Alex O'Neil | North Carolina Governor's Working Group [NCGWG]

Resource Guide submissions due March 29

by Alex O'Neil | Mar 15, 2019 | News & Updates

The North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs is in the process of updating the Resource Guide and seeking submissions from state and local agencies and organizations. The Guide provides some of the most frequently accessed resources available to...

March is Brain Injury Awareness Month

by Alex O'Neil | Mar 8, 2019 | News & Updates

Every year the US Department of Defense (DoD) recognizes March as Brain Injury Awareness Month. This year’s theme is Advancing Warfighter Brain Health. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has been called the signature wound of the current conflicts and has affected nearly...

Community’s Challenge to Prevent Suicide Among Service Members, Veterans, and their Families

by Alex O'Neil | Mar 8, 2019 | News & Updates

On February 27 and 28, Janene McGee, Mecklenburg County Community Support Services Veterans Services Division Director, and Dr. Nicole French, Clinical Director at Veterans Bridge Home and Army Reserve Psychologist, co-leads for the Mayor’s Challenge, hosted the...

Blue Star Families Releases Results of Annual Survey

by Alex O'Neil | Mar 4, 2019 | News & Updates

Each year Blue Star Families, in collaboration with the Institute for Veteran and Military Families at Syracuse University, administers the Military Family Lifestyle Survey to service members, Veterans, and their families. This year over 10,000 people responded. In...

March NCGWG Meeting

by Alex O'Neil | Mar 4, 2019 | NCGWG Meetings

The Governor’s Working Group on Veterans, Service Members, and their Families (GWG) is dedicated to identifying challenges and gaps in services for Veterans and their families and developing solutions and referring them to appropriate services and resources. Starting...