Mastery of Self has a goal to create a space that meet the needs of Veterans who feel isolated or lonely
Dr. Alan Teo, a psychiatrist at the VA Portland Health Care System, led a study along with Dr. Somnath Saha, a staff physician at VA Portland and a co-author of the study. Its main conclusions were that many patients were experiencing depression and loneliness.
“Humans are social beings, and connection to others is part of what buoys us in a stressful world,” Saha says.
We’re now shining light on the importance of paying attention to loneliness within that important patient population.”
RESOURCES IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING SOCIAL ISOLATION AND/OR LONELINESS
If you or someone you know is in crisis, call the Veteran crisis line Available 24/7:
Dial 988 then Press 1, chat live, or text 838255.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), or text the Crisis Text Line (text HELLO to 741741).
