Former Army Command Sgt.-Maj. Gretchen Evans visits Megyn Kelly TODAY (NBC) along with her service dog, Aura, to talk about America’s VetDogs. Evans, who is deaf due to a service-related injury, explains how Aura helps her live a full life: “She’s not only changed my life, she’s saved my life.” More on this story HERE
Connecting the Dots: Does Military Sexual Trauma Exacerbate Women Veterans’ Experience of Homelessness?
Housing Instability Seems to Remain an Issue for Survivors, Despite Access to VA Healthcare and Compensation Medium, by Lily Casura, Journalist, grad student in public policy. IWMF grantee. NASW-TX and Tableau Public award winner. Harvard honors grad. Founder of www.HealingCombatTrauma.com. In my reading recently on women veterans and homelessness from the research literature — don’t worry, it’s …
VA Memo Nixes Plan to Shift Funding for Homeless Veterans
From Military.com Feb 10, 2018 by Nikki Wentling The Department of Veterans Affairs issued a memorandum this week that officially reverses plans to shift millions of dollars from a VA account dedicated to combating veteran homelessness. Steve Young, VA deputy undersecretary for health, sent the memo Tuesday to all VA network directors, homeless coordinators and …
How 4 Homeless Veterans Changed Their Lives
From Make The Connection: The impact of trauma, anxiety, and PTSD can cause difficulty for women Veterans at home and at work, and sometimes lead to homelessness. Many Veterans face challenges — especially during their transition out of the military — that can impact every aspect of their lives. These four women Veterans, who were …
National Homeless Person’s Memorial Day
From CDC: December 21st is Memorial Day for homeless person’s. This day serves to raise awareness of those who don’t have a place to call home, and to remember those who have died as a result of being homeless. Since 1990, our country has observed National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day. As we approach the close …
Joining Forces for Women Veterans Health
On February 27, 2018, from 8:00a to 4:30p, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte will conduct its fifth annual Veterans’ Health conference in the Popp Martin Student Union, with this year’s focus on women. Health and social service professionals may submit abstracts so that they may present research or evidence-based practice projects. Abstract Submission …
VA’s Center for Women Veterans joins the 100 Million Healthier Lives movement
In conjunction with VA’s participation in the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s 100 Million Healthier Lives initiative, the Center for Women Veterans has partnered with VA’s Office of Community Engagement to improve women Veterans’ health and well-being. The post VA’s Center for Women Veterans joins the 100 Million Healthier Lives movement appeared first on VAntage Point. …
Nov 16th VFW Auxiliary Presented Aura Home with Check
Pictures of Past NC Department Veterans of Foreign Wars (Aux) President Joyce Preston and VFW Post 5206 President presented $1,531.65 in checks on November 16, 2017 to Alyce Knaflich for Aura Home Women Vets. Thank you for supporting homeless women Veterans. ~ Alyce
A Joint Message from DAV and the DAV Auxiliary
DAV supports S. 833, the Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2017, in accordance with DAV Resolution No. 042, which calls for improvement to the process for determining service connection for conditions related to military sexual trauma (MST). Enacting this legislation would expand MST counseling and treatment and ease some of the …
Change the World by Making Your Bed by Admiral William McRaven
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