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First Veterans Justice Court Opens in San Francisco

On April 5th, 2013 by Rob Kane

After a long fight, veterans in San Francisco will now have the opportunity to access veteran’s court and be heard before a judge that gives consideration to issues stemming from military service. Many veterans still struggle with behavioral issues that arise from or are exacerbated by traumas they encountered while serving in the military. [...]

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Stemming the Tide: Veterans Behind Bars

On August 15th, 2012 by Megan Klein Zottarelli

Often, learned military skills and tactics such as hyper-vigilance and rapid response to threatening encounters that enhance survival in combat may translate to aggressiveness, impulsivity, arrest, and potential for incarceration in the civilian community. Indeed, there is a growing prevalence of veterans entering our jails, state and federal prisons with criminal behavior stemming from [...]

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What are Veterans Courts?

On August 15th, 2012 by Rob Kane

Veterans’ courts are hybrid drug and mental health courts that use the drug court model to serve veterans struggling with addiction, serious mental illness and/or co-occurring disorders. They promote sobriety, recovery and stability through a coordinated response that involves cooperation and collaboration with the traditional partners found in drug and mental health courts in [...]

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Veterans Behind Bars

On August 15th, 2012 by Megan Klein Zottarelli

NBC Bay Area – More Iraq War veterans are landing in jail but most counties don’t track soldier inmates. Suicides among soldiers and military veterans have reached epidemic proportions, with 154 suicides for active-duty troops in the first 155 days of 2012, according to the Pentagon. The NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit has uncovered [...]

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