Research has shown that service members in transition to Veteran status are at higher risk of mental health challenges and suicide. The president acted to ensure that new Veterans will receive access to VA mental health care and other services to the extent they are eligible.
During Mental Health Month, VA highlighted Make the Connection's videos to demonstrate how mental health treatment can have a significant impact on a person’s quality of life.
Veterans with PTSD need to know that their care is working for them. Here are three signs to guide you and help you make decisions, track your progress and get the care you deserve.
With nearly 60 call responders, social service assistants, and support staff, the center joins the VA facilities in Atlanta and Canandaigua, New York, that offer support for Veterans, service members and their family members during times of crisis.
Two Marines & a doctor go in-depth on the importance of mental health care and how Veterans and their family members can be prepared.
Warrior Canine Connection, an organization that helps raise these dogs and connect them with Veterans, visited VA with two golden and to black Labradors
Mental Health Month: two Veterans and a doctor held a panel on YouTube to discuss what mental health can, should and does mean to our nation’s Veterans.
“We want all Veterans to know that they have the power to write the rest of their story. They decide where they go from here...VA is here to help.”
Every day, Veterans prove that mental health means building a stronger you.
Dr. Megan McCarthy, deputy director for VA’s Suicide Prevention Program, was honored with an AMVETS Silver Helmet Award.
At VA, Veterans who experienced military sexual trauma have access to a wide range of services to assist them in their recovery free of charge.
Marine Veteran Ben Kaler and Chaplain Habiby both served in 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines. Ben in Iraq and Habiby in Vietnam. Now Kaler is working to train Habiby and other clergy to educate faith communities to use their resources to better support Veterans and their families.