Tag Archives: mental health

Editorial Column: Fixing VA Health Care

Posted on December 1, 2008 by Team VCS

December 1, 2008 – As a physician who proudly serves our veterans of war, I was deeply saddened by the recent revelation of deceptive practices at the Department of Veterans Affairs in New York. A Newsday article reported that hundreds … Continue reading →

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Nov 23, Special Thanksgiving Message: Jeffrey Lucey and the Urgent Need for Mental Healthcare for All Our Veterans

Posted on November 23, 2008 by Team VCS

November 23, 2008 – This is the story of our son, Jeffrey Michael Lucey. This will be a brief account of what happened to him – especially after his return from the Iraq War. There is so much about him … Continue reading →

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Mental Health Charity Helping U.S. War Veterans Gets Boost

Posted on November 15, 2008 by Team VCS

November 11, 2008 – Major US mental health organizations pledged to offer volunteer help on Monday for a non-profit group that provides free counseling to US soldiers suffering from the psychological wounds of war. The growing number of veterans from … Continue reading →

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Helping Veterans Overcome Mental-Health Stigma

Posted on November 10, 2008 by Team VCS

November 10, 2008, Tucson, Arizona – This Veterans Day, we can do more than fly the flag and express our deep appreciation for sacrifices made during wartime. Thousands of veterans are in need of mental health and addiction services. The … Continue reading →

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Mental Health Needs of Veterans Are Stressing Out Buffalo VA

Posted on November 7, 2008 by Team VCS

November 7, 2008 – Dana Cushing is a disabled veteran who is supposed to receive an hour of counseling each week through the Buffalo VA. But she shares that hour of a psychologist’s time with 15 others in group therapy. … Continue reading →

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Alaska Native Veterans Dissatisfied with Health Services

Posted on October 31, 2008 by Team VCS

October 30, 2008 – Alaska Native veteran Walter Sampson wants to know why the U.S. government, and Veterans Affairs specifically, have not kept their promise to care for him and his veteran friends. “For the last 38 years I have … Continue reading →

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Oct 23, VA Expands Mental Health Outreach: VA To Deploy 50 New Mobile Counseling Centers Across America

Posted on October 23, 2008 by Team VCS

50 Motor Coaches to Bring Services Closer to Veterans October 22, 2008, Washington, DC – The first of a fleet of 50 new mobile counseling centers for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Vet Center program was put into service … Continue reading →

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Armed Forces in United Kingdom Facing ‘Explosion’ of Mental Illness

Posted on October 6, 2008 by Team VCS

October 5, 2008 – The Sunday Telegraph has learnt that ex-servicemen’s charities have seen a 53{cd9ac3671b356cd86fdb96f1eda7eb3bb1367f54cff58cc36abbd73c33c82e1d} increase in the number of veterans seeking help since 2005, a rate which threatens to “swamp” them within a few years. The Ministry of … Continue reading →

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Downrange Health Hazard? Military Faces Rare Pneumonia in Combat Zones

Posted on October 3, 2008 by Team VCS

October 2, 2008, Landstuhl, Germany – Military doctors are seeing a resurgence of a rare and sometimes fatal type of pneumonia that is striking young troops who started smoking while deployed downrange. In the past five months, six U.S. servicemembers … Continue reading →

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Fort Carson’s Mental Health Crisis Continues: Soldier, 35, an Apparent Suicide, Total At Least 17 at Post

Posted on September 25, 2008 by Team VCS

September 24, 2008, Fort Carson, CO – Fort Carson is mourning the loss of another soldier who committed suicide on the post. The soldier, a 35-year-old chaplain’s assistant from Milwaukee, died Monday apparently of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Fort Carson … Continue reading →

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