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Iraq Veterans Mental Health

Stress, Suicide and Homicide: How Do We Help Our Veterans Cope?

Luis Carlos Montalván | Posted 11.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Fort Hood, Mental Health, Iraq Veterans' Mental Health, Veterans PTSD, Ptsd, Veterans Administration, Fort Hood Shootings, Politics News
Luis Carlos Montalván

In the aftermath of Fort Hood, too many are focusing on the religion of the alleged perpetrator, rather than on a more important issue: the lack of adequate psychosocial care for those in uniform.

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The Real Red Flag Raised By Fort Hood

David A. Love | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living

Read More: US Military, Persian Gulf, War on Terror, Trauma, War in Afghanistan, Timothy McVeigh, Muslim Americans, Afghan War, Violence, Psychology, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Veterans, Gun Violence, Politics News, Politics, Iraq PTSD, Iraq Veterans, Military, Vietnam War, Nidal Malik Hasan, Muslims, Ptsd, Us Troops Afghanistan, National Institutes of Health, Psychiatry, Depression, Fort Hood, Mental Health, Crime, Terrorism, War, Suicide, Iraq Veterans' Mental Health, War in Iraq, Al Qaeda, Afghanistan War, Texas, Army, Anti-Muslim Bias, Muslim, Oklahoma City Bombing, Fort Hood Shootings, Living News
David A. Love

As a repository for violence, the military is not dealing with untreated mental illness among its ranks. The fact that Hasan was a mental health professional underscores the problem.

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Veteran Stigma: "What Does My Country think of Me?"

Luis Carlos Montalván | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Stigma, Mental Health, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, Veterans Affairs, Afghanistan, Iraq Veterans' Mental Health, Penn State University, Air Force, War in Iraq, Veterans, Department of Homeland Security, Iraq War, U.S. Coast Guard, Marines, Army, Janet Napolitano, Department of Veterans Affairs, Defense Department, US Navy, Politics News
Luis Carlos Montalván

The stigma that veterans face has turned into widespread employment discrimination, precisely at a time when getting a job is especially difficult.

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Saving the Lives of Those Who Save Yours

Colleen Perry | Posted 06.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Military, Volunteering, Warrior Class, Combat-Veterans, Wounded Psyche, Soldier Suicides, Iraq Veterans' Mental Health, Edward Tick, Ptsd, Iraq, Politics News
Colleen Perry

VA docs are diagnosing PTSD as Adjustment Disorder instead. That's like saying the soldier who shot up his comrades at an Iraqi mental health clinic was just having a bad day.

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Waging the Battle at Home

Bob Woodruff | Posted 06.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iraq Veterans, Support Our Troops, Memorial Day, Memorial Day Weekend, Iraq Veterans' Mental Health, Ptsd, Soldier Injury, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Politics News
Bob Woodruff

More than a holiday, Memorial Day is an enduring symbol of the responsibility we share to ensure that "support our troops" -- including those with hidden injuries -- isn't just a slogan.

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Why 'Stressed Out' U.S. Soldier Killing Comrades in Iraq Was Inevitable

Greg Mitchell | Posted 06.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: War Fatalities, Iraq, Troops, Soldier Suicides, Iraq Veterans, Iraq Soldier Suicide, Suicide, Iraq Veterans' Mental Health, Veterans, Politics News
Greg Mitchell

The slaughter of five comrades by a "stressed out" U.S. soldier today in Baghdad is a true tragedy -- but should not come as a shock.

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Surviving Within: Helen Benedict Uncovers the Harsh Realities of Women in the Military

Christian Avard | Posted 06.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Sexual Violence, Department of Veterans Affairs, Iraq Veterans, Violence Against Women, Rape, Veterans Affairs, U.S. Military, Veterans Health Administratino, Iraq Veterans' Mental Health, Iraq, War in Iraq, Veterans, Politics News
Christian Avard

Their seclusion, combined with the military's history of gender discrimination and the uniquely challenging conditions in Iraq, has resulted in a mounting epidemic of sexual abuse, physical degeneration, and emotional distress.

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The Struggles of Unemployed Iraq Vets

Stefan Deeran | Posted 05.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Iraq War, Iraq Veterans, Military, Veterans, Department of Veterans Affairs, The Exception Magazine, Iraq Veterans' Mental Health, Maine, Iraq, Living News
Stefan Deeran

I was proud as hell to serve in the footsteps of patriots and heroes. But now I am an unemployed veteran of war.

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Bloomberg 3? NYC Veterans 0

Luis Carlos Montalván | Posted 05.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Department of Veterans Affairs, Troops, Mental Health, Memorial Day, Mayor Bloomberg, Middle East Politics, Michael Bloomberg, Veterans Day, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki, President Obama, Michael Bloomberg Term Limits, Mike Bloomberg, Iraq Veterans' Mental Health, War in Iraq, Iraq Veteran Suicide, Students, New York, New York City, Tbi, Veterans, Iraq Veterans, Marines, Iraq PTSD, Veterans Benefits, Homeless Veterans, Middle East, Ptsd, US Navy, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Bloomberg, Politics News
Luis Carlos Montalván

Ask any veteran and he or she will tell you that over the past several years New York City's Mayor's Office of Veterans' Affairs has done little or nothing to assist the hundreds of thousands of veterans in the city.

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Something We Can All Agree On: Voluntary Assistance to Veterans

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 04.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Iraq War, Mental Health, Iraq Veterans' Mental Health, Give an Hour, Afghanistan War, Veterans, Living News
Robert S. McElvaine

Americans have differed on the wars into which the former president took the nation, but we should all be able to agree on the need to provide the best possible care for those who served in them.

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Iraq: Six Long Years Of Deception

John Bruhns | Posted 04.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War Anniversary, Iraq Veterans Suicide, Iraq Veterans, Iraq Veterans' Mental Health, Iraqi Civilian Deaths, War in Iraq, George W. Bush and Iraq, Truth Commission, Politics News
John Bruhns

Six years ago today I was in Kuwait awaiting orders to cross the border into Iraq with the first wave of invading forces. So many questions remain unanswered.

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More Dwell Time for Our Troops

Bobby Muller | Posted 03.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Dwell Time, Military, Veterans, Veteran PTSD, Iraq PTSD, Mental Health Advisory Team, War, Afghanistan, Iraq Veterans' Mental Health, Iraq, Rep. Ellen Tauscher, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Politics News
Bobby Muller

This bill, which would restore an approximately 1:2 ratio of time deployed to time at home, will help ensure that our brave soldiers have the time they need to rest, recuperate, and retrain.

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Violent Veterans, the Big Picture

Helen Benedict | Posted 02.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Pain, Veterans Affairs, Emotion, US Soldiers, Violence Against Women, Mental Health, Trauma, Iraq Violence, Violence, Soldiers in Iraq, Iraq Veterans' Mental Health, Resentment, War in Iraq, Iraq Veteran Suicide, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Veterans, Iraq War, Emotions, Iraq Veteran Stories, Marines, Anger, Iraq Veterans, Soldiers, Army, Iraqi Civilian Deaths, Iraq Veterans Suicide, Iraq War Casualities, Iraq, Iraq Veterans Mental Health, Politics News
Helen Benedict

Iraq War veterans seem to be killing and hurting themselves and others more than veterans of any other war in American history.

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The Way I See It: Combat Vets and the Problem With Coming Home

Colleen Perry | Posted 01.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Torture at Abu Ghraib, Military Violence, Murders at Fort Bragg, Domestic Violence US Military, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, Programs for Veterans, Soldiers PTSD, Iraq Veterans' Mental Health, War in Iraq, Living News
Colleen Perry

Three female soldiers from the nation's largest army base have been murdered in the past six months allegedly by spouses or boyfriends that have served time in Iraq.

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Veterans Bring The Truth Home

Stephen Funk | Posted 01.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Black Friday, Veterans, War, San Francisco, Iraq, Against, Activist Theater, Poltical Activism, Iraq Veterans, Iraq Veterans Suicide, Operatipon First Casualty, Political Theater, Street Theater, Iraq Veterans Health Care, Iraq Veterans Mental Health, Politics News
Stephen Funk

Even considering the long list of mistakes perpetuated by this Administration on the American people, the war in Iraq is by far the most urgent problem president-elect Obama must address.

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Biden and Palin: Make Military and Veterans' Issues a Priority Tonight

Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iava, Biden, Troops, Combat, Suicide, Iraq Veterans' Mental Health, Palin, President, Veterans, Politics News
Paul Rieckhoff

As Friday's debate bounced from fiscal responsibility to offshore drilling and nuclear energy, one thing was notably absent: any real discussion of the overall readiness of our military or veterans' issues.

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Military Considering Purple Hearts For Soldiers With Psychological Wounds

Wall Street Journal | YOCHI DREAZEN | Posted 05.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Dealing With Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Warwire, Veterans PTSD, Iraq Veterans' Mental Health, Iraq War Veterans, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Politics News

Centuries before Iraq and Afghanistan, George Washington created the Purple Heart to honor troops wounded in combat. But with an increasing number of...

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Iraq, Afghan Vets Already Found At Homeless Shelters, Advocates Fear 'Tsunami'

AP | KIMBERLY HEFLING | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Homeless, Iraq Veterans, Iraq Veterans' Mental Health, Politics News

Veterans make up one in four homeless people in the United States, though they are only 11 percent of the general adult population, according to a rep...

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