A new study by the Veterans Administration reveals nearly 30% of its patients who served in Iraq Afghanistan have PTSD. By Jame Reno, The Daily Beast The Department of Veterans Affairs has quietly released a new report on post-traumatic stress disorder, showing that since 9/11, nearly 30 percent of the 834,463Iraq and Afghanistan War veterans treated at V.A. hospitals and […]
… the impact of the war will last a lifetime. By Chris Adams, McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON — Ten years after the United States went to war in Iraq, one of the most common numbers associated with the conflict is the tally of Americans killed: nearly 4,500. Add in the twin war in Afghanistan, and the tally […]
New numbers show U.S. troops committed suicide at a record rate last year, and some experts worry the problem will continue to get worse despite an increased focus on the issue. By Josh Kerns, MyNorthwest (KIRO Radio Seattle) The suicide rate among U.S. troops continues to climb, despite a sharp drop in combat activity. Some […]
By Melanie Haiken, Forbes Almost once an hour – every 65 minutes to be precise – a military veteran commits suicide, says a new investigation by the Department of Veterans Affairs. By far the most extensive study of veteran suicides ever conducted, the report, issued Friday, examined suicide data from 1999 to 2010. The data was then […]
We owe a debt to our Iraq and Afghanistan war vets. Why is Washington so slow to take responsibility? By Joe Klein, Time Magazine (visit Joe’s blog posts HERE) This is a month for painful anniversaries. It is 10 years since the start of the benighted war in Iraq. It is also one year since […]
The army has found no evidence of a systemic problem with changing the diagnosis of soldiers with PTSD. But a new task-force report still had recommendations to improve behavioral-health care. By Gene Johnson, The Seattle Times “An Army task force that reviewed more than 150,000 casesfound no evidence that diagnoses of post-traumatic stress disorder were reversed […]
Desperately in need of disability compensation, 2 of 3 have been waiting more than 125 days. by Gregg Zoroya, USA Today Follow @greggzoroya “NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Michael “Mickey” Flynn D’heron waits for the VA on his backyard patio. Between his small brick home and the sound wall that barely cuts traffic noise on busy […]
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