WASHINGTON – Veterans, their families, and survivors receiving benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs saw a 3.6 percent increase in their compensation and pension benefits beginning January 1. “Veterans, their families and their survivors are entitled to benefits that keep pace with the cost of living,” said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki. [...]
Responding to Recent Violence Perpetrated by Iraq Veterans SAN FRANCISCO (January 19, 2012) – The tragic violence recently perpetrated by Iraq veterans is being met with widespread response. Reports by friends and family indicate that Benjamin Barnes, who fatally shot a Washington State park ranger, and Itzcoatl Campo, who is accused of stabbing four [...]
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – As the nearly nine-year war in Iraq draws to a close, Bay Area veterans who are returning home to rejoin their families and resume their civilian lives may face unexpected challenges. Keith Armstrong, director of couples and family therapy at the Veterans Affairs Center in San Francisco, said that [...]
A very important new study by Catherine Lutz at Brown University reports on the very high human costs of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars. This research catalogues the deaths and injuries of military personnel, U.S. private contractors (who make up 54 percent of the total US workforce in Iraq and Afghanistan), as well as non [...]
The effects of multiple deployments, a 10-year war, a small force, and little access to mental health support are appearing to take their toll on those deployed. Troops in Afghanistan show decreased morale and increased mental health issues as the U.S. approaches the 10th year of our longest war, according to a military study [...]
The study mentioned in the article below sounds interesting, but what does it really say? We have long argued that the military address mental health before, during and after deployment and are glad that they are doing so. But stigma remains a huge issue. The responsibility to ensure that service members are not stigmatized [...]
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