Description
The MHA for Veterans app allows you to take a variety of mental health assessments from the comfort and convenience of home. You can complete assessments assigned by your provider and receive scores and feedback in real time on a smartphone, tablet, or computer.
MHA for Veterans is not intended to be a replacement for traditional therapy.
Features:
- Complete assessments assigned by your VA care team.
- View completed assessments, results, and feedback from your VA care team.
- Graph completed assignments over time.
- Access information about mental health conditions.
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Frequently Asked Questions
To complete an assessment using a direct link, select the link provided in the email or text notification you received. This will take you directly to the assessment, where you can complete and submit your responses without logging in.
To complete an assessment using the Patient Portal, you must log in using your secure logon credentials (Login.gov, ID.me, DS Logon Level 2 (Premium) or My HealtheVet Premium). Select the Due tab on the home screen. Find the assessment in the list and select Complete to begin the assessment or select Resume to continue working on an assessment you have previously started and saved. A list of questions will appear asking for information related to the specific mental health condition you and your VA provider are monitoring. To complete the questions, select a response, then select Next. Continue this process until you come to the end of the questionnaire. Once you have completed the questions, select Submit or review your responses and edit them if needed. Once the assessment has been submitted, it will be scored, saved, and available to your provider. A confirmation page will appear, which may include scored results of your assessment.
Within the Patient Portal, select the Completed tab on the home screen to view all your completed assessments. You will see the number of completed assignments next to the tab name. The number of completed assessments with new feedback from your provider will be displayed in the section header. Select View to the right of an assessment to view the completed details page. Once you have viewed the completed details page for an assessment, it will be considered reviewed and will not appear in the new count.
If you are in crisis, select Crisis Support from anywhere in the app for help finding the resources you need.
If you need any help or technical assistance using the MHA for Veterans app, dial 1-877-470-5947 to speak with a VA representative.