Mental Health

The director of VA's Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention discusses how VA is better serving the mental health needs of Veterans following traumatic sexual encounters.

VA has a variety of resources to meet your mental health needs at any point, before or during a crisis.

VA’s largest research program is making discoveries, such as how genes affect mental health, that may lead to improved health care for Veterans.

This Mental Health Month, VA is featuring stories of Veterans who found a renewed sense of purpose and hope with mental health support and treatment.

With an investment in mental health care across our nationwide network, VA is making it even easier for a psychologist like you to join our team.

As our population of older and aging Veterans continues to increase, the skills provided by geriatric mental health professionals are uniquely suited to VA.

Scholarships will cover up to two years of graduate studies. The mental health professionals will serve for six years at one of VA’s 300 Vet Centers.

New counselor and therapist occupations improve VA’s rural mental health initiatives.

Thus far, 18 people have completed Shields & Stripes, which tries to rehabilitate those battling mental health conditions such as PTSD, major depression and anxiety disorder. Shields & Stripes can also work with people who have experienced mild traumatic brain injury, which is essentially a concussion and a frequent injury from the post-9/11 conflicts, and moral injury, which is a conflict with one’s personal code of morality.

When it comes to world-class patient care multidisciplinary teamwork, VA sets the bar higher every day. We always push ourselves to improve our facilities and expand our services, all while maintaining a vibrant, compassionate culture in which Veterans can heal.

As a member of our team, you can help research treatments and solutions, expand the evidence base for effective solutions and help disseminate that information on PTSD.

Navy Veteran suffered post-traumatic headaches, severe TBI and anxiety. She found relief at VA’s Polytrauma System of Care in Virginia.