Call to every American to Be There for Veterans
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Category: Mental Health
Marine Corps Veteran creates ‘Operation Coffee’ to raise awareness, money to help prevent Veteran suicide
Marine Afghanistan Veteran Sam Floyd’s friend committed suicide. And when he heard about more suicides, he …
CogSMART program improves Veterans’ cognitive functions
Memory, problem-solving skills and attention to detail can all play a major role in a Veteran’s everyday …
Kansas VA ‘Home Telehealth’ program aims to prevent Veteran suicides
Telehealth technology does more than overcome the physical distance between patients and health care …
VA releases mental health and suicide prevention toolkit for former Guard and Reserve members
VA has developed a toolkit that presents a variety of resources for former Guard and Reserve members who …
VA Continues Community Suicide Prevention Challenge at another Mayor’s Challenge Policy Academy
VA and the Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services …
Creating pathways to healing: VA supports Military Sexual Trauma survivors
Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) is an annual observance in April to raise public awareness about …
Improving Mental Health Care: New VA study demonstrates the effectiveness of the Collaborative Chronic Care Model
What if teamwork and involving patients in their own care could reduce hospitalization rates for Veterans …
VA to make new nasal spray drug available for treatment-resistant depression
The newly approved Spravato nasal spray for treatment-resistant depression will be made available to …
The loss of brothers to Veteran suicide inspires VA employee to raise awareness through film
Carolyn Colley, an associate counsel at VA’s Board of Veterans’ Appeals, recently produced the short …