Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System

12/01/2025

The holiday season means an increase in online shopping and purchases. Cyber Monday and year end gift giving often bring about opportunities for scammers to use distractions to target Veterans and their loved ones.

Bad actors often create fake retail websites, pop-up online stores, or pose as sellers offering discounted merchandise. Victims may make purchases and will either receive counterfeit and low-quality items, or the products will never arrive. Scammers may also steal credit card information that was entered for the purchase.

Learn how to avoid shopping scams: https://consumer.ftc.gov/.../how-avoid-online-shopping...

Veterans who suspect they have experienced fraud can find out more and report to the appropriate agency at VSAFE.gov or calling 833-38V-SAFE.

11/27/2025

Everyone Meet Coco! She is our CAVHS Pet of the Week. Coco is a 6 year old Dachshund who loves snuggling, laying in the sun, and playing with her toys. Coco belongs to Jeremy Garner, RN & Karen Garner of Ambulatory Care.

11/26/2025

11/25/2025

Recovery from traumatic brain injury (TBI) is possible with the right support. VA offers rehabilitation, mental health counseling, assistive technology, and medication to help you manage the effects of TBI.
Explore treatment: Mentalhealth.va.gov/tbi/treatment.asp

11/24/2025

Food serves to connect us to cultural traditions. Many foods have deep cultural importance and have been on the dining table for generations. Speak with your VA dietitian to learn more ideas to include cultural foods in healthy recipes.https://www.nutrition.va.gov/docs/UpdatedPatientEd/2022CookingAroundtheWorldCookbook.pdf

11/24/2025

Concerned about your drinking? VA has treatments that can help you stop or reduce drinking, manage cravings, build your support system, set reachable goals, and cope with or avoid triggers that might cause a return to use.

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

11/21/2025

VA extends Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers eligibility for certain Veterans and their family caregivers through Sept. 30, 2028.

11/20/2025

This week's Pets of the Week are Morgan and Honey! Morgan loves to play tug of war, and Honey is very nosy. They Belong to Terrah Alexander, Clinical Dietitian.

11/20/2025

VA permanently housed 51,936 homeless Veterans across the country in fiscal year 2025.

11/19/2025

Each holiday season, nonprofit Luke’s Wings provides emergency travel planning and airline tickets for wounded, ill, and injured Veterans in recovery and rehabilitation, to help families be together during the holidays.

To request military flight travel, review the eligibility requirements and apply online. We are honored to serve our military community.

11/19/2025

Great news: The backlog of Veterans waiting for U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs benefits is down 57% since the start of the second Trump Administration! https://news.va.gov/.../va-reduces-backlog-of-veterans.../