FIRST RESPONDER SUMMIT Caring for Veterans in Crisis Wednesday, February 22, 2023 8:30 a.m. - Noon | Registration 8:00 a.m. Blasco Library Hirt Auditorium 160 East Front Street, Erie, PA 16507 Erie VA Medical Center Behavioral Health Clinic and the Erie County Department of Veterans Affairs invite front line workers, police, fire and rescue, and […]
QPR is a two-hour educational program designed to teach professionals as well as lay “gatekeepers” the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to respond. A gatekeeper is someone in a position to recognize a crisis and warning signs that someone may be at risk of suicide. Pennsylvania suicide rates, especially in rural counties, […]
Calling all veteran-focused community organizations! Please join The Nonprofit Partnership, Bodhi Garden Initiative and The University of Pittsburgh’s Program Evaluation and Research Unit (PERU) on Tuesday, March 7th at 12:00 PM at the American Legion for a sector-specific convening. Our goal is to bring community groups together to network and learn more about one another; […]
March 9, 2023 | 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET Opioids and benzodiazepines are often prescribed to manage chronic pain. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has convened an expert committee to evaluate the effects of opioids and benzodiazepines on all-cause mortality of veterans, including suicide.The Committee to Evaluate the Effects of Opioids […]
QPR is a two-hour educational program designed to teach professionals as well as lay “gatekeepers” the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to respond. A gatekeeper is someone in a position to recognize a crisis and warning signs that someone may be at risk of suicide. Pennsylvania suicide rates, especially in rural counties, […]
Friday, Mar 10 • 12 pm to 1 pm FREE. Register online. Presented by Lisa May, Ph.D. This presentation will review diagnostic criteria for adult ADD diagnoses and review neuropsychological evaluation processes as well as screening tools that can be used. Learning Objectives - Upon completion of this session participants will be able to: · […]
Tuesday, March 21, 2023 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM EST Location: Virtual Presentation Presented By: Aimee Johnson Schenck, LCSW Description: For those working in healthcare and behavioral health care settings, the opportunity to offer evidenced based treatments for substance use disorders and suicide is broad. This presentation will provide a basic understanding of the impact […]
March is Women Veterans Month Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of PA is proud to sponsor the Women Veterans ConferenceMarch 24-26, 2023Pittsburgh, PAPittsburgh Marriott North, 100 Cranberry Woods Drive, Cranberry Township, PA 16066 Agenda Includes: Veterans Benefits and how to access proper health care and benefits for women; presentations by several women veterans’ advocacy groups; […]
Motivating Veterans to Engage in Substance Use Disorder Treatment Tuesday, March 28th, 2023 9:30AM PST – 10:30AM MT – 12:30PM EST Location: Virtual Presentation Presented By: Alice Maynor, LCSW Description: Veterans are a unique population to treat for substance use and mental illness due to their background in the military. After ears of having strict […]
This presentation will identify the unique behavioral health needs for military families. It will also provide techniques and interventions for the most effective ways to work with military families and how to support building resiliency. Thursday, April 13, 2023 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM MDT - Online Register online
Slippery Rock University, in conjunction with the SRU Veteran's Center and the Women's Center, will host an open to the public workshop on sexual violence in the military on Tuesday, April 18 from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm. In-person attendees will meet at the Smith Student Center, Room 319, 107 W Central Loop, Slippery Rock, […]
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will hold a 1.5 day hybrid (virtual and in-person) public workshop on Improving Access to High-Quality Mental Health Care for Veterans on April 21 and April 22, 2023 to explore the current landscape for mental health care services in the United States, including the use of telehealth […]