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New VA Program Combats Veteran Loneliness

By Jacqueline Froelich

Published December 2, 2022 at 1:32 PM CST

The Compassionate Contact Corps is at about 80 Veterans Affairs facilities in the U.S.

The Compassionate Contact Corps, a new "social prescription" program deployed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, matches Veterans experiencing loneliness or social isolation with volunteers trained to ease such conditions. We attend a national media roundtable hosted by USDVA to learn more.

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Jacqueline Froelich

Jacqueline Froelich is an investigative reporter and news producer for <i>Ozarks at Large.</i>

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