Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) App Helps Thousands
WASHINGTON – The PTSD Coach smartphone application (app), launched in April by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DoD), has already helped more than 5,000 users connect with important mental health information and resources.
Wounded Warriors Share Stories, Advice
Staff of The Courtland Chronicle had the distinct honor of interviewing members of the Virginia Wounded Warriors Program. These veterans from the latest conflict in the Middle East shared stories, insights, and advice. Summations from the conversations follow below.
VWWP New PSA's
View VWWP's new PSAs, developed to attract veterans, their friends, family members and supporters to the wearevirginiaveterans.org website.
Mount Rogers Supports Our Nation’s Veterans and Service Members
In a press release dated June 29, 2010, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell spoke of his “commitment to make Virginia the most Veteran friendly state in America.” Mount Rogers Community Services Board shares this commitment and has the great honor of doing our part to support and implement this goal through our Industrial Developmental Centers (IDC), Virginia Wounded Warrior Program, and the partnerships we have formed with the Department of Defense, Virginia Department of Veterans Services, and Virginia Department of Rehabilitative Services.
2010 VWWP Progress Report
View the 2010 VWWP Progress Report documenting accomplishments of VWWP Regional Programs and statewide.
Virginia Wounded Warrior Program Hires Regional Coordinator for Southwestern Virginia
RICHMOND—Cathy Wilson, Executive Director of the Virginia Wounded Warrior Program (VWWP), Virginia Department of Veterans Services announced today that Lisa R. Yost, M.S., Q.M.H.P, has been named Regional Coordinator of the VWWP in Southwestern Virginia. Ms. Yost is filling a new position made possible by the recent federal grant awarded to VWWP for expansion of its Southwestern Region.
National Caregiver Support Line
On February 1, 2011, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is opening a toll-free National Caregiver Support Line housed at the Canandaigua VA Medical Center campus in Canandaigua, New York.
Regional Summits on Suicide Prevention - REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
Event Date and Time
6/15/2011 9:00 AM
Event Location
May 10 - Abingdon
May 11 - Roanoke
May 24 - Harrisonburg
May 25 - Fredericksburg
June 1 - Chesterfield
June 6 - Annandale
June 15 - Hampton
Event Region
Statewide
Event Type
Training and Conferences
Additional InformationThe Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services in partnership with the Virginia Department of Health and the Virginia Wounded Warrior Program is hosting seven regional suicide prevention summits across Virginia during May and June of 2011.
These one day summits are a way for communities to come together to learn about how suicide is affecting their communities, prevention resources and services available to them, their communities' needs in regard to suicide and what they can do to address those needs.
Click here to be directed to the website for registration or
download the flyer for more information.