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VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System (VCB) took creative approaches to raising awareness about Suicide Prevention this September 2018.

September and all year round:

Posted on Tuesday, October 9, 2018 6:11 pmOctober 24, 2018 Posted in Mental Health by Luis Gutierrez 94 views

HARLINGEN, Texas – September marked the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) annual observance of …

Kevin Bushell - Veteran of the Day

#VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Kevin S. Bushell

Posted on Tuesday, October 9, 2018 6:00 pmOctober 10, 2018 Posted in Veteran of the Day by Jennifer Ford 327 views

Kevin Bushell served as an electronics technician, Petty Officer 2nd Class, aboard the Arleigh Burke-class …

Alex Spanos - Veteran of the Day

#VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Forces Veteran Alexander Gus Spanos

Posted on Tuesday, October 9, 2018 6:00 pmOctober 23, 2018 Posted in Veteran of the Day by Nicholas Rogers-Dillon 37 views

Former owner of the Los Angeles Chargers, Alex Spanos served his country during World War II as a B-29 tail …

Announcement for VBA stakeholder webcast hosted by VA Undersecretary

VA’s under secretary for benefits to hold live stakeholder webcast

Posted on Tuesday, October 9, 2018 11:21 amOctober 9, 2018 Posted in Benefits by VAntage Point Contributor 886 views

Under Secretary for Benefits, Paul R. Lawrence, Ph.D., to provide a state of VBA address along with his Top …

Landes CAVHS Reach Vet

Identifying Veterans at highest risk for suicide

Posted on Tuesday, October 9, 2018 10:00 amOctober 9, 2018 Posted in Health, Inside Veterans Health by Michael Richman 1k views

VA has a program called REACH VET which identifies Veterans at highest risk for suicide. It identified …