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FEATURED EVENT

VetsCAN Engagement Forum

June 19, 3:00-4:30 p.m. 

 

FOCUS TOPIC: Rogers Behavioral Health “Fire Watch” Virtual Mental Health Program

 

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Join us on June 19 at 3 p.m. for this virtual Community Engagement Forum presented by VetsCAN.

 

In addition to updates from staff of the Madison VA Hospital, Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs and others, we will welcome Jennifer Parra Nelson, the clinical supervisor in charge of the Fire Watch program, a virtual outpatient program of Rogers Behavioral Health. Veterans and First Responders have incomparable experiences that contribute to their mental health and wellbeing. Rogers created Fire Watch, a virtual outpatient program designed only for Veterans and First Responders, to treat:

  • Moral injury due to witnessing or taking part in something that went against your values
  • Survivor’s guilt and other challenging feelings around your service
  • The effects of physical, mental, and sexual trauma
  • Symptoms of depression and anxiety
  • Other mental health conditions

FEATURED EVENT

Stand Down Madison Main Event

October 25, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon

 

Wayne D. Horner Memorial Stand Down Madison: Main Event for Veterans

 

Veterans will be welcome from Dane, Columbia, Dodge, Jefferson, Rock, Green, Iowa, and Sauk Counties. Stand Down seeks to reach all veterans experiencing homelessness in the Madison community, no matter the duration served or circumstances of discharge. The mission of the Wayne D. Horner Memorial Stand Down is to link community partners offering a wide variety of essential services by providing ‘a hand-up not a hand-out’ to veterans experiencing, or at risk of homelessness.