VA Makes the Connection

APWU is partnering with the Veterans Administration to introduce Make The Connection, a public awareness campaign that connects veterans, their friends and family members with information, resources and solutions to issues affecting their lives.

The campaign offers VA-approved treatment and resources. It also provides hundreds of video testimonials from veterans who overcame various conditions and traumas, and offers information on how to recognize symptoms and where to seek treatment.

Make the Connection offers assistance on improving relationships with friends and loved ones, preparing for deployment and transitioning from service, and dealing with the death of family and friends. It also offers assistance with job and employment issues, financial and legal matters, homelessness, physical injuries, chronic pain, spiritual concerns, retirement and aging, substance and alcohol abuse, anxiety, depression, anger, post-traumatic stress disorder and many other mental and physical health issues that afflict veterans.

“The Veterans Administration may have gotten this one right,” said APWU Human Relations Director Sue Carney. “ Make the Connection is by far the VA’s most comprehensive web-based resource to date. It’s connecting veterans in need with veterans who understand. It’s allowing veterans to ‘connect’ with tools, to conduct self-assessments, and to obtain useful information from the comfort of their home — without the hassle that often accompanies VA appointments. Make the Connection is assisting veterans to manage the issues they are facing and helps find solutions for improving their lives.” Make the Connection offers assistance on improving relationships with friends and loved ones, preparing for deployment and transitioning from service, and dealing with the death of family and friends. It also offers assistance with job and employment issues, financial and legal matters, homelessness, physical injuries, chronic pain, spiritual concerns, retirement and aging, substance and alcohol abuse, anxiety, depression, anger, post-traumatic stress disorder and many other mental and physical health issues that afflict veterans.

The APWU is committed to supporting the men and women who have served our nation and ensuring they have access to the benefits and services they have earned. Help us make the connection with our veterans, their friends and family. Please post, distribute, and publish this information.