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Brain Injury Care for Veterans

The SHARE Military Initiative at Shepherd Center is a comprehensive rehabilitation program that focuses on assessment and treatment for active duty or separated service members.

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Veterans can now enroll in VA’s Million Veteran Program online

More than 775,000 Veteran partners have already joined MVP, a national, voluntary, research initiative that helps VA study how genes affect the health of Veterans. Learn More   SIGN UP

VA Podcast: Jesse Iwuji, NASCAR Driver, Navy Football, Entrepreneur

Happy Birthday week Navy Veterans! This week’s Borne the Battle features NASCAR Driver Jesse Iwuji. He discusses how he went from the Naval Academy football field to starting his own business so he can fund his NASCAR dreams. Learn more LISTEN

Free Steam games for Veterans and their families

Operation Supply Drop’s Games to Grunts program supports community engagement to Veterans, military, and their families through video games. Most of the games offered are on Steam, such as TEKKEN 7, Cooking Simulator, and Vietnam 65′, but other platforms are also available, like XBOX Game Passes.  Discuss: Do video games give you stress relief? GAME ON

VFW & VA Facebook Live: Delivering care to rural Veterans

Join VA’s Office of Connected Care and VFW on Friday, Oct. 11, at 12 p.m. ET for a Facebook Live event: Delivering Care to Rural Veterans When and Where It’s Needed. LEARN MORE

Join a Mental Health Global Conversation on October 10th and 11th

This Global Conversation will bring together thought leaders, change agents, advocates, policy makers and those with lived experience to share ideas, successes and challenges as we work to change how we think about and respond to mental health challenges, mental illness and substance use disorder. LEARN MORE

Did you know the National Resource Directory has more than 14,000 vetted resources available to you right now? Featured Resource: AMVETS

Since 1944, the Congressionally-chartered AMVETS has provided assistance, jobs, and services to Veterans and their communities.

VAntage Point

• Butterfly garden helps Veterans recover

• 300 birthday cards for a 100-year-old World War II Veteran

• How VA’s culture of innovation is changing Veterans’ care

• Patient Experience Roadshow shares Veteran feedback with VA employees

• Milwaukee VA police save man from heroin overdose

• Playing harmonica is therapy for Veterans with COPD

• Dr. Stone testifies on community care success, recruitment needs

• VA Home Based Primary Care improves quality of care for Veterans

• Salem VA Medical Center: The history and future of “a great monument”

• The 2019 Inland Empire Veteran Stand Down

• Columbia, South Carolina recognized as Veteran Friendly Community

VA News Releases

• VA Board of Veterans’ Appeals makes history with record breaking year in 2019 
• VA completes home loan funding fee refund initiative
• Western Pennsylvania Continuum of Care announces the end of Veteran homelessness in the region
• VA dedicates new columbarium at Los Angeles National Cemetery
• Independent Veteran advocate health care survey shows high marks for VA improvements 
• VA to implement Executive Orders governing taxpayer-funded union activities
• VA to approve GI Bill benefits programs in California

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Are you a Veteran in crisis or concerned about one? 

Did you know that VA offers same day services in Primary Care and Mental Health at 172 VA Medical Centers across the country? Make the Connection Resource Locator

Contact the Veterans Crisis Line (1-800-273-8255 and press 1, Chat, or Text 838255.)

Learn how RallyPoint can help you and other members of the Veteran community. Connect with Veterans about mild to moderate TBIs. Discuss with Veterans the symptoms of un-undiagnosed brain injuries. Learn ways to get free R&R style PTSD treatment. 

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