I am speaking of the volunteer individuals and organizations that […]
Psychologist Peter Tuerk was attracted to the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center because it allowed him to marry two of his passions: clinical treatment of Veterans with PTSD and continuing advancement of PTSD treatments through research.
June is PTSD Awareness Month. VAntage Point and VA’s National Center for PTSD introduce you to a Veteran who turned his life around with treatment.
In 2000, I ran. I was still running away from the guilt, shame, and anger of what I went through in the war. Chronic homelessness and life on the streets became my new reality until I found out about the VA Leeward CBOC in 2013. Another homeless Veteran friend of mine saw me on the streets and said he had been getting help from the H-PACT team. He told me to go get help.
For some veterans, managing the symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder […]
In 2006, VA began a national training initiative to help […]
The 2015 National Veterans Creative Arts Competition began on January 1st. During the months of January, February and March, Veterans enrolled at VA medical facilities or outpatient clinics are invited to enter their art, music, dance, drama and creative writing entries into the local competition phase. It’s an exciting time with art exhibits and performances by Veterans occurring across the country.
A deployed a Mobile Vet Center and clinical staff today to provide counseling services to Veterans, Servicemembers, families and fellow VA staff members in the wake of Tuesday’s shooting at Ft. Bliss, Texas. The mobile center is currently located at the El Paso Community College (9050 Viscount St, Building A., El Paso) serving those in need of counseling services through 4:30 p.m. today.
“It is absolutely therapy and therapy is good,” he added. “It takes your mind off the everyday stresses that could be affecting you. If you’re creating, your mind is on something else, and that keeps you healthy.”
More than 100 Veterans from across the country are in […]
Like many Veterans, Brandon brought the war home: Combat had […]
We recently lost another Veteran to suicide. A much needed […]