Category Archives: VCS In The News

Court Rejects Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans’ Demand for Better VA Care

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Patrick

VCS lawsuit in the news  – From the Daily Beast by Jamie Reno The plaintiffs in the case of Veterans for Common Sense v. Eric K. Shinsekithought they had a sure winner on their hands. Filed by veterans’ rights groups in … Continue reading →

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VCS ED on BBC News Hour

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Patrick

This weekend in addition to a Friday live interview VCS ED Patrick Bellon was featured in an interview on the BBC Newshour. This interview was only the latest round in our efforts to bring attention to the plight facing our … Continue reading →

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Army Wants PTSD Clinicians to Stop Screening for Fakers

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Patrick

VCS ED quoted. —- By Katie Drummond Email Author April 23, 2012 | 3:38 pm |   After a spate of controversies over inaccurate PTSD diagnosis techniques, the Army has released new guidelines meant to prevent doctors from screening for “malingerers,” who are … Continue reading →

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VA Struggles To Provide Vets With Mental Health Care

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Patrick

VCS Executive Director Patrick Bellon on NPR Discussing Veterans Mental Health    FROM NPR By Larry Abramson   Listen to interview here Over the past five years, the Department of Veterans Affairs says, the number of former service members seeking … Continue reading →

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A Lagging Indicator

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Patrick

Time Magazine credits VCS-VUFT Lawsuit with decision to increase mental health staff.   —–   By MARK THOMPSON From Time’s Battleland Blog Even as the pace of war, and the number of Americans waging it, is falling, their need for mental-health … Continue reading →

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