White House Kicks Off Mental Health Summit: Yesterday, the VFW was on hand as the White House announced its upcoming veterans and military mental health summit. The summit looks to bring together mental health professionals, Veterans Service Organizations (VSOs), Military Service Organizations (MSOs), military family organizations, and representatives from DoD and VA to discuss how to better serve veterans and military in regards to mental health. Denis McDonough, White House Chief of Staff provided opening remarks on the importance of participation in the upcoming summits, acknowledging that mental health services within VHA has risen in the past seven years. He also discussed partnerships with DoD and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration alongside VA Secretary Eric Shinseki and VA Under Secretary for Health Dr. Robert Petzel. The White House and VA are asking for support from communities, VSOs, MSOs and others to make the summits successful. Kick off for the summit will be July 24 and will run through September 15, 2013. More information can be found on the White House website at: whitehouse.gov/blog/2013/07/11/our-veterans-youre-not-alone or by visiting the VA website here: mentalhealth.va.gov/summits.asp
Posted on: Sun, 14 Jul 2013 17:35:52 +0000
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