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VA Announces New Grants to Help End Veteran Homelessness
In addition to the $300 million in Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) program grant awards announced on August 11, 2014 serving 115,000 veterans and their family members, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert A. McDonald announced the award of $207 million in SSVF grants that will help an additional 70,000 homeless and at-risk veterans and their families. The grants will be distributed to 82 non-profit agencies and include “surge” funding for 56 high-need communities.
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VA Partners With Walgreens to Expand Real-Time Sharing of Medical Information of Vaccines Provided by Walgreens to Enrolled Veterans
In a first-of-its-kind partnership, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that it will join forces with retailer Walgreens to provide greater access to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-recommended vaccinations to veterans across the country. This partnership grew out of a successful pilot program that began in Florida to provide flu vaccines to veterans throughout the state.
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WEBINAR: DCoE - Integration of a Virtual Hope Box Mobile Application into Clinical Care
October 16, 2014; 1:00-2:30 p.m. EDT
Several behavioral health treatments have proven useful for patients who feel hopeless and may be considering suicide or self-harm. One tool used by providers is the “hope box.”
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WEBINAR: National Drug Court Institute - PTSD and What it Means for Our Participants?
October 28, 2014; 2:00-3:00 p.m. EDT
Join us at 2:00 p.m. on October 28, 2014, as we go in depth in understanding, assessing, and treating participants with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Nationally, PTSD affects 5.2 million adults during a given year.
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