COVID-19 In Our Community: A Message from NC Department of Public Safety Secretary Erik A. Hooks

by Alex Watkins | Mar 29, 2021 | News & Updates

Erik A. Hooks has been serving as the secretary of the North Carolina Department of Public Safety since being appointed by Governor Roy Cooper in January 2017. Hooks oversees a department of about 26,000 sworn law enforcement and civilian employees, along with about...

Alcohol and Cannabis Use Disorders and Suicide Risk

by Alex Watkins | Mar 24, 2021 | News & Updates

Alcohol and cannabis use disorders are each associated with increased suicidal behavior but it is unclear how their comorbidity relates to suicide risk. Understanding these associations in U.S. military Veterans is especially important, given their heightened risk for...

National Vietnam War Veterans Day – March 29

by Alex Watkins | Mar 22, 2021 | News & Updates

The Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act, signed into law in 2017, designates March 29 of each year as National Vietnam War Veterans Day. On this day in 1973, the last combat troops were withdrawn from Vietnam and the last prisoners of war held in North Vietnam...

VA Secretary Orders Review of Transgender Policies

by Alex Watkins | Mar 17, 2021 | News & Updates

Secretary Denis McDonough ordered a review of VA policies to make sure transgender Veterans and employees do not face discrimination based on their gender identity and expression. The policy review requires VA to examine the entire slate of services that the...

‘I Am Not Invisible’ Campaign Highlights Women Veterans

by Alex Watkins | Mar 15, 2021 | News & Updates

The I Am Not Invisible (IANI) campaign started in Portland, Oregon in 2017 to bring awareness to the barriers and challenges that women Veterans face in getting health care and other services. Today, the project has reached all 50 states, the District of Columbia and...