VA telemental health professionals are giving you greater access to counseling from anywhere in the world — including from home — on a secured channel.
Mental health is good medicine, and the Houston VA Medical Center is making it easier than ever to receive psychological services.
VA and the Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) convened the Mayor’s and Governor’s Challenge participants in July to discuss how safe messaging and social media best practices can help prevent suicide.
MIRECC researchers test suicide prevention treatment approaches--like chain analysis--and then use the evidence-based treatment that work best to help Veterans.
The Creating Options for Veterans’ Expedited Recovery (COVER) Commission wants to hear about Veterans’ past and current experiences, as well as learn what services Veterans think would improve mental health care in the future.
Research based on VA’s Million Veteran Program has identified multiple locations in the human genome related to the risk of re-experiencing traumatic memories, the most distinctive symptom of PTSD.
VA North Texas cut the ribbon opening its newest facility, the Denton Mental Health Annex, Aug. 2, which will provide increased Veteran care.
The Uniting for Suicide Postvention (USPV) podcast series was developed to improve awareness and understanding of suicide postvention.
The DART Around therapy program was designed to aid Veterans with serious mental health illness in developing self-confidence and skills needed to function in social settings. Under supervision, the group of a dozen Veterans ventures out each week on the DART to different locations and build social skills with the help of their fellow Veterans.
In the video, narrated by actor and filmmaker Tom Hanks, VA issues a call to 'Be There' and reach out to Veterans who may be in need.
VA, the White House, and the Surgeon General have partnered with Entertainment Industries Council to promote safe messaging for entertainment industry writers and produces when writing about suicide.
U.S. Army Veteran Joyce Letellier shares her story on how VA has helped her develop tools to learn how to save her own life.