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Research Participation Opportunity for Veterans
VA’s National Center for PTSD and the Coaching Into Care program have partnered to study telephone coaching methods to help spouses and intimate partners of Veterans with untreated PTSD get their Veteran into mental health care. The study will provide free telephone...
VA Launches Mobile Medical Units to Increase Access to Health Care for Veterans Experiencing Homelessness
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will deploy 25 mobile medical units across the country during the next six months to provide health care and support to homeless and at-risk Veterans. The VA recently announced it will deploy 25 mobile medical units across the...
Veterans get free tickets to sporting events, concerts and more
They say nothing in life is free but for Veterans that’s not always true. The Veteran Tickets Foundation (Vet Tix) has given out more than 6.7 million free tickets to current and former members of the military. Vet Tix provides free event tickets to those currently...
VA MISSION Act Update: Your Top Questions Answered
It’s been nearly 4 weeks since the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs rolled out its new MISSION Act which expands eligibility for community care and a new urgent care benefit. According to VA Secretary Robert Wilkie, more than 44,000 Veterans used the Decision...
New research connects TBI and dementia
A recent study done by the VA (including 178,779 Veterans in the VA health care system) found that patients with traumatic brain injuries (TBI) have a heightened risk of developing dementia. The study found even mild TBI (without loss of consciousness) was associated...
Helping Patients Choose the Right PTSD Treatment
By now, doctors know there are multiple PTSD treatments that are proven to work but it can be hard to keep up with all the techniques being used. Finally, there’s a resource that can make it easier for doctors to help their patients choose which is right for them. The...
Finally, more mental health providers at the VA. Thousands of them.
In the past two years, the VA has filled nearly 4,000 mental health positions nationwide through the Mental Health Hiring Initiative, surpassing its original goal by more than 1,000. According to statistics from the Department of Veterans Affairs, this is providing...
VA Vet Centers are turning 40! Join the celebration at an open house near you
Throughout the month of June, the Department of Veterans Affairs is hosting open houses to commemorate the 40th anniversary of its Vet Centers, which help Veterans get readjusted to civilian life. Vet Centers came to life on June 13, 1979 with a simple mission:...
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