I hope this newsletter reaches all of you after a safe and meaningful holiday season. In 2019, we passed a milestone of having served over 1,500 veterans and family members since our opening and we are honored to be entrusted with this role. We are grateful to those who donated to the clinic last year through personal donations, Facebook drives, and North Texas Giving Day. Along with Cohen Veterans Network (CVN), you are helping our clinic with sustainability for the years to come.

Over the past year, our outreach team attended many local events as well as spread the message about our CVN Telehealth services in Abilene and Wichita Falls, Texas. We traveled to New York for an annual meeting and hosted national CVN staff several times. We sought to elevate care and take on the challenge of suicide prevention. Our staff has engaged in numerous trainings including #StopOne Talk Saves Lives, Controlled Access to Lethal Means (CALM) with Military Veteran Peer Network, and National Center for Veterans Studies’ Crisis Response Planning.

As we look ahead, we have much to be excited about. Look for an announcement soon of our collaboration with several area organizations to increase awareness and access to care in the DFW area. We are also building a community room to allow hosting of community events for those serving veterans and their families. Last, we are excited to embark on our first formal research project at the clinic with the University of Texas at Dallas. This is a multi-site study on innovative treatments for combat-related PTSD. The clinic is in the final stages of launching the project. 

We have had many successes, but the work is not done. You can help. Reach out if you’re struggling. Tell a friend we are here. My hope for 2020 is that anyone who needs care can get it—we are here to answer the call.