Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

Veterans, VA split over mental health expansion

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Team VCS

  By Kevin Freking – The Associated Press Posted : Saturday Mar 3, 2012 15:03:31 EST WASHINGTON — Two years after Congress passed a high-profile law to improve health care for military veterans, lawmakers and advocates are again raising alarms … Continue reading →

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Hotline available for soldiers, veterans over PTSD evaluations

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Team VCS

The Army Medical Command has established a hotline for soldiers and veterans who have been screened by forensic psychiatric teams since 2007 as part of the evaluation for medical retirement. By Hal Bernton Seattle Times staff reporter The Army Medical … Continue reading →

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Veteran Suicide Rates – Accuracy is the Key to Improving Resources

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Team VCS

  Veteran Suicide Rates – Accuracy is the Key to Improving Resources by Levi Newman on March 3, 2012   An agreement between Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki and 49 U.S. states could provide more consistent data on the suicide rates among veterans. … Continue reading →

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VA Aims to Get Better Data on Veterans Suicide Rates

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Team VCS

February 28, 2012 (Marine Corps Times) – Better data on suicide rates among veterans could be available by summer under an agreement forged between Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki and 49 states. The figure often noted in press reports and … Continue reading →

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Rebuilding Purpose Through Community Service

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Team VCS

Feburary 24, 2012 (VA.gov) – Many veterans struggle to find the same purpose at home as they found in the mission, camaraderie and structure of the military. Life as an active duty service member is a total commitment of self … Continue reading →

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Summit Seeks to Ease Retraining for Troops Entering Civilian Workforce

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Team VCS

February 22, 2012 (Stars and Stripes) – Business leaders and veterans advocates say state licensing and certification rules are a crippling obstacle for troops seeking post-military careers, and the problem will worsen if solutions aren’t found soon. Defense officials have … Continue reading →

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Time for a Federal Veterans Court

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Team VCS

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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Veteran Who Called Suicide Line Offered Counseling to Avoid Charges

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Team VCS

February 27, 2012 (Washington Post) – Sean Duvall, the Navy veteran charged with fabricating a homemade gun after calling a suicide hotline last year, would avoid prosecution if he completes court-mandated counseling under an agreement reached in federal court Monday. … Continue reading →

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Veterans Fight for Jobs They Left Behind

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Team VCS

Battles and setbacks follow return to civilian posts, despite federal law. February 27, 2012 (Star Tribune) –  Michael Schutz came back to Truman, Minn., after being deployed to Kuwait with the Navy and expected to strap on his gun belt, … Continue reading →

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Veterans Learn Tools of Business

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Team VCS

February 28, 2012 (The Advocate) – Sitting at desks in a Lod Cook Hotel conference room on Sunday, 11 military veterans were armed with a new set of weapons — laptops, pamphlets and PowerPoint slides. From across the country, the … Continue reading →

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