Veterans Counselors Have Opportunity To Collaborate

Mental health providers and substance use disorder counselors are coming together to share information between those who may work with veterans in the community.

Veteran, Veteran Care, Veteran Hospital, VA Drazen Zigic

The Martinsburg VA Medical Center Mental Health Program is hosting a community mental health and substance use disorder summit virtually and in person.

On Friday, April 19 at the Martinsburg VA Medical Center, health professionals will gather to discuss treatment methods and interventions for veterans suffering from mental illness or substance use disorder.

The event will bring together mental health providers and substance use disorder counselors to share information and provide educational tools to those who may work with veterans in the community.

According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, more than one in 10 veterans have been diagnosed with a substance use disorder.

Participants wishing to earn their Continued Medical Education (CME) certification will need to email Theresa Crawford at theresa.crawford@va.gov.

Those who will not be earning a certification are not required to register.

Appalachia Health News is a project of West Virginia Public Broadcasting with support from Marshall Health.

Author: Emily Rice

Emily has been with WVPB since December 2022 and is the Appalachia Health News Reporter, based in Charleston. She has worked in several areas of journalism since her graduation from Marshall University in 2016, including work as a reporter, photographer, videographer and managing editor for newsprint and magazines. Before coming to WVPB, she worked as the features editor of the Bluefield Daily Telegraph, the managing editor of West Virginia Executive Magazine and as an education reporter for The Cortez Journal in Cortez, Colorado.

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