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Mental Health Web Site
for Returning Veterans
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has just launched a new website
in an effort to strengthen the connection between college and university
mental health professionals and the Veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan
conflicts studying on their campuses. The website, http://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/College/,
contains recommended training for college and university counselors, with
online modules including Operation SAVE for suicide prevention, PTSD 101, and
Helping Students Who Drink Too Much. A list of resources, to be regularly
updated, is also included. Although the website is intended primarily for
counselors, it also serves as a resource for Veteran-students who wish to learn
more about challenges they may face in adjusting to changes in their lives.
The website also includes information about VA and how Veteran-students
can connect with VA for care that you and the students you work with may be
interested. |
