September is Suicide Prevention Month, an especially important time to focus on helping veterans and their families who struggle with mental health. In the United States, veterans account for a disproportionate number of suicide cases, making it crucial to raise...
Thomas Buffington is a disabled U.S. Air Force veteran who served his country honorably for over nine years. Mr. Buffington suffers from service-related tinnitus and was awarded disability compensation after being honorably discharged. He was recalled to active duty...
Concerned Veterans for America Foundation has been utilizing our Believe in Veterans philosophy to help mobilize veterans and their communities to welcome and support arriving Afghans who were key US partners in our efforts there for the last two decades. As the US...
For many veterans, the strain of combat doesn’t get left behind on the battlefield. It follows them home, haunting and threatening their transition to civilian life. Post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health issues manifest in many ways, including...
By Jordon Daniel, CVA Foundation coalitions director In the summer of 2010, I was looking for something I felt was missing in my life. I had recently left the U.S. Navy and was transitioning back into civilian life. As is the case for many veterans, returning to the...
By John Byrnes, Foundation Director A few years back, when Concerned Veterans for America Foundation was just getting started, a colleague recommended that I look at the Travis Manion Foundation. He thought their vision for veterans might be like ours. A few months...
