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Mental Health

  • Making the changes to better your health

    Making the changes to better your health

    Big or small changes can have a big impact on Veterans receiving treatment for mental health or SUD.

  • Rolling for recovery: Dungeons & Dragons to support Veteran wellness

    Rolling for recovery: Dungeons & Dragons to support Veteran wellness

    Veterans at Orlando VA use Dungeons & Dragons through the REVEAL Program to support mental wellness, build community and reduce isolation.

  • Riding for a cause: A mission to S.A.V.E. our Veterans

    Riding for a cause: A mission to S.A.V.E. our Veterans

    Raising awareness about Veteran suicides with the annual Be the One New Mexico S.A.V.E. Run led by the New Mexico American Legion Riders.

  • Serving Veterans with severe mental health challenges

    Serving Veterans with severe mental health challenges

    Veterans with serious mental health challenges can achieve their wellness goals.

  • Five strategies for surviving the holidays

    Five strategies for surviving the holidays

    The holidays can be joyous but also emotionally hard, especially if you’re already experiencing challenges. Learn some ways to navigate the season.

  • Veteran now thriving after getting help from VA

    Veteran now thriving after getting help from VA

    A Veteran experienced loss and then sought help to overcome his sorrow while improving his mental health.

  • Veteran credits VA for turning his health around

    Veteran credits VA for turning his health around

    After years of substance use and mental health struggles, Army Veteran Jim Williams champions the great health care and benefits VA has to offer.

  • Adaptive sports: Healing in motion

    Adaptive sports: Healing in motion

    Veteran Thomas Deaton represented the Air Force at the Warrior Games, an event where wounded, ill, and injured service members compete in adaptive sports.

  • Mental health matters

    Mental health matters

    The Army Education Center Auditorium hosted a needed conversation on mental health awareness and suicide prevention.

  • VA Research Wrap Up: New findings on prostheses, toxic exposure and serious mental illness

    VA Research Wrap Up: New findings on prostheses, toxic exposure and serious mental illness

    VA’s Office of Research and Development recently published three News Briefs highlighting research advances on osseointegrated prostheses, the effects of toxic exposure on mental health and a program to help Veterans with serious mental illness.

  • Psychiatry careers at VA 

    Psychiatry careers at VA 

    VA psychiatrists work as part of interdisciplinary teams that provide compassionate, evidence-based mental health care tailored to each Veteran’s unique needs.

  • Support, connect with Veterans for Buddy Check Week

    Support, connect with Veterans for Buddy Check Week

    Buddy Checks encourage connections among Veterans and their families, while supporting peers in crisis, connections to care, and reducing isolation.

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Last updated February 13, 2026

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