Tag: PTSD

Billings Gazette The program has been implemented at 72 sites in 35 states.

The Veterans Workshop is grateful to the organization "Others First" for their generosity and help.

For months, a coalition of community groups has been trying to put a halt to the Department of Veterans Affairs’ plans to shut down a small town’s VA facility and replace it in Rapid City, S.D.

CNN The U.S. Department of Transportation announced Tuesday an initiative in which the rail sector will hire more than 5000 veterans this year.

Read about one woman’s journey to take her life into her own hands and how she’s inspiring other athletes at the National Veterans Wheelchair Games.

Unemployed Vets between 35-60 with no remaining GI Bill benefits may qualify to receive assistance to train for a high-demand job under the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program.

“Does this pain ever go away? Not when it remains unresolved does it ever really go away, and of course the Liberty matter still remains unresolved."

Last week saw the conclusion of VA’s most recent Veteran Hiring Fairin Detroit, where 240 employers from across the government and private sector brought over 25,000 nationwide jobs for Veterans to snag.

In support of homeless Veterans, one VA employee bicycled from West Virginia to Washington, D.C. to raise money.

VA’s goal within two years is to have a claims-adjudication system that gets a first-time claim decision to a veteran within 125 days with 98% accuracy.

In observance of June as PTSD Awareness Month, the Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) has begun a new online initiative, AboutFace, focused on helping Veterans recognize PTSD symptoms and motivating them to seek treatment.

June is PTSD Awareness Month, and we’ve put together information and resources to help Veterans receive the mental health care they’ve earned.

Anyone who has put on a uniform knows that “about face” means turn around.

Department of Defense Detroit's Cobo Center will host three major U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs-sponsored events from June 26-29.

Corrine Brown has been a member of the US House of Representatives since 1993. I am running against her as a NPA candidate of conscience in District 5, Florida.

On May 30, VA Secretary Shinseki partnered with Housing and Urban Development Secretary Donovan to discuss the progress in ending Veteran homelessness at the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans.

"The Untold Story of Israel’s Deadly 1967 Assault on a U.S. Spy Ship" blows apart the only American investigation that was ever conducted: the U.S. Naval Court of Inquiry's white wash rush job that confirmed Israel's claim of "mistaken identity."

The Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense (DoD) Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) coach mobile application marked its first anniversary with receipt of an award for innovation in the advancement of telemedicine from the American Telemedicine Association.

Statesman Journal Jim Willis is the Director of the Oregon Dept. of Veterans' Affairs and a Vietnam combat veteran.

Last week it became official that this author and reporter will be on the 2012 ballot for US HOUSE of Representatives, District 5 in Florida. Last week, this image also flashed during rush hour in Times Square, NYC...

The wounds of Veterans, both physical and mental, are real and have widespread effects on Veterans and their families.

Mordechai Vanunu wrote, "The court hearing [cancel Israel citizenship] is June 6th." In a separate email, he added...

The Department of Veterans Affairs’ task force on women veterans this month offered its plans for making the health and benefits system more female friendly.

Out of the 2,000 Palestinian political prisoners on the hunger strike, two have not eaten for 78 days and have said they will not start eating again until their administrative detentions are lifted.

Army Staff Sgt. Ryan Miller knew that deserting his post was a serious crime. But, by then, he had a lot more on his mind and heart than his job.

VA partnered with Blue Star Families and Facebook to create an online safety net for active duty troops, Veterans, and their families.

For Mothers Day, VA honors the sacrifice and commitment of mothers who both wore the uniform and supported those who did. Read how one mother inspired an Iraq Veteran to serve at VAntage Point.

In collaboration with VA, Blue Star Families and the Wounded Warrior Project, Facebook has announced the launch of powerful tools designed to connect military and Veteran families with mental health services like the Veterans Crisis Line.

"Everywhere except in America, the Palestinian narrative is well known."

Meditation, which can be practiced in many different forms, has been used for thousands of years to benefit the mind, body and soul.

Between 2004 and 2008, suicide rates among U.S. Army personnel increased by 80 percent, according to a study published in the medical journal Injury Prevention.

Three Seattle-based Department of Veterans Affairs doctors received national recognition Wednesday for their research helping veterans" with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), amputations and Type 2 diabetes.

Officials say the 1,900 new mental health staffers to be added in coming months will include the new specialists in an effort to broaden veterans’ care options.

A new SFVA study strongly suggests that soldiers who experience killing experiences are twice as likely to attempt suicide ~ which strongly supports the reality of soul damage as a contributing factor for veteran’s suicide as well as the obvious need for a proven heart centered approach toward veteran rehabilitation.

Brianna and Andrew Pavlak go grocery shopping on weeknights when there are fewer shoppers because Andrew, a National Guard veteran, gets nervous in crowds.

Every 2 minutes, someone in the U.S. is sexually assaulted.

Eighteen-year-old Elizabeth Leneski, a high school senior, has been volunteering at the VA medical center in Ann Arbor, Mich., since she was four-years-old. “Well, I didn’t actually get registered as a volunteer until I was 10,” the high school senior said, “but I started coming here with my mom when I was four.

The Obama administration on Monday defended its decision to negotiate with North Korea as the reclusive regime prepared for a long-range rocket launch and a possible nuclear bomb test — two actions that fly in the face of the deal the United States struck recently with leaders there.

As Easter arrives in 2012, an ongoing real life resurrection story continues to unfold in Yountville, California with the extremely successful heart centered Healing The Wounded Heart workshops for veterans with PTSD.

A Pentagon Channel documentary sheds light on how military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder are finding help through the power of horse therapy.

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, which provides VA an opportunity to reaffirm our commitment to supporting Veterans who experienced military sexual trauma (MST).

Celebrated April 2-8, VA is observing National Public Health Week as a way to promote healthy habits and safe practices among Veterans and staff.