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The Suicide Risk Management Consultation Program (SRM) is ensuring providers have access to suicide prevention resources to continuously improve Veteran care both inside and outside VA.

Supporting providers who serve Veterans with suicide prevention resources

Posted on Thursday, December 12, 2019 10:18 pmDecember 12, 2019 Posted in #VetResources, Mental Health by VAntage Point Contributor 2k views

Supporting providers who serve Veterans with suicide prevention resources with VA's Suicide Risk Management …

Chennault founded the Flying Tigers.

Claire Lee Chennault and The Flying Tigers

Posted on Thursday, December 12, 2019 2:00 pmDecember 3, 2019 Posted in AVS by VAntage Point Contributor 833 views

Claire Lee Chennault, a U.S. major general who commanded the U.S. Army Air Forces in China during World War …

Army Veteran James M. Boring Jr. is today's Veteran of the Day.

#VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran James M. Boring Jr.

Posted on Thursday, December 12, 2019 11:30 amDecember 3, 2019 Posted in Veteran of the Day by Nicholas Rogers-Dillon 607 views

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran James M. Boring Jr., who served as a tank mechanic in Europe …

A male nurse gives a man a flu shot

Veterans under 50 need flu shots, too

Posted on Thursday, December 12, 2019 10:00 amDecember 11, 2019 Posted in Health by VAntage Point Contributor 2k views

Over 640,000 people were hospitalized last year for the flu. The shot is not only for children and older …

VA, Walmart open telehealth locations to serve Veterans in rural areas

Posted on Thursday, December 12, 2019 9:00 amDecember 10, 2019 Posted in Health, News Releases, Top Stories by VA News 5k views

VA and Walmart cut the ribbon in Asheboro, North Carolina, Dec. 10, for a new VA-led Accessing Telehealth …