Counseling Veteran Students Website

Web Site Helps College Counselors Aid Vets 05/27/09. The Department of Veterans Affairs has launched a new Web site to strengthen the connection between college and university mental health professionals and veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts studying on their campuses. The Web site, http://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/College, features recommended training for college and university counselors, with online modules including “Operation SAVE” for suicide prevention, “PTSD 101” and “Helping Students Who Drink Too Much.” It also will feature a resource list that will be updated regularly. DefenseLink