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Madness

Author : Andrea Darvi

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Page : pages

File Size : 50,9 MB

Release : 2019

Category : Social workers

ISBN : 9789814841863

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Madness: In The Trenches of America's Troubled Department of Veteran Affairs

Author : Andrea Plate

Publisher : Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd

Page : 243 pages

File Size : 32,51 MB

Release : 2019-06-15

Category : History

ISBN : 9814868345

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Enter the Kafkaesque world of America’s famous but notorious Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), where returning soldiers seek a new start to the rest of their lives. Can they overcome the traumas of war, and military service, if they are also at war with the VA? The answer is both No – government bureaucracy can be as formidable a foe as that on any battlefield or in the barracks – and Yes, given veterans’ willingness to face the demons of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), drug addiction and other military-related traumas with the help of fiercely committed social workers, psychologists and healthcare experts. Andrea Plate, author and Licensed Clinical Social Worker, spent 15 years working with America’s wounded warriors. From battlefield to bedside to group talk-therapy, she exposes the human face of war, up close and personal, and some of the most remarkably resilient souls who survived it.



Our Veterans

Author : Suzanne Gordon

Publisher : Duke University Press

Page : 209 pages

File Size : 23,82 MB

Release : 2022-05-02

Category : Medical

ISBN : 1478023147

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In Our Veterans, Suzanne Gordon, Steve Early, and Jasper Craven explore the physical, emotional, social, economic, and psychological impact of military service and the problems that veterans face when they return to civilian life. The authors critically examine the role of advocacy organizations, philanthropies, corporations, and politicians who purport to be “pro-veteran.” They describe the ongoing debate about the cost, quality, and effectiveness of healthcare provided or outsourced by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). They also examine generational divisions and political tensions among veterans, as revealed in the tumultuous events of 2020, from Black Lives Matter protests to the Trump-Biden presidential contest. Frank and revealing, Our Veterans proposes a new agenda for veterans affairs linking service provision to veterans to the quest for broader social programs benefiting all Americans.



Sanctuary

Author : Valerie Andrews

Publisher : Chiron Publications

Page : 210 pages

File Size : 43,52 MB

Release : 2024-05-15

Category : Psychology

ISBN : 1685032192

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If you want to get to know someone, listen to their story of home. Intimacy builds as we ask: Where do you come from? What did you leave behind? Where do you feel safe? In Sanctuary, these questions are explored by Jungian analysts, architects and historians, scientists, and storytellers. Contributors also consider how climate change, Black Lives Matter, and an unprecedented wave of global refugees are impacting our notions of home and hospitality.











The Implications of the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs' Limited Scope of Gulf War Illness Research

Author : United States. Congress

Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Page : 140 pages

File Size : 15,98 MB

Release : 2018-01-05

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ISBN : 9781983552571

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The implications of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' limited scope of Gulf War illness research : hearing before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session, July 30, 2009.