Category Archives: VA News

Homeless Veteran Stand Downs — VA and community partners working together to ensure basic needs and assistance for our most vulnerable and disenfranchised homeless Veterans. Read the full story

More than 70,000 soldiers from World War II remain unaccounted for. After Vietnam, over 2,500 soldiers were missing. In 1979, President Jimmy Carter proclaimed National POW/MIA Recognition Day. Read the full story

VA’s annual summer sports clinic in San Diego helps Veterans battling back from injury learn that having a physical or visual disability is not an obstacle to an active rewarding life. Read the full story

More than 200 blind and disabled Veterans are in Iowa City this week for the National Veterans TEE Tournament, an opportunity to develop new skills and strengthen self-esteem. Read the full story

There is help out there. VA’s Veterans Crisis Line connects Veterans in crisis with responders through a confidential toll-free hotline. Veterans can call to receive confidential support. Read the full story

September is National Preparedness Month. VA reminds Veterans receiving health care that they need to be prepared. Check out this story for great online links to valuable check lists! Read the full story

Natural language processing technology could help VA detect suicide risk among Veterans. A study used the technology to find past suicide attempts in VA’s electronic medical record system. Read the full story

At VA’s MyHome, a simulation home near Pittsburgh, seriously injured Veterans learn independent living skills prior to being discharged from the hospital. The idea is to reduce hospital re-admissions. Read the full story