mental health
Be there for Veterans this Suicide Prevention Month
We all can take action to help prevent suicide, but many people don’t know what they can do to support a Veteran in their life
September 6, 2017
4:39 am
Tag: veterans in crisis
mental health
September marks Suicide Prevention Month
The message from VA to the friends and families of Veterans during Suicide Prevention Month is simple: Be there. “We know that in 2014, an average
September 2, 2017
11:42 am
veterans in crisis
Line for Life awarded exclusive national veterans contract
Portland-based crisis response nonprofit hiring additional employees to handle expected 1,200 or more calls a month from veterans seeking help Portland-based Lines for Life has
August 23, 2017
12:00 am
mental health
September is suicide prevention month
Nine people have taken their own lives since May 13 of 2017. Eleven people committed suicide last year. Three Azalea Middle School students attempted to
August 15, 2017
7:48 pm
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Lines for Life named backup for national Veterans Crisis Line
PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) – Big changes are coming to a Portland-based non-profit focused on helping veterans and others reaching out in need. Lines for Life,
July 28, 2017
8:28 am
burial
Veterans with no family turn to Lines for Life for help
Standing with a salute, veterans from across the Portland metro area stood in pause Wednesday at the Willamette National Cemetery. What drew all of them
July 3, 2017
8:27 am
mental health
Former army medic uses Lines of Life to reach out to struggling
WILSONVILLE, OR (KPTV) – For Wilsonville native Matt Koslowski, things in his life are looking up. The former Army combat medic is engaged, just purchased
June 28, 2017
8:36 am
mental health
VA secretary formalizes expansion of emergency mental health care to former service members with other-than-honorable discharges
VA today released finalized plans that lay the framework for providing emergency mental health coverage to former service members with other-than-honorable (OTH) administrative discharges. This
June 27, 2017
8:57 am
veterans in crisis
After 7 tours overseas, retired staff sergeant begins mission helping vets
(KPTV) – After four tours in Iraq and three in Afghanistan, a local army veteran is home and making a big difference at Lines for
May 22, 2017
7:57 am
healthcare
Military Background Inspires Student’s Project to Serve Veterans
As one of the few African-American females to serve in the U.S. Marines, Pacific University public health major Irisa Grimes ’17 is acutely aware of
May 12, 2017
10:29 am
mental health
Use Your Voice: Make a difference for Veterans during Mental Health Awareness Month
Every May, VA recognizes Mental Health Awareness Month as an opportunity to raise public awareness and reduce the inaccurate and often damaging stereotypes associated with
May 3, 2017
9:11 am
mental health
VA recognizes Mental Health Awareness Month with promotion of “Use Your Voice” awareness program to urge Veterans to speak up about mental illness
Today VA announced that, as part of its recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month in May, it is promoting “Use Your Voice,” a national awareness
May 3, 2017
8:17 am