Mental Health

Katherine “Kay” Kerr, recreation therapist at Hampton VA, developed one of the first groundwork Equine-Assisted Service programs for Veterans with PTSD. Over 320 Veterans have completed the program.

During Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and beyond, VA encourages Veterans, their partners, and VA staff members to check out resources and services related to intimate partner violence (IPV).

VA hosted a “Topping Out” event for a new Terre Haute clinic and Veterans were invited to sign one of the beams in the facility. The clinic will provide many VA health care services.

Psych Hub supports America's Veterans as a one-stop-shop for individuals looking to address emotional outcomes as part of the pandemic response.

VBA may not always be the first place you think of when talking about suicide prevention, but there is a lot going on there.

Take action to help prevent suicide. Here are some valuable ideas that can help you BE THERE for a Veteran in your life. Maybe just a phone call. Reach out and assure them that they are not alone.

After talking to a friend and fellow Veteran, Tim McGill asked for help from the Butler VA. There, he met Kelly Fulmer, a Veterans Justice Outreach (VJO) specialist, who connected him with the Moral Reconation Therapy program.

A graphic novel-style guide uses storytelling and expressive art to describe housing and health care resources for Veterans facing homelessness.

The Cohen Veterans Network is a non profit organization offering mental health services for Veteran and military families.

George Koerner still remembers the charred bodies and the war dead. After suffering from years of post-traumatic stress, he found relief through tai chi.

Brooke Milbocker was smiles on the outside while hiding from the aftermath of a sexual assault that sent her on a downward spiral. She found healing at VA.

Reducing national suicide, including for Veterans, is the goal of a new REACH campaign, unveiled July 7 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. The campaign mission is to “take care of our emotional well-being and the well-being of those we love,” reaching out to “those who are most vulnerable.”