
Alabama VA hosting town halls on veteran suicides
By Kenneth McGrath MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — Alabama faces the tragic reality of having one of the nation’s highest veteran suicide rates. According to the Alabama Department of Veteran Affairs, in 2020 152 veterans in Alabama took their own lives. Alabama is home to approximately

Veterans detox facility one step closer to opening
by: Nicolette Schleisman MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A local veterans group fighting to open a substance detox and residential treatment facility here in Mobile has won approval from the state to adjust the state health plan, a win in the path to opening the facility. Tuesday

Veterans Recovery Resources wins big victory towards opening detox facility in Mobile
MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — Veterans Recovery Resources, a local nonprofit group, won a big victory in Montgomery Tuesday. The Statewide Health Coordinating Council approved its request that will now help it open a detox facility in Mobile County. VRR plans to open a 34-bed inpatient detox

Veterans Recovery Resources fighting to open detox facility in Mobile
by: Nicolette Schleisman MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A local veterans group trying to expand its care is fighting to open a detox facility here in Mobile. Veterans Recovery Resources, a non-profit group, will be going to argue for the chance to open their own substance detox

Private health care provider looks to derail Springhill Avenue veterans clinic
Posted by Gabriel Tynes Veterans Recovery Resources (VRR), which has a widely-praised and nearly funded plan to open a residential detox and recovery center for veterans and first responders at the blighted Raphael Semmes School building on Springhill Avenue, is being challenged by a competing health

Veterans Recovery Resources faces roadblock in opening Mobile detox facility
MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WPMI) — A local non-profit organization that serves veterans is fighting to open a facility it says will help those battling addiction. Veterans Recovery Resources wants to open a 34-bed detox and residential treatment facility on Springhill Avenue. “We only have one mission

Local firefighter survives brush with death, now dedicated to helping others
MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WPMI) — NBC 15 is spotlighting the services provided by Veterans Recovery Resources in Mobile not only addressing the mental, emotional and spiritual issues of our veterans but also first responders and their families. A fire 11 years ago on Dauphin Island

Untold Stories: Helping veterans and first responders through difficult days
MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WPMI) — If you are a veteran or first responder and find yourself in need of help Veteran’s Recovery Resources in Mobile is providing that help. Tonight, we introduce you to one of the support specialists there.. who has turned his own life

Untold Stories: A local organization offering a lifeline to our local veterans
MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WPMI) — Veterans, we have learned, often have a tough time adjusting to civilian life after their years of service in the military. That’s where Veterans Recovery Resources comes in. It’s an organization whose mission is to heal wounds that are unseen. It