Veterans

Veterans sanctuary debuts

Veterans sanctuary debuts
Allentown facility will help those struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder, other war-related problems. A long-awaited center for suffering military veterans will open in Allentown on Tuesday, not a moment too soon in the reckoning of families touched by the lingering fallout of war.
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Yale Helps Two Veterans Groups File Lawsuits Against Federal Agencies

Yale Helps Two Veterans Groups File Lawsuits Against Federal Agencies
NEW HAVEN — Just two days apart, Yale Law students in the school’s new Veterans Legal Services Clinic filed two major lawsuits against the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense.
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Bringing veterans indoors

Bringing veterans indoors
California has twice as many homeless veterans as any other state. The nonprofit EHC LifeBuilders program assists 700 veterans annually in Santa Clara County. More Wish Book stories, plus how to give
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AVACA Wisdom Institute, PTSD – Working With Veterans Part 1

The AVACA Wisdom Institute – www.AVACA.org – located in San Francisco, California, has made groundbreaking discoveries on how to assist individuals, and their families, who are currently suffering. Our programs include Ending – Domestic Violence, Substance Abuse, PTSD, Anger Management, Stress Management, Child and Elder Abuse, as well as assisting… Continue reading

Veterans With Bipolar Disorder May Have Increased Risk Of Suicide

Veterans With Bipolar Disorder May Have Increased Risk Of Suicide
Veterans diagnosed with any psychiatric illness appear to have an elevated risk of suicide, and men with bipolar disorder and women with substance abuse disorders may have a particularly high risk, according to a report in the November issue of… Continue reading

USA – RNC – War Veterans and War ‘Heroes’

September 01, 2008 Republican National Convention Vietnam Veterans for Peace Demonstrate Against Fellow Vet John McCain On Sunday, Veterans for Peace, a large national organization made up of veterans of every war, from Korea to Vietnam and Iraq, led a protest in the streets of St. Paul against the Republican… Continue reading