by Christian Southards | Jan 11, 2022
The Department of Veterans Affairs last week announced that veterans identified as high risk for suicide by a VA clinician will no longer be required to pay a copayment for outpatient mental health treatment if a newly proposed policy is adopted by the VA after public...
by Christian Southards | Dec 27, 2021
Last Thursday, actor and former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced that he had donated $250,000 to Village for Vets to build homes for 25 Los Angeles-area veterans. The “tiny shelters” have already been purchased and built, and are currently housing...
by Christian Southards | Nov 12, 2021
One of the 18 bills advanced by the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee on Nov. 4 would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to research the benefits of medical-grade cannabis for veterans and servicemembers. The bill, officially known as the VA Medicinal...
by Christian Southards | Nov 12, 2021
The House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs advanced 18 bills supporting veterans last Thursday. Chairman Mark Takano (D-CA) said, “the best way we can honor our veterans is through action—with these 18 bills, we can back up our ‘thank you’s’ with concrete steps to...
by Tess Banko | Nov 8, 2021
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System’s (GLA) 388+-acre West Los Angeles (WLA) Campus has a long history of service to Veterans. First established in 1887 as a home for disabled Veterans on land donated to the United States...
