Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

Military, NFL team up to reduce shared stigma about concussions

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Team VCS

By RICK MAESE The Washington Post Published: June 15, 2012 Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald is one of several current and former NFL players who have partnered with the military to try to change the way both players and troops … Continue reading →

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Health Net Federal Services Launches Veteran and Military Spouse Employment Initiative

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Team VCS

From marketwatch.com   ARLINGTON, Va., Jun 14, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — In an effort to help reduce Veteran unemployment, Health Net Federal Services, LLC, part of the Government Contracts segment of Health Net, Inc. HNT +3.00{cd9ac3671b356cd86fdb96f1eda7eb3bb1367f54cff58cc36abbd73c33c82e1d} , today announced the launch of the … Continue reading →

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Suicides No. 2 cause of death in military

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Team VCS

From USA Today By Gregg Zoroya Photo By Rafiq Maqbool, AP Since 2010, suicide has outpaced traffic accidents, heart disease, cancer, homicide and all other forms of death in the military besides combat, the report says. One in four non-combat … Continue reading →

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VA clinicians offer guidelines for treating combat vets

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Team VCS

From the modern Physician By Rich Daly Posted: June 13, 2012 – 10:45 am ET A newly published review of the healthcare needs of recent combat veterans aims to help public and private providers who care for them. A group of … Continue reading →

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Vets Lost in Translation: From the Battlefield to the Office

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Team VCS

    From Time’s Battleland blog By NATE RAWLINGS Read more: http://battleland.blogs.time.com/2012/06/12/lost-in-translation-from-the-battlefield-to-the-office/#ixzz1xmsaFDPvPicture a young man who joined the military shortly after high school. As an infantryman, he shipped out several times over the past decade to a faraway country (sometimes to more … Continue reading →

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Report: Hiring veterans is good business

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Team VCS

From Stars and Stripes By Leo Shane   WASHINGTON – Lawmakers and White House officials for months have been espousing the virtues of hiring veterans, saying they make exemplary civilian employees. Now, a new study suggests that companies are getting … Continue reading →

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Options expand for wounded as more heal PTSD with alternative treatments

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Team VCS

From Stars and Stripes By Matthew Burke     Army Sgt. Angel Morrow watched as countless Marines and soldiers she knew were killed or maimed by improvised explosive devices in Afghanistan   The woman they called “Momma Medic,” the medical … Continue reading →

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Suicides Outpacing War Deaths for Troops

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Team VCS

From the New York Times By TIMOTHY WILLIAMS Published: June 8, 2012 The suicide rate among the nation’s active-duty military personnel has spiked this year, eclipsing the number of troops dying in battle and on pace to set a record annual … Continue reading →

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Military Suicide Rate Surges To Nearly One Per Day This Year

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Team VCS

  From the Huffington Post by Robert Burns WASHINGTON — Suicides are surging among America’s troops, averaging nearly one a day this year – the fastest pace in the nation’s decade of war. The 154 suicides for active-duty troops in … Continue reading →

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June is PTSD Awareness Month

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Team VCS

   Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a mental health problem that can occur after someone goes through a traumatic event like war, assault, or disaster.  This month is PTSD Awareness Month, and the Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs are raising awareness about the problem, … Continue reading →

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