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When Coast Guard Veteran Stewart Taylor was “in a downward spiral,” he was saved by mental health treatment at the Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery Center at Bay Pines VA Healthcare System.
All Veterans can help prevent Veteran suicides. You don’t need to be a mental health expert. Veteran peer support helps fellow Veterans feel less alone. You just need to Be There!
Discover how you can make a difference in Veterans’ lives as a VA mental health practitioner at Psych Congress 2019 in San Diego.
Engaging community partners in the technology sector is an important component of VA’s National Strategy for Preventing Veteran Suicide.
During his regular appointment, a Veteran told a staff member about his plans to end his life. They immediately contacted his treatment team who provided treatment and saved his life.
With National Suicide Prevention Month coming to an end, we should remind ourselves that suicide prevention doesn’t end with the observation.
VA North Texas suicide prevention teams hold suicide call simulation training to train employees to know what to do when a Veteran is in crisis.
To bring effective treatment Veterans entering VA health care who have Insomnia Disorder, VA has developed an online training called “Path to Better Sleep.”
Russell Fields patrolled the gritty, dangerous streets of Al-Fallujah, Iraq.
An Eagle Scout, college graduate, and airborne-qualified Soldier, Fields led soldiers as a noncommissioned officer in the 10th Mountain Division. His unit fought street-to-street, door-to-door, in urban conflict. He lost Soldiers, placing them in body bags. Reality changed for Fields when he left the battlefield and the military to return home to Texas and start a new life. Fields faced a new form of combat. Flashbacks, images of combat, and the faces of those killed came rushing back. Everyday events like shopping, loud noises and crowds of people left him unprepared.
the Eastern Oklahoma VA Health Care System conducted a Mental Health Summit to discuss how VA and community providers can better meet Veterans' mental health needs.
VITAL connects student Veterans with mental health care while supporting their successful integration into college and university campus life.