Military veterans' affairs

variety of treatment and therapies to those soldiers and military personnel who were injured on duty in Iraq or Afghanistan since September 2001. This organization helps the military personnel avoid a delayed and desperate wait for medical attention. Communication, education and community outreach are the key elements of Healing Heroes that allow it to bring awareness about the untreated injuries and need for the services it provides veterans with. Thanks to a national network of professionals…

amongst active duty military and veterans. The Department of Veterans Affairs reports eleven to twenty percent of veterans are diagnosed with PTSD (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 2015). With respect to OIF/OEF Veterans, PTSD has been found to be a risk factor for suicidal ideation (Jakupcak, Vannoy, Imel, Cook, Fontana, Rosenheck & McFall, 2010). It is estimated twenty-two veterans commit suicide per day (Kemp & Bossarte, 2012). The purpose of this paper is to research veterans diagnosed…

National Coalition for Homeless Veterans (NCHV), there are still more than 50,000 veterans who are homeless every night and…

reference, on the United States’ Department of Veteran Affairs website titled, The United States Department of Veteran Affairs, addresses President Lincoln’s promise for America’s Veterans. With reassurance, the United States Department of Veteran Affairs (2016) acknowledges that President Lincoln’s promise for America’s heroes is, “To care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan” (n.p.). Today at the Rockford Veteran…

think about American veterans, they envision a person with honor, courage, and a noble life filled with the prosperity that their hard work entails. While this may be what every American wants to assume about the lives of veterans, it is not nearly close to what is really going on with many veterans in the United States today. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) affects around 10-12 percent of veterans, and if left untreated or ignored, it can wreak havoc on a life (Veterans, 5). The negative…

The Effects of War on Veterans in Afghanistan and Iraq More than half of the 2.6 million Americans dispatched to fight the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq struggle with physical or mental health problems and often begin to feel disconnected from civilian life, deriving from deployment. As stated in the article “After the Wars: A legacy of pain and pride”, written by Rajiv Chandrasekaran and published by The Washington Post. The conditions of being deployed and serving for our country can conclude…

1. Knowledge of policies and procedures of the blind/rehabilitation service. As a visually impaired Veteran who has received blind rehabilitation services in the past I was able to gain a unique perspective into what blind rehabilitation services are. I was able to witness first-hand instruction from certified rehabilitation therapist as a student and take the knowledge of the practice and procedures to graduate school at Western Michigan University. While in Graduate school I was able to…

sports. Do you ever really think about the military in the media though? It’s a very scary thought to see or hear about what our military does for us. Nobody really wants to hear about that stuff unless it’s really important like the Osama Bin Laden death, or how many kills Chris Kyle had. We respect these men and women that fight for us over-seas but is it enough to tell us about in the media today? Well what should the media produce about the military? The number of suicides is one thing to…

Veterans Haven North (VHN) is a transitional housing agency that is run by New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. VHN is located in Glen Gardner a small town in Hunterdon County NJ. VHN is fairly isolated located up a curvy hilly road set back in the woods of Glen Gardner. Glen Gardner is in a suburban area and the houses are fairly close together. The houses are nondescript, the majority appearing to be three or four bedroom homes of small to average size. This is subjective,…

Ryleigh Thornton Ms. Freshwater Honors English 9 7 March 2017 Veterans: How can the government improve health care for military veterans? The suicide rate of returned veterans is 22 veterans per day (Gourley 1). “To help insure the VA has the capacity to diagnose and treat veterans returning from the Iran and Afghanistan conflicts, as well as to maintain these services for other veterans, we recommend that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs direct the Under Secretary for Health to prioritize…