
Navigating CHAMP VA & Bridging Gaps in Veteran Mental Health
- S4E77
- 1:06:31
- March 11th 2025
Donna welcomes veteran Lucas Predmore to discuss CHAMP VA, a vital healthcare program for veteran families. Lucas shares his journey from Army service to founding ValorWell,org which addresses mental health care gaps for veterans.
Key Topics:
- Understanding CHAMP VA and veteran family healthcare.
- Lucas Predmore’s transition to mental health advocacy.
- Challenges in accessing veteran healthcare.
- How ValorWell improves mental health services.
https://www.valorwell.org/
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Beyond The Frontline
Beyond the Frontline tackles topics relating to transitioning from the Frontline to the Homefront. Your host, Donna Hoffmeyer is a 21-year retired Air Force nurse; with a career that spanned from nursing, flight nursing, education, training, readiness, and policy. Donna has a master’s degree in Sport Science and has co-authored her first book, Warrior to Patriot Citizen; focusing on ensuring service members are prepared for transition well before transition occurs. She also has her own blog, Taking Off The Armor, focused on all issues before, during and after transition and after retirement, as well as, a multifaceted business, REBel LLC, focused on veteran transition mentorship, consulting, and publishing her own work.

Donna is a 21-year retired Air Force nurse; with a career that spanned from nursing, flight nursing, education, training, readiness, and policy. Donna has a master’s degree in Sport Science and has co-authored her first book, Warrior to Patriot Citizen; focusing on ensuring service members are prepared for transition well before transition occurs. She also has her own blog, Taking Off The Armor, focused on all issues before, during and after transition and after retirement, as well as, a multifaceted business, REBel LLC, focused on veteran transition mentorship, consulting, and publishing her own work.