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VA Life Insurance: Here for you at each stage of your journey

Posted on Tuesday, January 26, 2021 4:00 pmJanuary 22, 2021 Posted in Benefits by VAntage Point Contributor 27k views

VA has provided life insurance for over 100 years to our nation’s service members, Veterans, and their …

John Fischer used HUD-VASH to find housing.

Illinois Veteran gets second chance through HUD-VASH program

Posted on Tuesday, January 26, 2021 2:00 pmJanuary 22, 2021 Posted in Veterans Homelessness by VAntage Point Contributor 2k views

In November 2018, Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital opened Freedoms Path Hines II, an apartment building on its …

Navy Veteran Armand Jolly is today's Veteran of the day.

#VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Armand Jolly

Posted on Tuesday, January 26, 2021 11:30 amJanuary 27, 2021 Posted in Veteran of the Day by VAntage Point Contributor 636 views

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Armand Jolly, who served as a gunner’s mate in the Atlantic and …

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VA nurse, “Tuskegee daughter,” urges Veterans to learn about vaccines

Posted on Tuesday, January 26, 2021 9:50 amJanuary 22, 2021 Posted in Coronavirus, Health, Top Stories by VAntage Point Contributor 7k views

VA nurse Cheryl Owens, daughter of Tuskegee, has thought a lot about the weight of history and the …

Dr. Sheila Rauch is leading research on treating PTSD patients with the psychotherapy prolonged exposure for primary care at the Atlanta VA Health Care System. The Platinum Team is part of primary care at the Atlanta VA.

VA researcher tests condensed form of psychotherapy to treat PTSD patients

Posted on Tuesday, January 26, 2021 9:00 amJanuary 21, 2021 Posted in Research by Mike Richman 2k views

Prolonged exposure for primary care (PE-PC) uses essentially the same concepts in a briefer format, with a …

Learn about a VA Career as an Intermediate Care Technician.

Intermediate care technician heroically steps up during in-flight emergency

Posted on Tuesday, January 26, 2021 8:00 amJanuary 19, 2021 Posted in Employment, VA Careers by VA Careers 2k views

Our intermediate care technicians (ICTs) were all once heroes on the battlefield. They helped care for …