Lyssa Losa - Veterans' Health Advocate

If you were unable to watch the livestream of the VFW Commander-in-Chief’s testimony this morning, you still can! Visit the link below to watch it in its entirety, as well as the testimonies from other VSOs on the Hill.

https://www.veterans.senate.gov/2024/3/legislative-presentation-of-veterans-of-foreign-wars-of-the-united-states-multi-vsos-pva-wwp-nasdva-mrc-bsf-iava-bva-swan-sva-amvets

Watch this morning’s testimony by the Commander-in-Chief of the Veterans of Foreign War at https://www.veterans.senate.gov/

For our last (but most certainly not least) meeting of Day 2 of the Washington Conference, we met with the office of my representative, Congressman Michael McCaul, to discuss the VFW’s policy priorities. Thank you to your office for your continued support of the Veterans of Texas’ 10th congressional district.

Always thankful to be able to speak to the office of the former Attorney General of Texas and U.S. Senator John Cornyn about the VFW’s policy priorities, including the Guard VA Act and how it can peripherally aid in preventing Veteran su***des.

Incredibly humbled to have had the time to meet and speak with U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar to discuss the VFW’s policy priority issues this afternoon. Thank you to your whole office for your continued support of our nation’s Veterans.

Thank you to the office of Congressman Tony Gonzales for hosting us, listening to the VFW’s policy priorities, and supporting your Veterans!

This afternoon, we were humbled to stop into Congressman Roger Williams’ office to discuss the VFW’s policy priorities. Thank you for hosting us and you to Congressman Pete Sessions and his office for hosting us and supporting your Veteran constituents!

Thank you to Congressman Pete Sessions and his office for hosting us and listening to the VFW’s policy priorities. Words can not describe how amazingly cool and humbling it was to spend time this afternoon having genuine conversation about Veteran’s issues.

Thank you to Rep. Pat Fallon’s Office for hosting us and listening to the VFW’s policy priorities.

Thank you to Congressman Troy Nehls’ Office for taking the time to meet with us today to discuss the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) ‘s legislative priorities and how these policies could improve the health and lives of our servicemen and women.

Everyone is familiar with "22 a day", but few are familiar with how the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' Annual Su***de Prevention Report in its current form might prevent actionable change and strategic intervention efforts. In this article, I discuss my personal experiences with Veteran su***de while serving in the US Army, how the social determinants of health play into the Veteran su***de epidemic, and how the "Not Just a Number" Act can change the game.

Next week, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and Student Veterans of America will be on Capitol Hill reaching out to our elected officials; Join us in making a difference by reaching out to those who represent you and telling them that this matters!

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If you do not have somewhere to go to escape the cold, the VFW is open as a warming center! Stay warm!

Community Notice: A warming center will be available based on the weather conditions. The center will be open from 8 p.m. tonight until noon on Saturday. It will reopen from 8 p.m. on Saturday until noon on Sunday. The warming center is at the VFW, 794 North Harvey Mitchell Parkway in Bryan.

For more information or to volunteer, call 979-823-0550. The Community Action Coalition of Brazos County is sponsoring the center.

As promised, the recording of the Veteran Su***de Prevention Town Hall is here, as well as links to resources and to request a letter sent on your behalf! Once again, thank you for fighting the good fight and showing your support for those who have served.

To view the Town Hall, visit: https://lnkd.in/gZwPq_GT (Access Password: 0*s )

To view the information sheet from the Town Hall, visit:
https://lnkd.in/gqJMkX2c

And to request a letter sent to your elected officials, visit:
https://lnkd.in/gMZrseeV

Thank you so much to everyone who came out to the Town Hall or attended virtually through Zoom!

If you missed out tonight, it’s no problem! Once I get the recording, I will share that along with the one-pager and the letter request form! Watch the conversation we had, and submit a letter request and I will send a letter on your behalf to your elected officials in the House and Senate!

Stay tuned!

TODAY is my Town Hall meeting to discuss Veteran Su***de Prevention! Attend in person Texas A&M University's Memorial Student Center Room 1401 or on Zoom at https://tamu.zoom.us/j/94843969474 from 4:30-6:30PM!
See you there, and thanks for helping fight the good fight!