While group therapy sessions for those with issues like PTSD or anger are commonplace at VA hospitals, clinics, and Vet Centers, a research team at the Bronx VA is doing relatively pioneering work by running a group for suicidal Veterans.
Katelyn McKibben, R.N., has always been passionate about taking care […]
Suicide is a national public health issue that affects communities everywhere. That’s why VA is embracing a public health approach that looks beyond the individual to involve peers, family members and the community in preventing suicide.
The VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System is expanding therapy services […]
This year’s REACH 5K run/walk had approximately 266 participants and raised more than $2,600 for a local health services program.
PTSD spares no neighborhoods. Veterans with PTSD who live in rural areas need access to care too and VA’s Office of Rural Health is conducting a pilot program to provide access to that care.
Awareness and identification of intimate partner violence among Veterans has increased. Research suggests Veterans may be at greater risk than their civilian counterparts, given the unique stressors posed by military life.
VA's Make the Connection website spoke with Capt. "Sully" Sullenberger about his experience with mental health challenges, his work in the Veteran community, and what he hopes others take from his story.
VA teamed with experts from 10 organizations to discuss the ties between tobacco use and mental health—including the ties with substance use disorders and PTSD.
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.
300 Vet Centers across the country, including in American Samoa, Guam and Puerto Rico, provide individual and group counseling free of charge in a safe and confidential environment to Veterans who served in a combat zone or area of hostility, experienced a military sexual trauma or served as part of a mortuary affairs or drone crew.