Veteran and caregiver finds family through VA’s Peer Support Mentoring
Are you a Veteran’s caregiver? Need help with its demands? VA’s Caregiver Peer Support Mentoring helps …
Category: Health
American Legion Auxiliary Co-Presents Creative Arts Festival
The Creative Arts Festival is important to hundreds of Veterans every year and the Michigan American Legion …
VA takes nutrition counseling out of the office and into the kitchen
The Healthy Teaching Kitchen (HTK) program has added an experiential learning option to complement …
VA study uncovers critical link between pain intensity and suicide attempts
VA’s Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention studied the potential correlation between reported pain …
VA keeps heart care local with telecardiology
Instead of driving 300 miles to visit a cardiologist at a VA medical center, Veteran Jerry Roberts drives 30 …
Five breast cancer survivors, five stories of hope
Tawana Bridges, Susan Rutland, Otis White, Patsy Shipman-Knight and Nelda Hanson are all Veterans and …
Helping Veterans and their families with personalized mental health consultations
Involving a Veteran’s close family members and friends in their mental health treatment and recovery can …
Workout group gets Veteran amputees moving again
An amputee exercise and support group meets every Friday at VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System. Since …
Veteran with TBI turns to VA for migraine relief
The Polytrauma/TBI team at the Dallas VA is an interdisciplinary team with multiple services that helps …
VA, Men’s Wearhouse team up to help Veterans “Dress for Success”
Anthony Williams, CWT Program manager: “We are serious about helping Veterans find employment.” Over 40 …