The Veterans Affairs Department has launched a new hotline — 1-855-VA-WOMEN — to receive and respond to questions from veterans, their families and caregivers about the many VA services and resources available to women veterans. The service began accepting calls March 27. “Some women veterans may not
Read more →In 2008, the Defense Department established National Center for Telehealth and Technology (T2) to design, build, test and evaluate available and emerging technologies to support and enhance psychological health and traumatic brain injury (TBI) recovery in the military community. The center also works to help minimize the
Read more →Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress (CSTS) has been at the forefront of research focusing on the psychological effects and health consequences of exposure to traumatic events arising from war, disasters, terrorism and public health threats. CSTS, part of the Uniformed Services University of the Health
Read more →Background Congress established Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC) in 1992 to integrate specialized traumatic brain injury care (TBI), research and education across the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs (VA). A center of Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (DCoE),
Read more →Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (DCoE) co-sponsored a psychological health and traumatic brain injury (TBI) workshop in March 2009 to develop common data elements for psychological health and TBI research. Nearly 50 organizations participated in the workshop, which was also cosponsored
Read more →The loss of even one life to suicide is unacceptable, and suicides in the military have raised concern across all levels of leadership within the Defense Department. The department actively collaborates with Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (DCoE), Veterans Affairs (VA)
Read more →Day or night, night or day: we’re here for you. The DCoE Outreach Center is available 24/7 to help you find the right resources or answer your questions on PTSD, anxiety, depression, substance use disorder, TBI and more. What are you waiting for? Call 866-966-1020. http://www.dcoe.health.mil/
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