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VCS Book Review ~ The Tragic Impact of Bush’s Torture Order on Veterans and Survivors
None of Us Were Like This Before: American Soldiers and Torture Written by: Joshua E. S. Phillips March 3, 2011, Washington, DC (Veterans for Common Sense) – After suffering between 50 million and 70 million deaths, World War II also revealed … Continue reading
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Tagged ACLU, Afghanistan, American Civil Liberties Union, Civil Liberties Articles & News, mental health, The Geneva Convention, torture, Veterans, Veterans for Common Sense
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$28.7 Million Infusion Helps James A. Haley VA Medical Center Make Budget
VCS in the News: Long VA Delays Signal VA Needs More Funding, Staff October 2, 2011 (St. Petersburg Times) – The James A. Haley VA Medical Center closed out its tumultuous fiscal year Friday with a balanced budget after getting … Continue reading
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Impact of 10 Years of War
VCS Report Featured in Stars & Stipes Blog October 5, 2011, Washington, DC (Stars & Stripes) – Tomorrow marks the 10th year since the start of the Afghanistan War. The Iraq War began two and half years later. In that … Continue reading
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Newspaper Editorial: Overdue Aid for Veterans
Editorial Cites VCS / VUFT Appeal Court Opinion May 25, 2011, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (The Intelligencer Journal Editorial Board) – Eighteen veterans commit suicide every day. More than 1000 attempt suicide every month.Many of these veterans have pleaded for help … Continue reading
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Op-Ed: Veterans Deserve Better Treatment
Column by “The Watchdog” Mentions VCS / VUFT Lawsuit Victory May 25, 2011, Allentown, Pennsylvania (Morning Call) – As Memorial Day approaches, there is new hope the federal government will improve the care it offers military veterans. A federal appeals … Continue reading
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Tagged backlog, mental health, VA Claims Crisis
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Report Reveals Sexual Assaults at Veterans Facilities
June 7, 2011 (USA Today) – There were 284 cases of alleged, attempted or confirmed sex assaults at Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities from January 2007 to last July, according to a government investigation report released Tuesday. Men and … Continue reading
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The Best Medicine Just Might Be a Job
November 20, 2011 (New York Times) – I began my psychiatry residency at a community mental health center. The director liked to put trainees in their place. He’d trade any of us, he said, for a good employment counselor. Medication … Continue reading
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VCS in the News: Over 700,000 New Vets Seek Health Care, Half with Mental Problems
VCS Releases “Iraq and Afghanistan War Impact Report” October 3, 2011, Washington, DC (TIME Magazine) – Nearly three-quarters of a million veterans back from Iraq and Afghanistan who are now out of the military have sought medical care from the … Continue reading
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VCS Releases Updated War Statistics
VCS Releases “Iraq and Afghanistan War Impact Report,” VA Confirms Nearly 712,000 Iraq and Afghanistan War Veteran Patients October 1, 2011 (VCS Exclusive) – In an effort to document the severe and escalating human and financial consequences of the Iraq … Continue reading
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Veterans Groups Brace for Disability Claims Hearing
November 22, 2011 (Wall Street Journal) – Veterans groups preparing for court hearing that could have a major impact on how disability appeals are handled. The Ninth Circuit agreed last week to rehear an earlier decision that placed the Department … Continue reading
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