RunforEveryMind Registration Open!
Join us on Sunday, September 16th in Downtown Rockville, MD as we come together to Run or Walk to raise funds and RunforEveryMind. This is a fun, family friendly event. Sign up for the 5K run or the 3K walk. The ServingTogether team will be on hand to provide information and resources to military and veterans in our community. The race starts at 8:30am. Join us for the fun and REGISTER TODAY!
DC VA Mental Health Summit – Register Today!
The Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center will hold its Mental Health Summit 2018 on Tuesday, September 18 at 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. The summit will be hosted by the DC Mayor's Office of Veteran Affairs and held at the Old Council Chambers (near the Judiciary Square Metro Station), 441 4th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20001. This year’s theme is “Healing Trauma: A Unified Front”. The summit is being held to bring together key stakeholders, veterans and community partners to enhance access to mental health services as well as address the mental health needs of Veterans and their family members residing in DC, MD and VA. This is a free event. Space is limited and registration is required.
Project Homeless Connect September 20th
Project Homeless Connect (PHC) brings together essential services at the area’s largest resource fair to meet the needs of our neighbors who are experiencing homelessness. By eliminating barriers that keep them from breaking free of the cycle of homelessness, they’re winning. United Way NCA brings together local service providers from medical, to housing, to employment and much more – serving nearly 1100 PHC participants to date. 9am-5pm DC Armory 2010 E. Capitol Street, NW Washington, DC 20003. This is a free event and open to the public.
Gaithersburg Community Based Outpatient Clinic Grand Opening – Sept 7
The DC VA Medical Center will host the official ribbon cutting ceremony for the new DC VA Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) on Friday September 7, 2018 at 10:30 am.
NOVA Vets Quarterly Meeting – Aug 21
Northern Virginia Veterans Association will be holding their Quarterly Meeting on Tuesday, August 21 at 6:45 the Freedom Museum in Manassas. The topic will focus on the new Puller Northern Virginia Veterans Care Center and what does this mean for you, the veteran? Open to the public.
SAMHSA Webinar on Traumatic Brain Injury – Aug 28
SAMHSA’s Service Members, Veterans, and their Families Technical Assistance Center Presents: Traumatic Brain Injury Among Service Members and Veterans: What Behavioral Health Providers, Families and Peers Should Know. Date: August 28, 2018. Time: 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. ET. Via webinar.
Nutrition Lunch & Learn Workshop
Hosted by the Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic. Bring your lunch and join an in-store nutritionist at Giant for a nutrition workshop. Tuesday, September 11, 2018 from 11:00 AM to 1:00PM at Easterseals in Silver Spring, MD. Registration is required.
SAMHSA Webinar Third Session – Aug 6
Join SAMHSA for the third session in Suicide Prevention Virtual Event Series focusing on resources, options, and best practices for effective acute care transitions for those in the service members, veterans, and their families (SMVF) community. Monday, August 6 from 1 - 3 pm via Webinar.
FREE Chair Yoga – Aug 1
The Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at Easterseals will be holding a FREE Chair Yoga session on Wednesday, August 1 from 5 - 6 pm at their location in Silver Spring, MD. Space is limited.
Women Veteran Health: Building Trust with Women Veterans
Women Veterans United Committee Inc. will be holding their July monthly conference call on the topic Women Veterans Health: "Building Trust with Women Veterans" Understanding the moments that matter in VA Clinics for Women Veterans. Wednesday, July 25 at 12 - 1 pm.