May is Mental Health Month
May 24 & 25: Mental Health Resource Fair
Join us on Wednesday, May 24, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. or Thursday, May 25, from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m., to interact with our VA Augusta outreach team representing a variety of services and programs.
Services represented include: Vocational rehab, HUD VASH, mental health, trauma recover, veterans justice outreach, advance care planning, suicide prevention, domiciliary, and the CSRA Vet Center. The Aiken Community Service Network, Bluff Plantation and Walton Options also plan to attend.
Both events are located at 1 Freedom Way in Augusta, room 3B125.
Questions? Contact the Local Recovery Coordinator by emailing ardra.norman-gilchrist@va.gov. To share the events on Facebook, please click the links below.
May 24: https://fb.me/e/3qHoYRTRM
May 25: https://fb.me/e/2z1sLX4pO
Today I Am…Learning What Can Make a Difference for Veterans’ Mental Health
With the support of their loved ones, communities and care teams, countless Veterans have learned to manage their mental health symptoms and thrive. Veterans often come through mental health treatment with a renewed sense of self, purpose and hope. But not every Veteran seeks the care that could help them heal, manage their symptoms or adjust to the new reality of civilian life.
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To encourage Veterans to reach out for support, during Mental Health Month every May, VA amplifies its messages that therapy can work and that it’s OK to seek help. As part of this year’s observance, visitors to MakeTheConnection.net/mental-health-month will find stories of Veterans who are proud of the advances they have made through mental health treatment. Each featured Veteran’s story completes the thought, “Today I Am …”
For example, Mike tried to handle the effects of his trauma alone after serving in the Marines. When that didn’t work, he started therapy, where he found a supportive and healing community among fellow Veterans. Since then, Mike earned a master’s degree in social work so he can help Veterans and first responders. Today, he is part of something meaningful and bigger than himself.
“There’s a lot of us out here who’ve been through this,” Mike says. “And there’s a lot of us who’ve gotten to the other side.”
During Mental Health Month, visit https://www.maketheconnection.net/mental-health-month/ to hear real Veterans tell their stories about what made the difference in their mental health journeys and how treatment changed their lives and outlooks.
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