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Upcoming Events

 

Virtual Mental Health Summit

November 15, 2024 | 12:30 p.m.- 1:30 p.m.

 

VVSD virtual mental health summit flyer

With the support of a grant by the California Association of Veteran Service Agencies (CAVSA), Veterans Village of San Diego is pleased to provide a Mental Health Summit geared toward enhancing mental health resources, awareness and education for veterans, active duty service members and their families in San Diego. Whether you’re a professional in the mental health field or simply interested in learning more, this summit is the perfect opportunity to expand your knowledge.

Register Here!

Contact: info@cohenvvsd.org (619) 345-4611


Virtual Workshop


November 15, 2024 | 9:00 a.m.- 2:30 p.m.

Download the flyer 20241115 Annual Suicide Prevention Awareness Virtual Summit.

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Annual Suicide Prevention and Awareness Virtual Summit

Join the California Department of Veterans Affairs and
U.S.VETS – Outside the Wire for our Annual Suicide Prevention and Awareness Summit. Guest speakers will provide testimonials and insights to Lived Experiences and Clinical Implications, Mental Health Outreach, and Suicide Prevention. All topics will dedicate time for questions and answers and also provide resources that are available to service members, veterans, and their families

More Info
For more information about CalTAP,
call 1 (800) 952-5626,
or email CalTAP@calvet.ca.gov

Past Events

 

Inaugural Veterans Mental Health Summit

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Quick Links

 - CAVSA's Mental Health Awareness Video 
 - Dr. Sherin's Well Being Slide
 - Event Photos

Acknowledgments

On behalf of the California Association of Veterans Service Agencies (CAVSA), I would like to extend heartfelt thanks to all those who attended and participated in the Inaugural Veterans Mental Health Summit in Sacramento on August 14th.

We were thrilled to have nearly 100 attendees from across the State join us to hear updates on key issues affecting California’s veterans and discuss solutions for these critical challenges in the coming year.

We were especially honored to have representatives from the California Department of  Veterans Affairs, the California State Legislature, the University of Southern California, Mental Health America, the Judicial Council of California, and the Mental Health Services Oversight & Accountability Commission, as well as many other agency representatives and interested members of the public who are the backbone of veteran support.

The invaluable takeaways we garnered from the Inaugural Summit will help guide and inform CAVA’s policy priorities and legislative agenda in 2020 as we continue to improve statewide awareness of veteran’s issues and improve services to all of California’s 1.6 million veterans and their families.

Topping our action list for the coming year will be:

  • Finding housing solutions for our many unsheltered veterans, with a focus on appropriate housing for older veterans
  • Addressing high rates of suicide and untreated mental health problems,
  • Expanding access to Veteran Treatment Courts
  • Improving data on veterans across systems of care to improve programming
  • Monitoring the opioid epidemic’s impact on veterans, and
  • Improving veteran programs’ access to MHSA funds at the County level.

We hope you were as inspired, motivated, and informed by the discussions as we were!

Do you have any comments about the Summit, topics you’d like to see at next year’s event?  We are eager to hear how we can improve the 2020 Summit.  Please take 5 minutes to complete this brief evaluation: https://forms.gle/kczN1C1kJZYQX73aA  Thank you!

Thank you again for your attendance. We look forward to seeing you next year.

Sincerely,

 

 

 

Steve Peck

CAVSA Board President

U.S. Vets President and CEO

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

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