by Military Times | Feb 7, 2023
The VA Medical Center in Providence, R.I. (VA photo) This article was written by Leo Shane III and was originally published by the MilitaryTimes. Starting Jan. 17, all veterans will be able to access emergency mental health care free of charge at any Veterans Affairs...
by caLegion Contributor | Sep 24, 2022
Update: Due to unforeseen events, the California Legion Games has been postponed until Spring 2023. It will NOT be held Oct. 15 as originally planned. New dates will be publicized as they’re established. — Nearly 2 million heroes who have served our...
by Military Times | Jul 21, 2022
Defense Department officials would be required to better track whether certain military jobs lend themselves to higher incidents of mental health distress and suicide attempts under language inserted in the Senate’s annual defense authorization bill draft. The...
by Military Times | Apr 15, 2022
Veterans Affairs officials expect calls to the Veterans Crisis Line to increase by as much as 150% after a new three-digit dialing code for suicide prevention services starts operating this July. That would mean hundreds of thousands more veterans getting...
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...
