Veteran mental health is a key part of a pledge two dozen companies signed during a ceremony Nov. 13 at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C.
Barbara Wickham tried to ignore her pain from a sexual assault while she served in the Army. It took Red Velvet and horse therapy to heal her wounds.
In support of Suicide Prevention Month, VA and AMVETS teamed […]
HUD-VASH is the Department of Housing and Urban Development-VA Supported Housing—a joint program between HUD and VA that assists Veterans and their families.
The South Texas VA Recreation Center was transformed into an idea factory for the monthly Suicide Prevention Resources Meeting. Attendees took part in an interactive exercise. The participants come from all types of backgrounds and experience levels, but with the common thread of preventing suicide.
Engaging community partners in the technology sector is an important component of VA’s National Strategy for Preventing Veteran Suicide.
VA and DoD update the Suicide Risk Clinical Practice Guideline to improve the well-being of service members and Veterans at risk for suicide.
With National Suicide Prevention Month coming to an end, we should remind ourselves that suicide prevention doesn’t end with the observation.
Dr. Carla Stumpf-Patton’s work around suicide prevention and postvention is more than a job. It’s personal. Stumpf-Patton is the surviving spouse of Marine Sgt. Richard Stumpf. He was a Gulf War-era combat veteran who died by suicide in 1994, several days before their only child was born. She now serves as the senior director of Suicide Postvention Programs for TAPS, or Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors. Her message to Veterans and military members is clear: comprehensive postvention care is a key to prevention.
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.
There are plenty of great times at the Summer Sports Clinic, but there is also a clinical benefit that goes far beyond the sand and surf.
Army Vet Chuck Miller is the first blind Veteran certified by the American Sailing Association, and is an ambassador at this year's Summer Sports Clinic.