The men and women of Veteran Suicide Awareness and Prevention of Northeastern Colorado (VSAP) are veterans, and the community working together to prevent veteran suicide. The group started in 2019 with the Together With Veterans (TWV) program, a rural veterans suicide awareness and prevention grant through the Department of Veterans Affairs. The program provides training […]
Approximately 400 veterans and their guests were treated to dinner at Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe on Friday night.
It was the second year for the “Together With Veterans of NEPA” Veterans Day Dinner and.
Thank you to all for suicide prevention walk To the Editor: The eighth annual Juniata Valley Out of the Darkness Community Walk for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) was held Sunday, Oct. 1, at Kish Park, Lewistown. The three-county community walk welcomed residents and agencies offering resources within Huntingdon, Mifflin and Juniata Counties. […]
As part of its quarterly meeting, members of the Together With Veterans (TWV) and its community partners met last week to discuss what community resources are available to the area’s veteran population, especially during the month of September which has been designated as National Suicide Prevention Month.
LEWISTOWN In an effort to raise awareness of issues faced by veterans, a local organization is offering resources to educate the public. The Veterans Affairs’ S.A.V.E training is designed to help people use care and compassion in the event that they encountered a veteran who is in crisis or experiencing suicidal thoughts. The training […]