Late Life Depression Posted March 1, 2011 According to the VA's National Registry for Depression, 11% of Veterans aged 65 years and older have a diagnosis of major
depressive disorder, a rate more than twice that found in the general population of adults aged 65 and older. Learn More...
Seasonal Affective Disorder Posted January 25, 2011
Seasonal Affective Disorder, also known as "winter depression," is not pure seasonal depression, but seasonal worsening of pre-existing depression. It is defined as "recurring depression with seasonal onset and remission," mostly affecting people who already have depression. Learn More...
Families At Ease: VA Program Helps Families Help Their Veterans Posted January 3, 2011 Many Veterans need help admitting or realizing they need help. The “Families At Ease” program was developed by VA to work with family members and friends of Veterans to help them access VA facilities for services and benefits they have earned. Learn More...
VA's "Wide Path" Out of Homelessness Posted October 22, 2010 There are many roads to homelessness. But the path back is wide…with a lot of help along the way. Vic Modesto is a Veteran who has made that trip…the hard way. We’ll tell you his story. Learn More...
The Power of Advocacy Posted Oct 7, 2011
Never doubt that miracles can be wrought when humanity and advocacy are combined. An article by Michelle M. Mäder, River Valley Veterans Advocacy Council Member.
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Helping Veterans Come Home: A Day at a Vet Center Posted July 29, 2010
Vet Centers understand and appreciate Veteran’s war experience while assisting them and their family members toward a successful post-war adjustment in their community. Join Alice Ford and the staff at the Alexandria Vet Center for a look at what happens everyday. Learn More...
A Day at a Vet Center: A Safe Place to Talk Posted July 29, 2010 The goal of the Vet Center program is to provide a broad range of counseling, outreach, and referral services to eligible Veterans in order to help them make a satisfying post-war readjustment to civilian life. Vet Centers also provide bereavement counseling to surviving parents, spouses, children and siblings. Learn More...
A Day at a Vet Center: Counseling Vets and Families Posted July 29, 2010 There are 232 community based Vet Centers located in all fifty states, District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. While the Vet Centers were originally set up to help returning Vietnam Veterans, they are now able to counsel all combat Veterans from all military conflicts. Learn More...
Alcohol Screening & Counseling Posted January 1, 2010 Alcohol screening followed by brief alcohol counseling has been very effective in helping Veterans with existing and potential drinking problems and is a national prevention priority for the VA. Learn More...
The Drinker’s Check-Up Posted January 1, 2010 Only you can decide what, if anything you'd like to change. If you decide you would like to make a change, VA stands ready to help. Learn More...
VA Helping Women Veterans Conquer Post-Traumatic Stress Posted June 29, 2011 About one in five women in the military will report experiencing sexual trauma while serving their country (as opposed to one in 100 men). Women Veterans are also twice as likely as their male counterparts to develop post-traumatic stress disorder. Learn
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Military Sexual Trauma: Stories from Survivors Posted April 10, 2010 The Veterans Health Administration is working hard to spread the word about the services it has available for Veterans, women and men, who have experienced Military Sexual Trauma (MST). Learn
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Traumatic Brain Injury Posted March 10, 2010
Traumatic brain injury, known as TBI, occurs when a sudden trauma, such as a blow or jolt to the head, causes injury to the brain. It is one of the most significant injuries of American soldiers in combat today. Learn
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