Dr. David La Pointe
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Need Immediate Help: Suicide Prevention Hotline
* Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)

August 2026 Highlights
* National Wellness Month * Medicalert Month * Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness
* Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month * National Dog Month
* National Back To School Month
* National Health Center Week (2-8) * International Assistance Dog week (2-8)
World Lung Cancer Day (1) * American Family Day (2)
* National Night Out (4) * Assistance Dog Day (4) * Coast Guard Birthday (4)
* Hiroshima Day (6) * Purple Heart Day (7) * Annual Perseid Meteor Shower Peak Night (9) * Navajo Code Talkers Day (14) * National Airborne Day (16) * National Fajita Day (18) * World Breast Cancer Research Day (18) * Health Unit Coordinators Day (23) * National Dog Day (26) * National Women’s Equality Day (26)
* Health Care Benefits Overview 2026
* South Texas Area Veterans Resources Phone Numbers
* Veterans Assistance Organizations
* STVHCS Mental Health Recovery Services
* VA Military Sexual Trauma (MST) Assistance Resources
* VA Military Sexual Trauma (MST) Information
* VA Same Day Mental Health Options
* Behavioral/Mental Health Resources
* Common Reactions After Trauma
* Learn to recognize emotional Red Flags
* List of Support Groups
* PTSD: National Center for PTSD
* VA Added 25 New Health Care Facilities – Find One Near You
* Knowledge is power: Free online mental health courses
* Red Cross Military and Veteran Caregiver Network (Caregivers of all eras, all relations, across all locations)