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Photo collage of VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System (VCB) employees and Veterans participating in the Recovery Holiday Tree Project at the VA Health Care Center at Harlingen, Texas, on December 11, 2018. (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs photos and photo collage by Luis H. Loza Gutierrez)
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Texas VA employees create special tree to help Veterans facing mental health issues

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HARLINGEN, Texas —The second floor of the VA Health Care Center (HCC) here looks a bit more festive …

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(Left to right) Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley (RGV) employees Lorena Hertz and Yara Doyle place bags and boxes of produce into the bed of a pickup truck driven by a Veteran during the Free Produce Distribution Drive-thru held December 12, 2018, at the parking lot of the VA outpatient clinic at McAllen, Texas. (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs photo by Luis H. Loza Gutierrez)
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Texas VA partners with local Food Bank to fight hunger

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 McALLEN, Texas — More than 250 vehicles drove through a parking lot with boxes and pallets of produce as …

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Members of the sub Management Advisory Council (MAC) for the VA outpatient clinic in Harlingen, Texas, pose for a group photo on November 28, 2018. (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs photo by Reynaldo Leal)
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Customer Service “the Prime Directive”

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HARLINGEN, Texas — The Harlingen VA Outpatient Clinic held its first sub Management Advisory Council …

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Members of VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System (VCB), the Hidalgo County Community Service Agency and the Hidalgo County Commissioners Court pose for a group photo as a sign of solidarity in the effort to prevent suicides among service members and Veterans by displaying their phone screens as proof that they have completed the Veterans Crisis Line Challenge on November 20, 2018, at the Hidalgo County Commissioners courtroom in Edinburg, Texas. (VA photo by Reynaldo Leal used for the creation of this VA photo illustration by Luis H. Loza Gutierrez) The Veterans Crisis Line Challenge also known as the VCL Challenge consists of a person adding the Veterans Crisis Line logo and number (1-800-273-8255, Press 1) to their phone contacts list, then posting a photo on social media of yourself showing the number on your phone.
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Texas VA partners with county for suicide prevention awareness:

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  EDINBURG, Texas — VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System (VCB) recently partnered with …

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