facing veterans of all ages and from many theaters of combat. The list is long and can include; trying to find employment after service‚ transitioning from service‚ dealing with injuries sustained while in service as well as many mental health issues. Depression and substance abuse as well as PTSD are something many returning veterans deal with on a daily basis. The list of social issues facing many veterans could go on and on and many Americans do not know or understand why so many veterans have
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Psychology Final Jan. 2000 Correlation Between Drug Use and Suicide America’s on-going drug abuse epidemic continues into this millennium ‚ and there are many social problems linked to drug use‚ including suicide. The disparity of daily life in suburbs or the inner cities are why many people have fallen into their reliance on drugs‚ including alcohol. Patros and Shamoo (1989) describe the abuse of drugs and alcohol as a "slow form of suicide." But many drug abusers choose to end their life before
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Homeless Veteran Essay We have many homeless veterans on the streets today. None of them deserve to be homeless for what they have done for this country. They gave their lives for our freedom. They are diligent‚ intrepid‚ and Incessant men and women. They spent their life in hard training‚ days and nights of hard work‚ the work they did was arduous. They were superfluous for what they have done for us. The did not have to go away from their family/friends. They chose to do that. They gave years
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Firearm suicide. Firearm suicide has the highest fatality rate since individuals who select this method have a very low chance of survival (Kposowa‚ 2013; Streib et al‚ 200;). According to latest statistical data‚ firearm suicide has accounted for 6.7 deaths per 100‚ 000 population globally (CDC‚ 2015). In the United States‚ firearm suicide has contributed to 51% of all suicides in 2013 (ASFP‚ 2015). When referring to firearm suicide‚ handguns have been the most frequently used class of firearm
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The Growing Social Problems Facing our U.S. Veterans Today There are numerous social problems that plague our world today. These issues can be very detrimental to our society as a whole and can also have very negative impacts on many lives. One major social problem we are facing today is the way we are dealing with and handling our United States Veterans. Despite the fact that we are one of the world’s most powerful nations we are failing to properly take care of our service members who put
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Assessing military veterans for posttraumatic stress disorder: A guide for primary care clinicians. Journal Of The American Academy Of Nurse Practitioners‚ 18(9)‚ 409-413. doi:10.1111/j.1745-7599.2006.00147.x What is the article about? Bringing awareness and educating doctors on how military veterans are apt to be exposed to (PTSD) posttraumatic stress disorder because of the turmoil and stress they encounter while being deployed. Also educating them on how to recognize if a military veteran is suffering
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“Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.” An innumerable amount of people believe suicide is a growing epidemic in today’s society. In fact‚ statistics show in the year 2013‚ 41‚149 suicides had been reported as well as many that went unreported. Although there are suicide prevention tactics‚ there is not a known solution for the rapid increase of suicide deaths. One of the leading causes of suicide is depression‚ which can be caused by numerous reasons. Some of the reasons include:
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The Department of Veterans Affairs is continuing to have many problems with many of the services that they offer. The service that has been impacted the most is the healthcare division‚ others such as vocational rehabilitation and the Post 9/11 GI Bill are not providing the proper outlets and support that the veterans are in need of. In recent months the VA has had many accountability problems with regard to patients even dying from lack of services. When these problems first came to light the Federal
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life in doing so. 14-year-old Brandon Bitner committed suicide by jumping out in front of a southbound tractor-trailer on routes 11/15‚ hoping that it would leave an impact and that people will realize how much bullying truly affects people. Bitner‚ a freshman at Midd-West High School‚ left his house in Mount Pleasant Mills on November 5th and walked 13 miles until he reached the highway. His parents contacted police when they found his suicide note that he had left behind‚ but they were too late
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Suicide Risk Assessment We have all felt down in the dumps‚ or blue at some stage in our lives‚ being or feeling depressed‚ but it’s when those feelings of depression creep into our lives enough to interfere with how we are‚ being able to disrupt us living our lives‚ interfering with our daily functions‚ then we have symptoms of a mental illness known as clinical depression. 19 million Americans are estimated to suffer from depression every year‚ and anyone can suffer from depression having nothing
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