Jun 24, 2016 | News
On June 12, shortly after the deadly shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, VA deployed Mobile Vet Centers to help those exposed to the trauma and aftermath of that deadly event. While VA’s Vet Centers and its mobile teams usually serve combat Veterans...
Jun 24, 2016 | News
Secretary Bob McDonald spoke at the Brookings Institute on Monday. The question headlining the event was “Can the Department of Veterans Affairs be modernized?” McDonald’s first comment was “Absolutely, yes.” McDonald’s message reiterated VA’s priorities and described...
Jun 20, 2016 | News
For Maine Veteran Bill Marinelli, becoming homeless at age 70 was like finding himself floating aimlessly down a river. “You see people on the banks,” he explains, “but you’re not a part of them.” He didn’t know it at the time, but a friend, community partners and our...
Jun 20, 2016 | News
In observance of PTSD Awareness Month, June 2016, VA’s National Center for PTSD presents the following profile of a Veteran who is living with PTSD and has turned his life around with treatment. Chris Tyler joined the Army in 1996, right after he graduated from high...
Jun 20, 2016 | News
The Silent No More campaign was born out of the idea that no Veteran should suffer in silence from a mental illness of any kind. The campaign is comprised of photographs of Veterans holding up signs of encouragement and the words they wished they heard when they were...
Jun 20, 2016 | News
Join the Burn Pit Registry to document your exposures and heath concerns, obtain a free health evaluation by a VA or DoD provider, and stay infromed of VA’s research. The registry is your opportunity to help answer the question of what burn pit exposure could...