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Unemployment is a special challenge for veterans
They say that civilian employers don’t always appreciate their skills and maturity, and that a focus on PTSD and brain injuries has stigmatized those who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan. By David Zucchino, Los Angeles Times April 25, 2012, 4:54 … Continue reading
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Veterans’ mental health treatment not as timely as contended
By Gregg Zoroya, USA TODAY An internal investigation at the Department of Veterans Affairs released Monday says tens of thousands of veterans waited far longer last year to receive mental health treatment than what the VA contends. An inspector general found … Continue reading
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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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Pressure to reduce VA disability claims may cause more delays, advocates warn
By Steve Vogel From the Washington Post With the Department of Veterans Affairs facing a growing backlog of more than 900,000 disability claims, advocates for veterans warned Wednesday that pressure by the VA to reduce the numbers will increase the … Continue reading
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Recruitment ads by for-profit colleges targeted
JUSTIN POPE WASHINGTON Where do for-profit colleges get the money they spend on all those highway billboards and television and radio ads? Mostly from the government, at least indirectly. Federal money, most of it through the financial aid that students … Continue reading
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Army Refines Medical Management of Concussion
By Cheryl Pellerin American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, April 18, 2012 – Over the past 20 months, the Army has been working to refine the way it tracks and treats the most common form of battlefield brain injuries — … 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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Veterans push to get job credit for military experience
By Mackenzie Carpenter, Molly Born Pittsburgh Post-Gazette staff When is a combat medic no longer a skilled medical professional? When is a tank driver no longer qualified to operate heavy equipment? When is a troop division commander too inexperienced to … Continue reading
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Weak economy, lack of opportunities have returning vets fighting for jobs
Military service is synonymous with sacrifice. But for many troops coming home to Western Pennsylvania from Iraq, Afghanistan or elsewhere — what some officials have called “the coming tsunami” of veterans looking for work in a fragile job market — … Continue reading
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A Veteran’s Death, the Nation’s Shame
VCS Staff Quoted ———— From the New York Times Nicholas D. Kristof HERE’S a window into a tragedy within the American military: For every soldier killed on the battlefield this year, about 25 veterans are dying by their own hands. … Continue reading
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