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Evaluation of the Department of Veterans Affairs Mental Health Services

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Publisher : National Academies Press

Page : 467 pages

File Size : 19,27 MB

Release : 2018-03-29

Category : Medical

ISBN : 0309466601

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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.



VA health care overview

Author : United States. Department of Veterans Affairs

Publisher :

Page : 22 pages

File Size : 23,61 MB

Release : 2004

Category : Families of military personnel

ISBN :

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Federal Benefits for Veterans, Dependents, and Survivors

Author : The US Department of Veterans Affairs

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 113 pages

File Size : 22,64 MB

Release : 2020-11-24

Category : History

ISBN : 1510744266

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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



Underwriting Training Handbook

Author : United States. Federal Housing Administration

Publisher :

Page : 556 pages

File Size : 27,43 MB

Release : 1960

Category : Mortgage guarantee insurance

ISBN :

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United States Code

Author : United States

Publisher :

Page : 1192 pages

File Size : 32,76 MB

Release : 1989

Category : Law

ISBN :

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It Shouldn't Be This Hard to Serve Your Country

Author : David Shulkin

Publisher : PublicAffairs

Page : 367 pages

File Size : 23,58 MB

Release : 2019-10-22

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 1541762649

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The former VA secretary describes his fight to save veteran health care from partisan politics and how his efforts were ultimately derailed by a small group of unelected officials appointed by the Trump White House. Known in health care circles for his ability to turn around ailing hospitals, Dr. David Shulkin was originally brought into government by President Obama to save the beleaguered Department of Veterans Affairs. When President Trump appointed him as secretary of the VA, Shulkin was as shocked as anyone. Yet this surprise was trivial compared to what Shulkin encountered as secretary: a team of political appointees devoted to stopping anyone -- including the secretary himself -- who stood in the way of privatizing the agency and implementing their political agenda. In this uninhibited memoir, Shulkin opens up about why the government has long struggled to provide good medical care to military veterans and the plan he had to solve these problems. This is a book about the commitment we make to the men and women who risk their lives fighting for our country, how the VA was finally beginning to live up to it, and why the new administration may now be taking us in the wrong direction.





Combating Tobacco Use in Military and Veteran Populations

Author : Institute of Medicine

Publisher : National Academies Press

Page : 381 pages

File Size : 43,47 MB

Release : 2009-10-21

Category : Medical

ISBN : 0309146844

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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.