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A Lagging Indicator
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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Veterans Department to Increase Mental Health Staffing
Lawsuit mentioned ———– By JAMES DAO Published: April 19, 2012 The Department of Veterans Affairs will announce on Thursday that it plans to hire about 1,600 additional psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers and other mental health clinicians in an effort to … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, backlog, mental health, VA Claims Crisis
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Fort Bragg recommends changes to Warrior Transition Battalion based on inspection findings
VCS Executive Director Patrick Bellon Quoted —– From the Fayetteville Observer by Greg Barnes,Staff Writer An inspection of Fort Bragg’s battalion for wounded soldiers found that the post needs to do a better job of selecting and training the battalion’s … Continue reading
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Vet heard voices, sought help — and was sent home
VCS Executive Director quoted and our lawsuit is discussed. —— Article by: MARK BRUNSWICK , Star Tribune Updated: April 16, 2012 – 11:45 AM As 1 in 3 Iraq vets seek mental health care, VA faces criticism over delays and … Continue reading
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Please Support Veterans For Common Sense
Thank you for visiting our site. At Veterans for Common Sense we need your support. We hope you are visiting us because you read about our lawsuit against the VA in this weekend’s New York Times. Feel free to take … Continue reading
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VCS in the News- After the War: PTSD and Veterans’ Care
BATTEN: Matthew Letterman came home from the Gulf War in 1991, but in some ways, he says, he never really left Iraq. LETTERMAN: I left a piece of myself over there. You know, I would like to either go there … Continue reading
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Sick soldiers: Symptoms exist but the diagnosis unclear
by Kelly Gustafsonand Kristen KellarMarch 08, 2012 Benjamin Kesling/MEDILL Burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan burn 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Dust storms may also be to blame for health ailments. Courtesy of Octal/Flickr Produced by … Continue reading
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Time for a Federal Veterans Court
Read for an in-depth look at recent incident with suicidal veteran. VCS quoted. Posted: 02/28/2012 10:45 am On February 12, the Roanoke Times reported the arrest of Sean Duvall for carrying a firearm — a crude gun he had made … Continue reading
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US Military Suicides High –VCS Stats used
From the Global Post US military suicides high even as wars wind down The military has finally admitted to the problem, but hasn’t been able to curb the Michael MoranFebruary 10, 2012 Some soldiers who survived the war have … Continue reading
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VCS in the News. Preliminary Impact Report.
Iraq War Lives on as Second-Costliest U.S. Conflict Fuels Debt 2011-12-27 05:00:29.0 GMT By Mike Dorning Dec. 27 (Bloomberg) — The war in Iraq is officially over. The costs will go on. Eight years of dodging improvised explosive devices, repelling … Continue reading
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