Health

Amid the many threats to our service members, post-traumatic stress, survivor’s guilt, depression, anxiety, and substance abuse are foes they must fight long after they hang up their uniforms. VA has a variety of mental health resources, information, treatment options, and more – all accessible to Veterans, Veterans’ supporters, and the general public. Remember that you live in a nation where we are willing to do what it takes so we

Early detection and treatment are key in the fight against breast cancer, a 99% survival rate if detected early, and VA leads the nation’s health care systems in providing mammograms to those who need them. For women ages 45 and older, VA recommends regular breast cancer screening. VA encourages women Veterans not currently using VA health care services to enroll and use the benefits they have earned. Call the Women Veterans

A vital part of VA Medical Centers, VA Chaplain Services address religious, spiritual, moral, and ethical concerns of patients and their families. People come to clergy and chaplains because they trust them. They also help Veterans and family members who have witnessed or experienced, or are at risk of, domestic violence and intimate partner violence. The VA Chaplain Service works alongside VA’s Intimate Partner Violence Assistance Program (IPVAP) to help Veterans

Transitioning to civilian life can be difficult, especially for Veterans experiencing housing insecurity, and the VA is connecting Veterans to meaningful employment in an attempt to battle homelessness. VA can provide homeless Veterans with a wide range of services, but employers need to provide them with a chance. For our Veterans who have given us all the freedom to pursue our own dreams, extending an employment offer is perhaps the first step

The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) has been hard at work spreading the news to Veterans about their ability to shop at commissaries. Many Veterans are eligible to shop at Defense commissaries worldwide, including Veterans with any service-connected disability, Purple Heart recipients, former prisoners of war and caregivers of eligible Veterans. Verify your eligibility for this exclusive benefit. learn more  ‣

Chronic pain is a lingering pain that interferes with women Veterans’ daily lives, and VA Women’s Health encourages women Veterans to talk to their provider to get back to doing the things they love. As many as 75% of women Veterans accessing VA care experience chronic pain and may experience more barriers to seeking care for chronic pain, including stigma, lack of social support, higher levels of responsibility for home and

Providing a variety of services, including financial guidance, housing and training programs, the Veterans Welcome Home Resource Center is constructing 25 tiny homes for homeless Veterans. After months of delays, crews from MD Roofing and volunteers spent Saturday morning moving planks of wood, nailing roof patches and stapling walls together for 25 tiny homes off 3rd Avenue North in Myrtle Beach. learn more  ‣

When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, service members and families were left uncertain about their access to reproductive health care — including leave and travel, sexual assault, contraceptives and other types of related assistance. The Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness published a Q&A that includes answers to questions around reproductive health care access, representing part of the department’s efforts to take care