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May 31 observance to shine light on VA tools to help Veterans quit year-round

The hotline, 855-948-2311, serves Veterans, their families, caregivers and survivors by giving them a direct, nonemergency, contact line available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year with agents — the majority of whom are Veterans or from a Veteran family — who are trained to address general and common VA inquiries.

VA recently reached a major milestone with enrollment of its 750,000th Veteran partner in the Million Veteran Program (MVP)

Veterans who qualify for VA Home Loan funding fee waiver will be notified in home loan eligibility certificate and disability compensation award letter.

The Society for Women's Health Research (SWHR) recognized Dr. Carolyn Clancy during a ceremony May 1 in Washington, D.C., for her contributions to improving women's health research.

VA currently has a robust system in place for medication surveillance to ensure safe use by Veteran patients and the ability to analyze patient outcomes. This new agreement will enable VA to incorporate up-to-date Medicare prescription information into its safety surveillance operations.

VA offers a wide range of primary care and specialty services for women Veterans, such as health screenings, preconception counseling, maternity care, menopausal support and more.

Over the past six years, VA’s Opioid Safety Initiative (OSI) has reduced opioid dispensing more than 50%. Most of this reduction is attributable to not starting new, long-term opioid therapy in Veterans with chronic pain.

The Women Veterans Call Center is staffed by trained, compassionate female VA employees, who can provide and link callers to available resources, such as health care, benefits and cemetery information via phone, chat and now text.

A key aspect of the MISSION Act is the consolidation of VA’s community care programs, which will make community care work better for Veterans and their families, providers and VA employees.

Providing same-day 24/7 access to mental health crisis intervention and support for Veterans, service members and their families is VA's top clinical priority

Each participant walks or rides to “carry the load” for a deceased military service member or Veteran, remembering them and honoring their sacrifice.