Service members and veterans whose military friends, unit members or battle buddies died while serving or as a result of their military service may participate in the Stepping Forward in Grief study.

The study tests two evidence-based online/app programs created by scientists and clinicians at Uniformed Services University and Columbia University to address grief-related challenges.

If you provide direct services to veterans or manage veteran-focused programs, you'll want to attend Successful Engagement with Our Modern Warriors on May 28, 9:30am-12pm.

Working with veterans can be as challenging as it is rewarding. Our goal is to provide you with an overview of effective tools and techniques that will enrich your experience in working with veterans and enhance your ability to achieve success.

Join us and hear from Joe Geraci, recently retired US Army Infantry Battalion Commander, scholar and a mental health provider whose research at the James J. Peters VA Medical Center has focused on successful transitions for our modern warriors.

Joe's unique approach will empower you to be more effective in serving veterans and their families as they transition into the civilian sector to become the next leaders of communities and businesses.

RSVP here.

CWCB Expo invites Veterans to attend Warrior Wellness: The Transition Epidemic Facing Veterans, a panel discussion on May 31, 1-1:50pm. Returning to civilian life presents unique opportunities and challenges for those who have served. Veterans have a much higher rate of certain debilitating medical conditions as compared to the rest of the population. From the battlefields to their pathways to civilian life and wellness through alternative therapies, this panel features candid talks from veterans who served in special operations with the U.S. Army and Navy. Come and be part of the discussion on how CBDs and alternative therapies have helped veterans, and gain an understanding of how we need to expand access and provide more research on CBD benefits.   

Panel includes: Mike Hoover, US Army Command Sergeant Major (ret.); Dan Marshall, Master Chief Petty Officer, US Navy SEAL (ret.); Max N. Rose, Captain, US Army, 1st Armored Division (ret.); Jonathan D. Wilson, US Navy SEAL (ret.). Moderated by Denise Bottiglieri, PhD.

Veterans will receive free admission to this panel using the promo code VETS19, to include access to floor exhibits and seminars on May 31.

The Brooklyn Vet Center offers a Meditation Orientation on May 31, 1-3pm. 

The Harlem Vet Center offers a PTSD Education and Coping Workshop every Thursday, 6-7:30pm, beginning June 6.

Battle Buddy Bridge (B3) is a program developed by Volunteers of America to provide services and opportunities to military veterans and their families. Launched in late 2012, B3 trains and certifies veterans as peer support specialists and resource navigators (“Battle Buddies”) who assist other veterans and families in need of resources such as housing, health care, family support, education, employment, legal services, and benefits assistance.

The VA, Fordham University, and the Syracuse University Institute of Veterans and Families are enabling a day of Veteran Cultural Competence Training on November 12, 9-5pm. Training consists of many different interactive events, military simulations, lectures, and a powerful theater production that illustrates the challenges of veterans and the community's responsibility for their re-integration. All of these exercises will prepare you to work more effectively with veterans and their families.

Open to anyone who currently provides services to or employs veterans, like: Business leaders, HR executives, Medical health staff, Mental health professionals, University faculty, and Administrators.

Learn how to deliver quality, culturally competent care and education to Veterans and their families. Understand how to acquire
the best strategies for optimizing the performance and growth of Veterans.

RSVP here.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness offers the NAMI Homefront Education Program on Wednesdays, 1-3:30pm, June 5-July 10. This is a free, six-session education program for family, friends, and significant others of military and veterans with mental health conditions. It focuses on the unique needs of this community, such as post-deployment and post-discharge transitions.