MAKE THE CONNECTION:|
Make the Connection is directly owned, facilitated, and funded by the US Department of Veterans Affairs. The VA launched it in 2011 to help Veterans recognize mental health challenges they may be experiencing and encourage them to seek support.
Choosing to keep MakeTheConnection.net separate from the .gov VA website was an intentional decision made in an effort to include Veterans who may not be eligible for VA services or have had negative experiences at VA in the past. MakeTheConnection.net has a VA link at the bottom of the page, and the VA.gov site includes Make the Connection resources, but the two sites are independent of each other.