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We are grateful to the Texas Suicide Prevention Council for honoring the Institute for Military & Family Wellness with the 2024 Outstanding Military and Veteran Partner award! We are truly grateful for this honor and look forward to accepting it on September 18th at the…
Check out The Daily Texan article featuring the VSN’s Mental Health First Aid for Military, Veteran, and Their Families training course, held at the University of Texas at Austin on August 2nd!
We need your help recruiting for our REACH military spouse peer support program. This toolkit makes it easy.
This week, Dr. Elisa Borah sat down with hosts of the Great Big Podcast to talk about REACH, our peer support group study at Fort Cavazos.
Veteran Spouse Network Program Director, Hannah O’Brien was one of 10 recipients to be awarded this grant from The Moritz Center for Societal Impact (MCSI). With this funding, the VSN will expand its suicide prevention efforts.
Fort Cavazos Sentinel | April 25, 2024 | The Resource, Empower, Advocate, Connect and Heart, or REACH, Study is being conducted at the Great Place with the intent to facilitate improved quality of life for active-duty Army spouses.
In April, we will honor the children within our military and veteran families for their service, strength, and resilience. It is crucial to acknowledge the needs of our military children and the challenges they encounter at a young age. Despite…
We are so happy for former IMVFW intern, Madison McGuire, who recently got accepted into Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine and will begin her medical education in August 2024. Madison first joined the Institute as an intern…
On Tuesday, February 27th, Institute staff attended UT Austin’s Military and Veteran Symposium – a collaborative event hosted by the Military and Veteran Stakeholder Council, welcoming the 25 university offices focused on supporting military- and veteran-connected individuals and families. Included…
Our partners at the VA Rocky Mountain MIRECC are conducting a research study where they work with a veteran and their concerned significant other (spouse, family member, loved one, etc.) to safely store firearms and to access crisis services, should…
Check out our new VSN suicide prevention page, highlighting our efforts and opportunities surrounding this important work.
New blog post by VSN’s Program Manager Hannah O’Brien, where she discusses how PTSD has looked in her relationship.