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Check out our newest products made by VA mental health care providers and researchers. These products address topics that impact the mental health needs of Veterans and their families. Access our full collection of products.
A Veteran's Guide to Discussing STORES: Secure Storage to Reduce Suicide Risk
Veterans can be important in preventing suicide and saving fellow Veterans’ lives. These materials are for Veterans who want to help prevent Veteran suicide by discussing a plan for secure storage. This guide describes secure storage and its benefits and equips Veterans with skills to have a conversation about secure storage with other Veterans to reduce their risk of suicide. Includes:
STORES Guide - Provides secure storage examples and dialogues.
STORES Brochure – Introduces the concept of secure storage and tips for talking to other Veterans about secure storage.
Family Flyer – Discusses secure storage in context of suicide prevention for the entire family.
Children’s Flyer – Discusses secure storage in context of keeping children safe in the home.
Published 2023 | Updated 2024
This product is a best practice.
Moral Injury Psychoeducation Group
This four-week program is a time-limited psychoeducational “standalone” group that can be offered either virtually or in person to provide information about moral injury. The curriculum, which includes a facilitator guide and program handbook, provides information for chaplains and mental health clinicians on leading a Moral Injury Psychoeducation Group. The group may be led by chaplains, clinicians, church clergy specializing in pastoral care or mental health ministry with Veterans, or trained para-professionals such as NAMI volunteers or Veteran peer support specialists who have participated in the course.
The program is designed to introduce core concepts related to moral injury and prepare Veterans for more intensive therapy for moral injury, if desired and available.
The program handbook is used to conduct the sessions.
Sessions are nonthreatening and focus on education as opposed to group process or self-revelation.
The facilitator guide includes helpful hints, clinical examples, potential pitfalls, and ways to appropriately involve Veterans during group sessions.
Published 2021 | Updated 2024
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Updated Calmer Life Program for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Anxiety
Updated Calmer Life manuals were published in 2024. These materials adapted and reworked the original Calmer Life Program to become “practice-ready” and include illustrations, modified patient vignettes, and changes to language and style. The patient manual includes more detailed instructions for utilizing the resources as guided self-help and completing homework assignments that correspond to each skill. The reworked materials were the result of a collaboration between Maribel Plasencia, PhD, Raquel D. Gonzalez, BA, Nicte Donis, BS, Jennifer Lee, BA, and Jeffrey Cully, PhD. Illustrations were created by Raquel D. Gonzalez, BA.
This product is a best practice.
VA Cancer Care Commander: Taking Charge of Your Cancer Care
This guide shows ways to navigate the cancer care journey from diagnosis through treatment and beyond.
The guide has six sections:
Starting Your Cancer Care Journey: Gives an overview of questions you might have and the purpose of the guide.
Your VA Cancer Care Team: Introduces the members of your VA Cancer Care Team. It’s a way to learn about different roles and what resources are available.
Getting Started with Treatment: Provides an overview of the logistics—getting to appointments and what happens there.
What If I Need More Help with…? Includes common needs and concerns you may have during cancer treatment—from Advance Directives to video visits—and resources that can help with each.
What If My VA Doesn’t Have That? Gives information about how VA works with other hospitals and services to make sure you get the care you need.
Tools for You to Personalize: Provides tools for you to keep track of your health care team, prepare questions for your team, and personalize your survivorship plan with your health care team.
This guide answers many questions commonly asked by Veterans on their cancer care journeys.
Published 2024
Veteran Wellness Toolkit
This toolkit is for Veterans who want to learn tools to improve their wellness.
Part of a Whole Health approach to Veterans well-being.
Self-paced.
Self-directed (does not require a mental health professional to use).
Sections include goal setting, understanding health, wellness tools, and additional resources.
Includes practical wellness tools, such as self-compassion, gratitude, thinking positively, and eating for vitality.
Includes a Spanish-language version of the Veteran Wellness Toolkit:
Spanish and English toolkits can be used to include friends and family who prefer Spanish.
Special thanks to Armandina Garza, BS for her editorial contributions to the Spanish-language version to ensure accuracy.
Please note that the health care information provided in these materials is for educational purposes only. It does not replace the role of a medical practitioner for advice on care and treatment. If you are looking for professional medical care, find your local VA healthcare center by using the VA Facilities Locator & Directory.
