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In August, a group of Veterans at Operation Song retreat.

Veterans go to Nashville for songwriting retreat

Posted on Tuesday, September 10, 2019 4:00 pmSeptember 13, 2019 Posted in Vets Experience by VAntage Point Contributor 3k views

Operation Song empowers Veterans to tell their stories through songwriting.

GRIT helps service members transition.

IBM’s GRIT mobile app helps Veterans and their families transition

Posted on Tuesday, September 10, 2019 2:00 pmSeptember 9, 2019 Posted in #VetResources by Brett Robbins 20k views

GRIT is a mobile app designed to help service members and their families that provides resources to improve …

Army Air Corps Veteran Edward Stever is today's Veteran of the Day.

#VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Corps Veteran Edward Stever

Posted on Tuesday, September 10, 2019 11:30 amSeptember 5, 2019 Posted in Veteran of the Day by Slavic Yezersky 469 views

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Corps Veteran Edward Stever, who served with the Army Air Corps …

A man speaking about suicide thoughts

Suicide Prevention: A Marine Veteran’s story

Posted on Tuesday, September 10, 2019 10:00 amSeptember 10, 2019 Posted in Health, Inside Veterans Health by VAntage Point Contributor 5k views

Every VA employee has one extra job this month. Preventing Veteran suicides. We do this all year but this …

#BeThere seeks to empower all members of the community to play a role in preventing suicide among service members and Veterans.

Anyone Can Save a Life: Are you prepared for the call? #BeThere

Posted on Tuesday, September 10, 2019 9:00 amSeptember 6, 2019 Posted in Mental Health, VA Medical Centers by VAntage Point Contributor 1k views

On an early Friday afternoon in August, Nurse Practitioner Marilyn Latin answered a telephone call from a …

The Path to Better Sleep podcast for Veterans with insomnia disorder.

Insomnia, Treatment, and finding a path to better sleep

Posted on Tuesday, September 10, 2019 3:00 amSeptember 9, 2019 Posted in Health, Mental Health by VAntage Point Contributor 25k views

To bring effective treatment Veterans entering VA health care who have Insomnia Disorder, VA has developed …