they are in. People with mental illnesses should be getting help not barely getting by. Some are not mentally capable of making their own decisions and therefore should not be expected to be able to go through life alone with no help. Our homeless veterans also do not deserve what they are going through. These are the men and women who fought for our country and for us. They deserve more respect and help from the country and people they risked their lives for. California has one of the highest numbers
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PTSD: Veteran’s Perspectives on Peer Support’s Benefits and Drawbacks The Department of Veteran’s Affairs has recently augmented their existing care for Veterans’ suffering from PTSD with peer support groups. This brief report discusses Veterans’ perspectives on the benefits and drawbacks of peer support as an additional source of treatment for PTSD. PTSD is a psychiatric disorder that can occur in people who have experienced or witnessed a traumatic event such as a natural disaster‚
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being used in their career fields. With that being said‚ the Department of Veterans Affairs wants to ensure that their personnel within their medical facilities are in the know of the current techniques and trends. It is the responsibility of the human resources department to ensure that all personnel are trained and developed on a routine basis. Executive Summary Organizational Profile Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) was created on March 15‚ 1989. Providing healthcare services for
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Veterans face traumatic events out on the battlefield that changes their lives forever. As they fight through war‚ it becomes a lifestyle that they are used to and can not get out of. People do not appreciate the amount of time veterans give to fight our country. Coming home from the war veterans most times feel like they are still fighting a war. When coming back from the war most people mistreat the veterans that just fought for our country. In the poem‚ Odysseus by Homer‚ after winning the war
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being bombed‚ grenades‚ rifle and pistol shots are all at expensive levels causing the US to go down in debt. Not only did we have to pay millions of dollars to support the war in what they needed US also went in debt from medical accidents from veterans getting hurt over in Vietnam. New technology “Live and in Color” made a huge difference in how people perceived the war in Vietnam. “Television brought the brutality of war into the comfort of the living room. Vietnam was lost in the living rooms
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article written by Dennis Wagner-USA TODAY‚ demonstrates the struggles for Veterans healthcare reform. The article titled‚ "Acting VA Secretary: 18 Vets on Phoenix Wait List Died" has a pellucid statement of what is entailed in the article. Dennis Wagner‚ details the article questioning the standards and stipulations of Veterans Healthcare Reform‚ and how the reform should be given proper attention‚ when Veterans are placed on waiting list. The article incorporates the interaction of political
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a feeling of unexplainable immense dread and grief. This is the pain that people with post-traumatic stress disorder face on a daily basis. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)‚ a mental health condition‚ is triggered by daunting events. Thus‚ veterans‚ survivors of abuse and rape‚ victims of natural disasters and accidents‚ and emergency responders are especially at risk of developing this disorder. The best way to combat this illness is through support programs. Therefore‚ the treatment of PTSD
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growing problem. Veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan who exhibit symptoms of PTSD have been the focus of intensive study. PTSD is characterized by soldiers undergoing great emotional upheaval and the feeling that their soul has been shattered. The effects of this disorder can be widespread: nightmares‚ headaches‚ flashbacks‚ withdrawing from people‚ profound sadness‚ anxiety‚ anger‚ guilt‚ fatigue‚ pessimism‚ sexual problems‚ and numbing. In the worst cases‚ veterans with these symptoms
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HOMELESS VETERANS CAN BECOME PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY Homelessness is a major social issue facing our society today. Homelessness among United States veterans is of particular concern to me because I understand some of the pressures facing vets upon returning to civilian life. Given the Iraq and Afghanistan tours and number of soldiers returning from multiple tours in “hell”‚ it’s no wonder the number of homeless vets has more than doubled in the past two years. (Zoroya‚ 2012) Serious
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1888 PressRelease - Innovative Nonprofit Provides Treatment to Veterans who suffer from PTSD. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater‚ FL - The Circle of Veterans (COV) is a small but growing nonprofit started by an Army Veteran and his wife. The organization was formed to provide alternative therapies for individuals and their families that suffer from Post Traumatic Stress and other deployment related mental health issues. The focus will be on a variety of natural holistic forms of healing to include:
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