Writing and performing poetry helped Omar Columbus cope with PTSD. Then he picked up a camera. He sold one of his beautiful collages, is now doing fashion shoots, and has not forgotten his fellow Veterans.
A program called TRAC at Cincinnati VA helps Veterans cope with mental illness by encouraging living life to the fullest, focusing on inner strength.
VBA and VHA outreach went to Alaska from June 6-13, 2019, with claims clinics and benefits briefings in Anchorage, Palmer, Delta Junction, and Fairbanks.
One of the pressing issues facing Veterans in rural communities is the lack of fast, reliable internet service, or any internet service at all. VA and Microsoft have partnered to improve rural Veterans’ online access to VA services and benefits.
It’s National HIV Testing Day. VA has a critical role in ending the HIV epidemic in America. We provide care for 31,000 Veterans with HIV. Ask your VA health care provider about an HIV test.
WISER and ROVER recovery programs are intensive and require Veterans to leave the world behind for five weeks. Read the valuable descriptions of what they experience and how it helps them recover.
Advanced Low Vision team creates individualized treatment plans for Veterans. A Marine Veteran: admits “It can be depressing…to be dependent on others.” But after his first clinic visit, “I felt hopeful for the first time in a long time.”
Halli Lannan knows she’s not your usual image of a fashion model. That’s why she walked the runway during Fashion Week. With two master’s degrees, her Ph.D. dissertation has been slowed by chemotherapy.
The Texas VA Medical Center awarded has been awarded millions for a new TeleMental Health Hosting Facility that can serve more Veterans.
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Veterans who have been arrested and incarcerated are at high risk of homelessness and suicide. VA programs help them readjust after involvement with the justice system.