Secretary’s Priorities

An on-line virtual learning guide has been developed to support Veterans and VA workforce families with PreK-12 students. The guide’s supportive materials and projects lighten the load for parents who are double tasking with new home schooling responsibilities.

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.”

The release of the PREVENTS Roadmap is the first critical step in advancing the national priority of preventing suicide in this nation.

Upgrading technological tools for VA's Patient Advocates helps Veterans and staff to better track concerns and compliments, and use data to make continuous improvements to VA overall.

Veterans can update their VA profile information, including address and phone number, to ensure timely delivery of benefits and services at VA.gov.

VA partners with the Elizabeth Dole Foundation, American Red Cross, LinkedIn and Facebook to better connect Veteran and military caregivers.

Help prevent suicide and non-natural death among Veterans by participating in the Operation Deep Dive survey from America's Warrior Partnership.

VA’s Knowledge Management (KM) Solution has reached a record 100,000 users who have visited nearly 20,000 KM articles about VA benefits, services, and claims processing. VA's KM is accessible online to Veterans, their families, caregivers and survivors.

Using a new-to-VA methodology known as Human Centered Design (HCD), VA created what is now known as the Veteran Journey Map and dozens of others since then.

After years of research and development, VA unveiled the Patient Advocate Tracking System Replacement and has implemented it nationwide.

Veteran News Network offers instead, a mix of entertaining, informative and inspiring Veteran-centric content 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Whole Health is VA’s cutting-edge approach to care that supports Veteran health and well-being.