VA Medical Centers

Natalie Hartgrave-Ransier (left), a VA Speech Pathologist at the Ernest Childers VA Outpatient Clinic in Tulsa, traveled to San Antonio to celebrate Veteran Shane Nuttle's college graduation. Hartgrave-Ransier worked with Nuttle for two years to help him improve his speech and encouraged him to attend college.

Overton Brooks VA recently received a Purple Heart medal with potential MIA soldier's name on back. Now the search to find family, return medal.

WWII Veteran, Helen Glass, has been serving Veterans for most of her life, starting by volunteering with her WWI Veteran father, and continuing today.

VA New Orleans facade now features attribution to the late Bill Detweiler for his quote "The price of freedom can be seen within these walls."

VA's STAR treatment program uses whole-body approach to help substance abusers to overcome their addictions, move on with their lives.

David Ryba had trouble after the Army piecing his life together. He got help at the Milwaukee VA. Now his missing puzzle piece photo is going national.

Volunteering at VA is a family tradition for Jacqueline Reeves; her grandmother and great-grandmother have volunteered for more than two decades, and all three can routinely be found at VA on the same day.

Vernique Lynn is a Navy Veteran, heart-transplant recipient, and two-time cancer survivor whose life was saved by VA Salt Lake and community partners.

Milwaukee VA, Madison VA, other community partners, team up for three-day tai chi seminar to promote healing and mental clarity.

Two Veterans who had never met or seen each other in passing became temporary in-patient roommates, share stories, healing, at VA North Texas.

The Sioux Falls VA Medical Center pilot program for helping Veterans coordinate care with community providers cuts down confusion and time spent on the phone for Veterans seeking care outside of VA. The program is now fully operational with additional staff to assist Veterans, their families and caregivers.

Reaching out for help can be difficult. Reaching out for help with mental health concerns, especially as a Veteran, can be downright painful. The military cultural standards of ‘never surrender’ and self-reliant ‘can do’ attitude, so integral on the battlefield, are ingrained in every Veteran. The Department of Veteran Affairs understands the difficulty many Veterans have asking for assistance and have committed to Be There for Veterans in their time of need with same day access to mental health services.