COVID-19 In Our Community: A Message from NC Department of Public Safety Secretary Erik A. Hooks
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
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
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 On this day in 1973, the last combat troops were withdrawn from Vietnam and the last prisoners of war held in North Vietnam...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
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
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...
VA to Increase Women Veteran Participation in Genetic Research Focused on Women Health Issues
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has launched efforts to increase women Veteran participation in its Million Veteran Program (MVP) to aid in genetic research focused on women health issues. MVP is currently researching genetic and clinical markers to predict...