TAPS Institute Webinar: Grief - Through the Eyes of Children Adults in children’s lives want to know how they can support them in their grief. Understanding how children experience grief and how loss impacts their lives will better help us to offer the care and...
TAPS Institute Workshop: Increasing Your Meaning * For Military and Veteran survivors only. Finding Meaning has been referred to as the 6th Stage of Grief. Finding a sense of purpose during your grief process can seem like finding a needle in a haystack. This workshop...
FOCUS: Medical Foster Homes (VA Program) Join us October 17 at 3 p.m. for this month's virtual Community Engagement Forum to learn about VA’s Medical Foster Homes program (MFH). This month's guest presenter is Madison VAH's MFH Coordinator, Jordan Miller, MSW, CISW. The Medical Foster...
FOCUS: Suicide Prevention - September is Suicide Prevention Month Please join our monthly stakeholder engagement forum on September 19 from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. featuring a conversation about preventing suicide among Veterans. Our guests will include Andrea Bailey, Suicide Prevention Coordinator for the Madison VA Hospital....
EDUCATIONAL TOPIC: Dental Care for Veterans Please join our monthly stakeholder engagement forum on June 20 from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. featuring a conversation about meeting the dental care needs of Veterans. Our guests will include Kyle Arneson, Founder of Objective: Veterans' Smile, a local...
EDUCATIONAL TOPIC: Traumatic Brain Injury Please join our monthly stakeholder engagement forum on May 23 from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) came to be known as the "signature wound" of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Join us for presentations, moderated discussion,...
Higher Education After the Service When they leave the service, many veterans take advantage of benefits such as the GI Bill to earn a college degree, build upon their existing education or gain certifications that will help them in their chosen civilian career. But navigating...
EDUCATIONAL TOPIC: Equipping Justice-Involved Veterans for Success Please join our monthly stakeholder engagement forum on April 18 from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. JOIN ON ZOOM: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83095402614?pwd=ZGQyNGJib1FpMFRtNHJqYXVHMzZDdz09 Meeting ID: 830 9540 2614 Passcode: 555662 Presentations, moderated discussion, and audience Q&A will focus on the programs and...
EDUCATIONAL TOPIC: Mental Health Supports for Veterans Please join our monthly stakeholder engagement forum on March 21 from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. We are pleased to present educational programming focusing on three resources that address and promote the mental health of Veterans. Join us for presentations...
Program The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, along with the rest of the federal government, recently affirmed its commitment to improving the health and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other sexual and gender minority (LGBTQ+) veterans. However, LGBTQ+ veterans are subject to...
Community Roundtable You are invited to join Madison VA leadership the first Wednesday of each month at noon to learn more about free emergency suicide care for Veterans and how it impacts your Veteran patients, your staff and your facility. What will be discussed:...
Join the Bob Woodruff Foundation on February 29 at 2 PM ET for a webinar about the federal response to veterans homelessness. The words “homeless” and “veteran” should not exist together. The Homeless Programs Office of the Department of Veterans Affairs is committed to ending...