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VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System (VCB) outreach efforts focus on suicide prevention. (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs photo illustration by Luis H. Loza Gutierrez)

Emphasis on Suicide Prevention

Posted on Thursday, January 31, 2019 7:24 pmJanuary 31, 2019 Posted in Mental Health, VA Volunteers, VSO / Partners by Luis H. Loza Gutierrez 590 views

HARLINGEN, Texas — Veterans enrolled in the VA health care system and have access to high-quality …

Employees at VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System, show that they have completed the VCL Challenge by holding up their phones to show that they've added the Veterans Crisis Line number to their contacts list during July 2018. Individuals or groups can complete the VCL Challenge and add the Veterans Crisis Line number 1-800-273-8255 and Press 1 to their phone contacts list. It could save their life or the life of a Veteran they may know. (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs photos by Nicole Theriot, Elia E. Davila, Melinda Leo-Rodriguez, Claudia Ginez and Tasia Hill were used for VA photo collage by Luis H. Loza Gutierrez)

Texas VA takes on Veterans Crisis Line Challenge

Posted on Wednesday, July 25, 2018 7:24 amJuly 26, 2018 Posted in Mental Health by Luis H. Loza Gutierrez 246 views

The profile photos and banners of the system’s Twitter and Facebook pages have been replaced with info …