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← Older postsPa. veteran hit bottom, but God, family and music are pulling him up
April 8, 2013Matt Plever’s troubles led him to veterans court. Today, he says he’s living his life guided by God, looking forward. The road he’s traveled — from facing jail time to embarking on a budding country music career — has “refined him,” his wife said. Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Iraq veteran, PTSD, Religion, Top news | 2 Comments‘I’m a monster’: Veterans ‘alone’ in their guilt
February 22, 2013Clinicians suspect some troops are suffering from what they call “moral injuries” — wounds from having done something, or failed to stop something, that violates their moral code. Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged PTSD, Research, Veterans Affairs | 3 CommentsPush for National Guard PTSD treatment advances in Oklahoma
February 14, 2013Oklahoma must bridge a gap in mental and physical trauma treatment for its 10,000 National Guard members, a state senator told a Senate panel Wednesday. Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Healthcare, National Guard, Oklahoma, PTSD, Treatment | 1 CommentTop reporting on mental trauma and the U.S. military
February 8, 2013ProPublica compiled some of the best journalism on the mental traumas faced by a generation of service men and women, and the U.S. military’s struggle to treat them. Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Mental health, PTSD, Suicide, Veterans Affairs Department | Leave a commentOregon bill would allow medical marijuana for PTSD
February 1, 2013When the Oregon Legislature convenes next week, a Senate committee will hear public testimony on a proposal to allow people with post-traumatic stress disorder to get medical marijuana cards Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Medical Marijuana, Oregon, PTSD | Leave a commentColorado veteran: Yoga for Vets can ‘help find a sense of calm’
January 31, 2013Clay, a University of Colorado senior and Army veteran, joined a Yoga for Vets class to help him cope with stress. “The most enlightening thing I’ve discovered,” he said, “is that the only thing we can control in our lives is our breath.” Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Mental health, PTSD, Returning Veterans, Veteran Health | 1 CommentPTSD, burn pits, unemployment, suicide risk: Veterans battling myriad challenges
January 27, 2013When Anthony Vidales walked out of a lie detector test as part of his application process at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, he wanted to cry. He failed, he said, due to his irregular breathing from burn pit exposure in Iraq. As he battles unemployment and negative stereotypes about veterans, he’s also challenged by PTSD. Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Employment, Iraq veteran, Jobs, Mental health, PTSD, Returning Veterans | Leave a comment2012 military suicides hit a record high of 349
January 15, 2013Suicides in the U.S. military surged to a record 349 last year, far exceeding American combat deaths in Afghanistan, and some private experts are predicting the dark trend will grow worse this year. Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Depression, Pentagon, PTSD, Suicide, Veterans | 3 CommentsFormer Capitola veteran Peter Linnerooth loses battle with PTSD
January 14, 2013SANTA CRUZ — Peter J.N. Linnerooth, a Bronze Star-winning Army psychologist, died earlier this month after a long battle with post traumatic stress disorder. He was 42. The Army captain who worked as a counselor at the Santa Cruz County … Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged PTSD | Leave a commentWest Virginia veteran health raises flags in survey
January 9, 2013One in five West Virginia veterans are at risk for suicide while half show signs of post-traumatic stress disorder, depression or both, researchers told lawmakers on Tuesday. Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Health, PTSD, Suicide, Survey, West Virginia | 1 Comment ← Older posts