• Battle Buddy Salute! (Veterans Day Session)

    The VDVS Peer Services Director, Jamie Staten, will host a special Veterans Day session on Cabana: A place to honor those who served and remember those we lost. Veterans Day can bring up a lot at once. Some of those battle buddies are still a phone call away. Others we carry with us in a […]

  • “This We’ll Defend!” Veteran Support and Self-Care

    Jamie M. Staten, Peer Services Director for the Virginia Department of Veteran Services, addresses the needs of veterans by providing a relaxed and confidential environment in which to share past military and current transitional experiences with other veterans.  This format is designed to foster support for members by improving self-reliance, self-advocacy, and by encouraging each […]