Spending and Budgeting https://americasaves.org or visit www.militarysaves.org. Spiritual Wellness https://www.naavets.org click on spiritual wellness, moments of meditation, and scripture readings. Homeless Veterans Assistance www.jobcnter.usa.gov www.archives.gov/veterans/militaryservice-records www.statwesidelegate.org/findinghelp Veteran Combat Call Center: Vet Center Program 1-877-WAR-VETS (1-877-927-8387) www.vetcenter.va.gov National Coalition for Homeless Veterans www.vba.va.gov; 1-800-VET-HELP VA Benefits www.vba.va.gov 1-800-827-1000 Stand Down Schedule www.va.gov/homeless/events.asp Department of Housing and […]
Suicide Prevention
Access Housing Inc. Southeast Veterans Service Center 2022 Military Suicide Prevention Forum THEARC: 1901 Mississippi Avenue, SE (Ward 8) Washington, DC 20032
Suicide is a very tragic loss of a loved one especially those who served in the U.S. Armed Forces worldwide. Addressing emotional pain and suffering can be hard and uncomfortable. The Access Housing, Inc. located in Washington, DC and its Program Manager Walter Elmore and sponsors presented a Zoom and Conference Call for the 2022 […]
2022 Military Veteran Suicide Prevention Forum
The Access Housing, Inc., Southeast Veterans Service Center will sponsor their 2022 Military Veteran Suicide Prevention Forum on Wednesday, February 16, 2022, at 11:00a.m. – 2:00p.m. EST at the THEARC: 1901 Mississippi Ave., SE (Ward 8), Washington, DC 20032. Join Access Housing, Inc., as we partner with mental health professionals from federal, community-based, faith-based, and […]
Trauma Recovery
NAAV President and CEO serves on Lived Experience Advisory Board 2021-2022 The National Association of American Veterans, Inc. (NAAV) Constance A. Burns, president, chief executive officer, and veterans’ service officer was appointed in 2021 to serve on the Lived Experience Advisory Board for Proposed Research at the Institute of Trauma Recovery, University of North Carolina […]
A War on Home Soil for Veterans
https://www.arrowpassage.com/veteran-substance-abuse/
Remember: Suicide Prevention Involves Brain Wound Healing
Armistice Day: the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, 1918 (def.) The Eleventh Hour: the latest possible time before it is too late Suicide is like that: in an instant, it’s too late. Daily we’re at the 11th hour for too many Veterans. But the sense of urgency on the […]
Resource on Mental Health and Suicide Prevention
https://addictionrehabtreatment.com/mental-health/suicidal/recognizing-suicidal-behavior/
2021 SUICIDE PREVENTION AWARENESS WALK
The purpose of this correspondence is to make you aware that September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. A time to raise awareness on this stigmatized, and often taboo subject. Suicide Prevention Awareness Month not only brings attention to this public health crisis but seeks to shift public perception, and use this month to spread hope […]
TBI/PTSD: A Battle That Must Be Won
The attached white paper addresses issues related to the on-going suicide epidemic among our veterans. It provides an overview of the problem and proposes actions that can help to bring an early end to this tragedy. Thus far, politicians and bureaucrats have been unable to reduce the unacceptable number of veterans suicides. This despite almost […]
Military Suicides Up 25% Q4 2020
Military Suicides Up 25% Q4 2020 DoD: “From a suicide perspective, we are on a path to be as bad as last year.” https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/04/05/military-deaths-suicide-jumped-25-end-of-2020.html (Stephen Losey) Military News reports on recently released DoD figures that the number of suicide deaths in all components of the military will have grown from 503 in 2019 to […]