Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs
Publisher :
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 23,84 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Government advertising
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Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 467 pages
File Size : 17,49 MB
Release : 2018-03-29
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0309466601
Approximately 4 million U.S. service members took part in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Shortly after troops started returning from their deployments, some active-duty service members and veterans began experiencing mental health problems. Given the stressors associated with war, it is not surprising that some service members developed such mental health conditions as posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and substance use disorder. Subsequent epidemiologic studies conducted on military and veteran populations that served in the operations in Afghanistan and Iraq provided scientific evidence that those who fought were in fact being diagnosed with mental illnesses and experiencing mental healthâ€"related outcomesâ€"in particular, suicideâ€"at a higher rate than the general population. This report provides a comprehensive assessment of the quality, capacity, and access to mental health care services for veterans who served in the Armed Forces in Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New Dawn. It includes an analysis of not only the quality and capacity of mental health care services within the Department of Veterans Affairs, but also barriers faced by patients in utilizing those services.
Author : Mark S. Russell
Publisher :
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 34,78 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Government publications
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Publisher :
Page : 8 pages
File Size : 41,66 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Disabled veterans
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Author : United States. Veterans Health Administration
Publisher :
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 10,68 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Veterans
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Author : Jack Tsai
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 32,67 MB
Release : 2019
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0190695137
The challenges facing military veterans who return to civilian life in the United States are persistent and well documented. But for all the political outcry and attempts to improve military members' readjustments, veterans of all service eras face formidable obstacles related to mental health, substance abuse, employment, and — most damningly — homelessness. Homelessness Among U.S. Veterans synthesizes the new glut of research on veteran homelessness — geographic trends, root causes, effective and ineffective interventions to mitigate it — in a format that provides a needed reference as this public health fight continues to be fought. Codifying the data and research from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) campaign to end veteran homelessness, psychologist Jack Tsai links disparate lines of research to produce an advanced and elegant resource on a defining social issue of our time.
Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 17,76 MB
Release : 2009-10-21
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0309146844
The health and economic costs of tobacco use in military and veteran populations are high. In 2007, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DoD) requested that the Institute of Medicine (IOM) make recommendations on how to reduce tobacco initiation and encourage cessation in both military and veteran populations. In its 2009 report, Combating Tobacco in Military and Veteran Populations, the authoring committee concludes that to prevent tobacco initiation and encourage cessation, both DoD and VA should implement comprehensive tobacco-control programs.
Author : United States. Task Force on Returning Global War on Terror Heroes
Publisher :
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 19,85 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Medical care
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Publisher :
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 38,82 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Expenditures, Public
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Author : The US Department of Veterans Affairs
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 44,35 MB
Release : 2020-11-24
Category : History
ISBN : 1510744266
An official, up-to-date government manual that covers everything from VA life insurance to survivor benefits. Veterans of the United States armed forces may be eligible for a broad range of benefits and services provided by the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). If you’re looking for information on these benefits and services, look no further than the newest edition of Federal Benefits for Veterans, Dependents, and Survivors. The VA operates the nation’s largest health-care system, with more than 1,700 care sites available across the country. These sites include hospitals, community clinics, readjustment counseling centers, and more. In this book, those who have honorably served in the active military, naval, or air service will learn about the services offered at these sites, basic eligibility for health care, and more. Helpful topics described in depth throughout these pages for veterans, their dependents, and their survivors include: Vocational rehabilitation and employment VA pensions Home loan guaranty Burial and memorial benefits Transition assistance Dependents and survivors health care and benefits Military medals and records And more
