Mental Health Town Hall Focused on Veterans

Veterans in North Carolina have a suicide rate 2.5 times higher than non-veterans. ncIMPACT explores the challenges and solutions impacting our service members with experts from our state government, the business sector, and the nonprofit community. Watch this episode to learn about programs helping give veterans the tools they need to improve their mental health.

Moderator: Anita Brown-Graham , ncIMPACT Initiative

Panelists:

• Chris Ford , Stop Soldier Suicide
• Andrea Allard , North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
• Scott A Doak, MBA, SPHR , UNC Health

Featured Partners:

• UNC THRIVE Program
• Veterans Life Center, Butner

The transition from service to civilian life can feel chaotic and stressful. The Veterans Life Center in Butner, North Carolina offers veterans a place to come where they can relax, focus on themselves, and get the healing they need so they can go on to find their personally satisfying place in civil society. It's a model for offering our heroes the step up they need. Learn more about this program and other efforts to support veterans' mental health.

Thank you to everyone who participated in this important discussion, sharing new perspectives and offering insightful questions to our panelists. This series of mental health town hall events is made possible through our partnership with PBS North Carolina and with support from UNC Health. Watch the series in September on Friday evenings at 7:30 PM on PBS North Carolina. Each episode will appear on the ncIMPACT episode feed beginning on the date it premieres on PBS NC.

Premiere Dates:

• September 1: Mental Health Town Hall Focused on Youth and Young Adults
• September 8: Mental Health Town Hall Focused on Veterans
• September 15: Mental Health Town Hall Focused on Older Adults
• September 22: Mental Health Town Hall Focused on People Impacted by the Justice System

Partnering to Improve Mental Health in NC

Learn about Carolina Across 100's "Our State, Our Wellbeing." This second program of Carolina Across 100 was launched by the ncIMPACT Initiative and the UNC Suicide Prevention Institute, partnering with North Carolina communities to improve mental health and prevent suicide. Fifteen teams from 24 counties were recently selected to participate in this program.

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