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Army Suicide Rates Soar Since Start Of Afghanistan And Iraq Wars

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Team VCS

March 8, 2012 (Business and Health) – The Army suicide rate has soared since the beginning of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, according to a new study. The number of army suicides increased by 80 percent between 2004 and 2008, … Continue reading →

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Sick soldiers: Symptoms exist but the diagnosis unclear

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Team VCS

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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Vets’ jobless rate takes big drop in February

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Team VCS

  By Rick Maze – Staff writer-Army Times Posted : Friday Mar 9, 2012 9:30:24 ESt Programs aimed at helping Iraq and Afghanistan veterans find jobs may be paying off, as the federal government reported a dramatic drop in the … Continue reading →

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Wal-Mart Therapy Tried as Pentagon Copes With Traumatized Troops

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Team VCS

  By Gopal Ratnam and Michelle Fay Cortez – Mar 7, 2012 11:00 PM C No one knows better than Connie Chapman that almost 150 years since troops came home with “soldier’s heart” after the Civil War, the U.S. military … Continue reading →

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Madigan team reversed 285 PTSD diagnoses, Sen. Murray says

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Team VCS

The Army has identified 285 Madigan Army Medical Center patients whose PTSD diagnoses were reversed by a forensic psychiatric screening team whose actions are now under investigation. By Hal Bernton Seattle Times staff reporter The Army Medical Command has identified … Continue reading →

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For Veterans With Post-Traumatic Stress, Pain Killers Carry Risks

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Team VCS

From the NYTIMES.com ATWAR blog By JAMES DAO Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder are more likely to be prescribed opioid pain killers than other veterans with pain problems and more likely to use the opioids in risky ways, according to … Continue reading →

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Army focuses on traumatic brain injuries Army focuses on traumatic brain injuries Army focuses on traumatic brain injuries

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Team VCS

March 5, 2012 By Ben Sherman, Fort Sill Dr. Bart Winter, Fort Sill Traumatic Brain Injury clinic physician, examines a “H.E.A.D.S. UP Warrior” banner that lists the signs of a concussion with Dr. Jason Albano, TBI neuropsychologist, and Public Health … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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