Tag Archives: mental health

First Defendants Graduate from L.A. County Veterans Court

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Team VCS

March 27, 2012 (LA Times) – The first seven graduates of the Veterans Court in Los Angeles County will be honored Tuesday morning after undergoing mental health treatment and regularly appearing before a judge. The court, like others in Orange … Continue reading →

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Secretary of the Army John McHugh says in Fort Bragg visit that PTSD reversals uncommon-VCS registers our disagreement

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Team VCS

Staff photo by Marcus Castro [+] click to enlarge Secretary of the Army John McHugh answers questions Tuesday after a two-day visit to Fort Bragg. At left are Lt. Gen. Frank Helmick and Lt. Gen. John Mulholland. By Greg Barnes … Continue reading →

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Survey Gives Glimpse Into Minds of Recent Veterans

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Team VCS

By JAMES DAO The 2012 edition of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America’s annual survey of its members came out on Monday. The largest such survey by the group to date, its results provide some interesting insights into what’s on the minds of … Continue reading →

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Iraq, Afghanistan Veterans Push Back Against Stereotype of ‘Crazy Vet’

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Team VCS

March 20, 2012 (chron) – The shooting massacre of Afghan civilians in Panjwai earlier this month has sent pundits and journalists scrambling for clues to explain what could have led Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales to sneak off his base … Continue reading →

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Suicides Highlight Failures of Veterans’ Support System–VCS Lawsuit Discussed

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Team VCS

This article really shows the importance of our lawsuit. By AARON GLANTZ Published: March 24, 2012 Francis Guilfoyle, a 55-year-old homeless veteran, drove his 1985 Toyota Camry to the Department of Veterans Affairs campus in Menlo Park early in the … Continue reading →

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Army: PTSD treatable; some diagnosed return to war

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Team VCS

It is still not known if the soldier accused of killing 17 Afghans was ever diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder – but even if he had been, that alone would not have prevented him from being sent back to war. … Continue reading →

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Researchers Wrestle with How Many Deployments are Too Many

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Team VCS

 Big take away over 100,000 have deployed 3 times or more. Without incident. According to our statistics about half went at least twice. ————————————— By Gregg Zoroya, USA TODAY After nearly 11 years of war and hundreds of millions of … Continue reading →

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40{cd9ac3671b356cd86fdb96f1eda7eb3bb1367f54cff58cc36abbd73c33c82e1d} of PTSD diagnoses at Madigan were reversed

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Team VCS

  By Hal Bernton Seattle Times staff reporter A Madigan Army Medical Center screening team reversed more than 40 percent of the post-traumatic stress disorder diagnoses of patients under consideration for medical retirement since 2007, according to information released by U.S. … Continue reading →

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Army reviewing traumatic stress diagnostic practices

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Team VCS

From Reuters By David Alexander WASHINGTON | Thu Mar 22, 2012 3:18am EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Army has started a system-wide review to ensure its mental healthcare facilities are not engaging in the “unacceptable” practice of considering treatment costs … Continue reading →

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Sgt. Robert Bales-PTSD Link at Odds With Research

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Team VCS

  From KABC Talk Radio US Army(NEW YORK) — When Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales was arrested last week for allegedly killing 16 men, women and children in Kandahar, Afghanistan, speculation swirled that post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, had caused … Continue reading →

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