Veterans Affairs Canada

The mission of the Department of Veterans Affairs is “to fulfill President Lincoln 's promise "To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan" by serving and honoring the men and women who are America 's veterans” (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 2016). This mission statement was written vaguely enough to be comprehensive of the changing needs of our veterans. A more precise definition may not have benefited the organization as the services we provide encompass a wide array of areas. A more precise definition may also have limited the organization into focusing on a strategy that did not plan for or prepare for our veterans quickly changing healthcare needs. However, Hader (2006) reports that within…

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, dangerous, entitled and…

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They are all equally engaging and are successful in how they present their subjects. Born on the Fourth of July is a biography of a Vietnam veteran, which is also directed by a Vietnam veteran. Suffice to say, their work is accurate, as they themselves had first-hand experience. While watching the film, the audience joins the character in his experiences as a young man, a soldier, a veteran, and an anti-war activist. One can see how the main character degrades from a hopeful and enthusiastic…

Iraq War veterans are being seen, as well as a number of other difficulties, including alcohol and drug use, and depression. This may not be too surprising to read as the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan are in the news everyday, as are reports of their effect on the mental health of the men and women serving there. A majority of service members in Iraq and Afghanistan have encountered traumatic experiences and high rates of PTSD and other difficulties have been found. Soldiers returning from…

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 from PTSD, suicidal…

non-profit organization that specializes in assisting "at risk homeless" or transitioning veterans with long term employment in the home remodeling industry. Vision and Philosophy Our vision is to become an apprenticeship program in home repair for motivated veterans that are attached to Veterans Court Diversion programs and that are discharging from Veterans Affairs inpatient rehab facilities. We will provide job placement for our veterans upon certificate completion. Valor Doors Foundations'…

have the ability to walk or have lost limbs in the line of duty. Despite the benefits veterans are currently eligible for and receiving, the Veteran’s Administration should be doing more for veterans. For some veterans it takes them several months just to get checked up at the VA. “Hundreds of veterans have waited months for medical attention at the VA. Of those cases, 40 or more died waiting for treatment at a Phoenix VA facility, according to a former clinic director and whistleblowers.” There…

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 post-traumatic stress disorder on someone growing old will not result in…

When the honeymoon is over sometimes life can get you down. If the person you love has broken the vows that you believed in strongly, it can be hard to bounce back. Although you may be feeling like the world is over, and life cannot possibly go on, I’m here to tell you it can. Life is hard. Marriage is hard. Getting over infidelity is hard, but it is possible. Every situation is different, but these steps might help and if they don’t it might be time to move on. Firstly, if you happen to find…