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Supporting Your Mental Health During the Holiday Season
While the holidays can be a time of celebration and joy for many, it also can be a period of stress, sadness, and loneliness for others—and sometimes can be particularly difficult for people living with mental health and substance use conditions. A survey conducted by...
Insights from the National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report
The Department of Veteran Affairs recently released its National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report, providing a comprehensive analysis of Veteran suicides through the year 2021. The report shows that 6,392 Veterans lost their lives to suicide in 2021 – an...
Celebrating the life of Worth Bolton
March 1950 - November 2019 Worth was a native North Carolinian—he grew up in Wilmington and joined the Army in 1968 when he was 18. He served two tours in Vietnam as an Army C75th Ranger and received a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart. When he returned from Asia, he...
Military Family Appreciation Month
November is Military Family Month – a designated time each year to show appreciation for the sacrifices that military families make all year long. Many resources are available this month to support military families. Resources unique for Military Family Month:...
Military Caregiving Guide and Workplace Guides Now Available
No caregiver handles this challenging job the same and no two service members or Veterans have the identical set of health challenges. How you care for your loved one will depend on a variety of factors and having a good road map can make the process easier. It’s...
VA and IBM Launch New Mental Fitness App to Help Veterans Transition, Find Employment
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and IBM recently unveiled a new mobile application called “Get Results In Transition,” or GRIT, which is intended to help Veterans, active-duty service members and reservists strengthen their mental fitness, social connections...
Words to Live By – Promotional Toolkit
Suicide Awareness Month is honored every September but it shouldn’t end when the month is over. We want to keep the conversation going around Veteran suicide. Our ‘Words to Live By’ video series features Veterans speaking to other Veterans about the many hardships...
Suicide Prevention in North Carolina
On October 31, 2019, Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, wrote an opinion piece outlining the need for Congress to pass the bipartisan bill, The Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act. This Act recognizes the valuable role that community organizations play in...
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