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Between 2012 and 2013, the number of student veterans in the U.S. doubled, and has since been growing at a rate of 20% per year. The flood of veterans seeking higher education has left many schools playing catch up in order to understand their growing demographic. In 2009, Penn State published a video on their website entitled “The Worrisome Veteran”. The short video was meant as a training guide to show teachers how to manage student veterans. The video depicts student veterans as intimidating,…

The Vietnam War was a complete failure that caused the many deaths of young adults. Young men ages 18 and older were being drafted to go to the war; they had no option, which increased anxiety, stress. Many didn’t know how to cope with this; they just got out of high school, they didn’t know what to do in a harsh situation such as this. That’s why many veterans had PTSD forty years after the war. Fifty-eight thousand Americans were killed in the Vietnam War, but twice as much died after the war…

In an article written by Lori Daniels, James Boehnlein, and Phillip McCallion about post-traumatic stress disorder, the practice of life review has shown to significantly lower post-traumatic stress disorder among aging veterans suffering from the mental disability. Awareness of this disorder has gradually increased since veterans returned from the Vietnam War, but there has yet to be a breakthrough in how to properly treat post-traumatic stress disorder. The authors state that the effects of…

in undeniable. Nassar (2007) points out the importance of evaluating these partners and competitors in order to ensure that best practices are being followed and to look for opportunities for improvement. One client of the Department of Veterans Affairs is the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) organization. The VFW home website, located at http://www.vfw.org/home/, has easy to find links to obtain information and assistance in filing VA compensation claims. The VFW website appears to perform a…

providing the necessary assistance in finding shelter. The Veterans Affair, however, have tried to assist Veterans in finding shelter through local companies that support in combating homeless Veterans. However, the Veterans Affair cannot support the U.S. Veterans due to the lack of financial assistance from the government. U.S. Veterans are homeless, and are in poverty due to a financial debt, lack of support from…

adequate nutrition. For that matter, it is very important for us to know how to offer support to homeless veterans so as to ensure that no veteran who served the country honorably and with a lot dedication has trouble finding good housing. The Veteran Affairs Program has a lot of benefits as well as services that are aimed at helping homeless veterans. They include education, disability benefits, health care, residential care, rehabilitation services, compensated work therapy,…

Vietnam Era veterans who have accessed care at a Vet Center prior to January 1, 2004,” according the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs website on Eligibility requirements. Proof of service must be established, however, the veteran can be seen before proof is established to meet the need individual need of the veteran (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 2016b). Today there are more than 300 Vet Centers, located in every state, and 80 Mobile Vet Centers that can offer immediate support…

Veteran Affairs is comprised of three entities, The Veterans Health Administration (VHA), The Veterans Benefit Administration, and the National Cemetery Administration. The VHA being one of the largest and effective research organizations in the United States. The growth of the Department of Veteran Affairs, according to Korb, is attributed to support from voluntary public organizations and fellow veterans, like the American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Affairs etc..,…

people face a traumatic event at some point in their lives but , “About 60% of men and 50% of women experience at least one traumatic event. Of those who do, about 8% of men and 20% of women will develop PTSD” says the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs. When Allie died he was still just a young teenager so how would PTSD affect a kid? The National Institute of Mental Health answers the question by telling the…