Health News More Iraq And Afghanistan Veterans Are Seeking Mental Health Support

Post-9/11 veterans group to push VA to modernize critical program areas for health care

WASHINGTON — A nonprofit group advocating for post-9/11 veterans is convening a group of stakeholders and experts to push the Department of Veterans Affairs to make improvements in critical areas of ... Read More

Post-9/11 veterans group’s project to modernize VA healthcare includes suicide prevention focus

The initiative from the nonprofit Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America is helmed by former VA Secretary David Shulkin and is looking into seven preliminary areas of care. Veterans Affairs Health ... Read More

NYC veteran finds healing and new mission after seeking mental health help

As Veterans Day approaches, attention is turning to the challenges facing New York City’s veteran population — especially when it comes to mental health. According to the U.S. Department of Veterans ... Read More

Strengthening Veteran Mental Health: A Vital Mission

Mo Syed, a Marine and Iraq War veteran, is an advisory board member for Healthy Faith at United Charitable and a former special assistant to the under secretary of personnel and readiness at the ... Read More

How VA Cuts Damage Women Veterans

Kayla Williams is a 49-year-old Iraq combat veteran who’s received mental health therapy at a Veterans Affairs (VA) Vet Center. In 2023, when she discovered that her Vet Center therapist had resigned, ... Read More

Understanding mental health issues and addiction vital to caring for veterans

Editor’s note: “Behind the News” is the product of Sun staff assisted by the Sun’s AI lab, which includes a variety of tools such as Anthropic’s Claude, Perplexity AI, Google Gemini and ChatGPT. Many ... Read More

From Combat to Community: Penn State Unpacks What Shapes Veterans’ Mental Health

There’s a stigma that veterans, especially those who were in combat, are defined by what they did on the battlefields. However, a new study from Pennsylvania State University, centering around ... Read More

Newsom signs veteran-backed bill to accelerate study of psychedelics for PTSD, mental health

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Gov. Newsom signed legislation to accelerate psychedelic research for mental health conditions such as PTSD and ... Read More

Holidays heighten mental health struggles for veterans, advocates say

With the holidays near, veterans and advocates in the Permian Basin say emotions can run high, and having mental health support can make a real difference. Read More