse services when clinically indicated, and other VA services and benefits as appropriate.
Diversion Court Programs
If you are facing charges, consider discussing Veterans Treatment Court (pc1170.9), Military Diversion (pc 1001.80), or Mental Disorder Diversion (pc1001.36) with your legal representation.
Public Defender’s office of
Riverside County
4075 Main St. Suite 100
Riverside, CA 92501
(951) 955-6000
Public Defender’s office of
San Bernardino County
172 West 3rd Street, 2nd Floor
San Bernardino, CA 92415-0008
(909) 382-3950
Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists
Riverside County:
Laura Rodriguez, LCSW (Veterans Treatment Court)
Veterans Justice Outreach Specialist
(909) 825-7084 ext. 5004
Jennifer Garcia, LCSW (Veterans Treatment Court)
Veterans Justice Outreach Specialist
(909) 825-7084 ext. 5034
Esther Kang, LCSW (Military Diversion)
Veterans Justice Outreach Specialist
(909) 825-7084 ext. 5010
San Bernardino County:
Synthia Florez, LCSW (Veterans Treatment Court)
Veterans Justice Outreach Specialist
(909) 825-7084 ext. 4655
Andrew Montes, LCSW (Veterans Treatment Court)
Veterans Justice Outreach Specialist
(909) 825-7084 ext. 5669
Candace Andrews, LCSW (Military Diversion)
Veterans Justice Outreach Specialist
(909) 825-7084 ext. 5018
Contact Info
Location
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Valor Building
11201 Benton Street, Loma Linda, CA 92357
2nd Floor
Contact Number(s)
- 909-825-7084 Ext. 5034
Hours of Operation
- Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
















