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Veteran Wellness Toolkit

This toolkit is for Veterans who want to learn tools to improve their wellness.

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Walking to Wellness: Exercise for Physical and Emotional Health

This walking program is for Veterans who want to use exercise to help manage their emotional symptoms and improve their physical health.

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A Veteran's Guide to Discussing STORES: Secure Storage to Reduce Suicide Risk

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..

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Veteran Wellness Toolkit Walking to Wellness A Veteran's Guide to Discussing STORES
 

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The mission of the South Central MIRECC is to promote equity in engagement, access, and quality of mental health care for Veterans facing barriers to care, especially rural Veterans.

The South Central MIRECC strives to promote and celebrate a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion among our staff, across our sites, and in the work we do to improve mental health care for rural and other underserved Veterans.

For more information, email us at VISN16SCMIRECCEducation@va.gov

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Register Now | Food Matters: Nutrition Care for Mental Health

6/24/2024 - VA clinicians have two chances to attend this SC MIRECC CBOC Mental Health Grand Rounds one-hour webinar for one free hour of continuing education (CE) credit. After the training learners should be able to:

  • Discuss the connection between nutrition and mental health.
  • List evidence-based dietary patterns that support mental health (specifically depression).
  • List key nutrients that impact mood-related systems.
  • Explain some of the emerging evidence on the gut microbiome and mental health.

Presented by: Kerry Gundlach, MS, RD

Dates: Wednesday, July 10, 2024, 8:00 - 9:00 am CT and Thursday, July 11, 2024, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm CT (repeat)

Target Audience: VA CBOC mental health providers (all providers are welcome to attend)

CE: 1 free hour of JA IPCE, ACCME, ACPE, ANCC, APA, ASWB, NBCC, NYSED-SW, NYSED-P

Contacts: VA providers should email Megan.Wandersee@va.gov for VA TMS registration assistance. Community providers using VHA TRAIN should email VHATRAIN@va.gov for assistance.

Spring Newsletter

4/19/2024 - Read our spring newsletter for updates on our faculty, research, resources, accomplishments, and more!

 

Updated Resource! Walking to Wellness: Exercise for Physical and Emotional Health

11/24/2023 - This walking program is for Veterans who want to use exercise to help manage their emotional symptoms and improve their physical health.

 

New Resource! Sexual Health for Women Veterans

9/15/2023 - This brochure describes VA services that support women's sexual health and overall well-being.

 

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