VA Bedford Healthcare System

05/20/2026

05/19/2026

May 19 is Hepatitis Testing Day, serving as an important reminder that knowing your status saves lives.

Hepatitis can be more common in Veterans, but can be prevented, treated or cured depending on the type.

Talk to your provider. Know your status. www.hepatitis.va.gov

05/18/2026

VA’s Million Veteran Program (MVP) proudly recognizes the service and contributions of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Veterans—and the critical role you play in advancing research for all who have served.
By joining MVP, you help ensure that prevention, diagnosis, and treatments are guided by data that reflects the full Veteran community and the range of experiences within it.
Learn more or join today at https://ow.ly/bGOK50YSPN9.

05/15/2026

If you’re a Veteran and you’re finding it hard to stop drinking, VA has options to help.

Treatment like therapy and medication can help you stop or reduce drinking, take control of cravings, avoid triggers for relapse and build a recovery support system.

Learn more: Mentalhealth.va.gov/substance-use/alcohol-use-disorder.asp

05/13/2026

For 80 years, VA health care has helped Veterans recover and build resilience.

Help starts here.
https://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/get-help/local-care.asp

05/11/2026

Would you like to make a difference in the lives of Veterans entering their final stage of life? Consider volunteering for the No Veteran Dies Alone Program.

Our next training session is June 23-24, 2026 from 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. All Training and volunteer opportunities occur on the VA Bedford campus located at 200 Springs Rd, Bedford, MA 01730.

For more information contact VHABEDCDCE@va.gov | 781-687-3076 OR Jessica.Podkulski@va.gov | 781-226-8500
Any updates for training will be posted on the Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/share/1AjyFS83nc/

05/08/2026

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and CHOIR researcher Dr. Yele Adjognon’s work is helping inform Veterans about their mental health care. Dr. Adjognon questioned why VA research findings weren’t shared directly with Veterans and providers more often. She wrote an award-winning dissertation and led a project to improve dissemination. Her work resulted in the Office of Mental Health creating a Behavioral Health webpage to share information with Veterans. Read about Dr. Yele Adjognon's journey transforming research findings into meaningful support for Veteran mental health on this featured news story. https://www.choir.research.va.gov/CHOIRRESEARCH/features/Yele_Adjognon_DrPH.asp

05/07/2026

You don’t have to figure it out alone. The Veterans Crisis Line is here to listen and help.
Dial 988 then Press 1, chat at VeteransCrisisLine.net/Chat, or text 838255.

05/06/2026

You can change a life by encouraging a Veteran to get the mental health care they need.

This Mental Health Month, show your support by sharing this image with your community. Learn more about Veterans' mental health. https://www.maketheconnection.net/MHM/

04/29/2026