Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

Military bonds draw veterans to mental health jobs

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Team VCS

By Maria LaMagna (CNN) – Things probably should have turned out differently for Samantha Schilling. The stories she tells have dark beginnings and could have had, under different circumstances, dark endings — as so many stories for those in the military do. Schilling, … Continue reading →

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VA, Veteran Representatives Partner in Fully Developed Claims Process

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Team VCS

Filing Fully Developed Claims Reduces Processing Times to 110 days   WASHINGTON (Aug. 7, 2012) – The Department of Veterans Affairs hosted an event July 31 for 10 Veterans Service Organizations (VSO) to collaborate in VA’s effort to eliminate the … Continue reading →

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Sikh temple shooter was Army cast off, white supremacist

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Team VCS

Hate has no place in America. That goes double for the US Military. Our diversity is what makes us strong and has made us the greatest country on Earth. Each group has something to offer. Just look at our Olympic … Continue reading →

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Army to stop using forensic psychiatrists to evaluate soldiers diagnosed with PTSD

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Team VCS

  From The Seattle Time By Hal Brenton The Army no longer will use forensic psychiatrists to evaluate soldiers diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and under consideration for medical retirement, a change resulting from an investigation of a screening team … Continue reading →

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Congress Helps Families Harmed by Tainted at Camp Lejeune

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Team VCS

  From Stars and Stripes WASHINGTON — The day after Janey Ensminger would have celebrated her 36th birthday, the House of Representatives passed a historic bill in her honor that would help thousands of sick Marine veterans and their families … Continue reading →

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POTUS Signs Veterans Skills to Jobs Act into Law

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Team VCS

Great news for veterans. Thanks Congressman Walz, former CSM, and USARNG Ret. ——– From MinnPost.com By Devin Henry WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama signed U.S. Rep. Tim Walz’s Veterans Skills to Jobs Act into law on Monday. The House and … Continue reading →

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Senate Committee Report on For-Profit Colleges Condemns Costs and Practices

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Team VCS

From the New York Times By Tamar Lewin   Wrapping up a two-year investigation of for-profit colleges, SenatorTom Harkin will issue a final report on Monday — a voluminous, hard-hitting indictment of almost every aspect of the industry, filled with troubling statistics … Continue reading →

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Iraq And Afghanistan Veterans Urged Into Mental Health Treatment By Telephone Motivational Interviewing

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Team VCS

From Medical News Today A brief therapeutic intervention called motivational interviewing, administered over the telephone, was significantly more effective than a simple “check-in” call in getting Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans with mental health diagnoses to begin treatment for their conditions, in … Continue reading →

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Survey: Veterans valued but often misunderstood

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Team VCS

From the Spokesman-Review by Chelsea Bannach While Americans generally value and respect veterans, they also misunderstand them in some respects, a recently released survey found. The nearly 2.4 million post-9/11 veterans are viewed as national assets who are lauded by the … Continue reading →

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VCS Testifies Before DNC Platform Drafting Committee

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Team VCS

Cross-posted from disabledveterans.org DNC Platform Drafting Committee and Testimony As a part of our efforts to get veterans a square deal, this weekend we testified before this committee to make veteran’s concerns heard. We hope to make the same presentation … Continue reading →

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