VMHC Upcoming
Events
Lectures
Hope,
Healing and Returning Home: Reintegration Issues for
Veterans
Tuesday, May 8, 2012 | 5:30-9:30pm
This free lecture is cosponsored by
VMHC, the Veterans Health Alliance of Long Island, and the American
Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
Learn more and register.
Veterans
and Employment: A Look at Local Efforts Supporting Vocational
Reintegration for Servicemembers and Veterans
Thursday, May 17, 2012 |
1:00pm-5:00pm
This free lecture will feature
presentations by representatives of organizations that help
veterans find employment and an opportunity to network with
employers.
Learn more and register.
Meetings
Veterans Mental Health Coalition of NYC Meeting: Military Cultural
Competency
Friday, Sept. 16; 9:00am-12:00pm
American Red Cross in Greater New York
520 W. 49th Street, New York, NY
The Veterans Mental Health Action Committee will meet from
9:00am-10:00am, and the full Coalition will meet from
10:00am-12:00pm.
Adrianna Rodriguez and Rebecca Wynn of JBFCS' Home Again Veterans
and Families Initiative will deliver presentations on military
cultural competency.
Education
Subcommittee Conference Call
Thursday, May 3, 2012 | 2:00pm-2:30pm
Dial (877) 662-7634
Enter passcode 7205283#
Email faquilia@mhaofnyc.org to RSVP.
The Importance of Vet Centers in Providing
Readjustment Counseling to Veterans
Friday, May 4,
2012 | 9:00am-12:00pm
VA New York
Harbor, Atrium Conference Room
423 E 23rd Street, New York, NY 10010
Staff from vet centers from across
the city will discuss their work to help veterans readjust to
civilian life. This meeting will include presentations by George
Cuesta, PhD, team leader of the Manhattan Vet Center and Walter
Bridgers, LMSW, the team leader of the Harlem Vet Center.
To register, email Francesca Aquilia
at faquilia@mhaofnyc.org.