Vet-to-Vet Cafe: In -Person and Online
A Conversation about Veterans’ Mental Health & The Power of Community -
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Join our hybrid Vet-to-Vet Café to hear from Wendy McClinton, CEO for Black Veterans for Social Justice, lnc., and Dr. Annie L. Suggs, President of the National Association of Black Military Women, Brooklyn Chapter about resources centered around improving health and wellness. We're thrilled that NY 08 Green & Gold Congressional Aide Jonah Warner, from the Office of Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, will be co-moderating this session alongside our MJHS Veterans Program Manager.
Discussion Topics:
- Resources available, including the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program
- New research correlating Veterans living with TBI or PTSD & dementia
- A policy & New York State legislative updates
- How strong Veteran communities help improve self-worth
Please let us know if you will be attending in person or virtually.
- In-person location: Shirley Chisholm Building, 55 Hanson Place, Brooklyn, NY 11217 3rd Floor Conference Room