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Study shows new mental health services have positive outcomes for veterans
March 17, 2019
U.S. Veterans Administration | Manchester Ink Link
WASHINGTON, DC – A recent study by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Network Open on March 1, showed positive outcomes for Veterans struggling with multiple mental health conditions.
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President Donald J. Trump Issues a National Call to Action to Empower Veterans and End the National Tragedy of Veteran Suicide
March 5, 2019
President Donald J. Trump | The White House
President Trump is signing an Executive Order on the “President’s Roadmap to Empower Veterans and End a National Tragedy of Suicide”—the PREVENTS Initiative.
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Purple Heart recipients will get top priority for their claims, VA announces
February 26, 2019
Tom Vanden Brook | USA Today
WASHINGTON – Veterans awarded the Purple Heart medal for wounds in combat will receive top priority for their claims with the Veterans Affairs Department, VA Secretary Robert Wilkie announced Tuesday.
Beginning in April, veterans with the Purple Heart medal will be placed in the department’s top-priority category for disability benefit claims, along with Medal of Honor recipients and those with severe, service-related disabilities.
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The military is getting serious about putting eyes on your mold and other housing problems
February 25, 2019
Karen Jowers | Military Times
In the wake of reports from military families dealing with problems ranging from mold to mice to lead paint in their housing — and persistent frustrations in getting their concerns addressed — service officials are taking immediate steps to identify
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CDC to test for carcinogens around eight U.S. military bases
February 25, 2019
Allen Cone | UPI
Feb. 25 (UPI) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will begin testing humans for exposure to toxic fluorinated compounds surrounding eight former and current military bases in the United States.
The CDC will work with the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to check for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, the agencies announced last week.
PFAS are used in firefighting foam on military bases.
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Supreme Court: Retirees Can Be Court-Martialed for Crimes Committed After Service
February 22, 2019
Patricia Kime | Military.com
The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the Defense Department's authority to prosecute retired service members for crimes they commit, even after retirement.
The court on Tuesday chose not to hear the case of a retired Marine who was court-martialed for a sexual assault he committed three months after leaving the service in August 2015. By not accepting the case, Larrabee v. the United States, the court upheld the status quo: that military retirees are subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
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Spouses have more problems, less support during deployments, survey finds
February 22, 2019
Karen Jowers | Military Times
Some disturbing trends related to deployments have emerged from the most recent survey of military spouses, according to military family advocates.
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Yes, your supportive texts to your battle buddy actually help prevent military suicide, study says
February 21, 2019
Lisa Rapaport | Task & Purpose
(Reuters Health) - Military service members who are at risk for suicide may be less likely to attempt to harm themselves when they receive supportive text messages, a U.S. study suggests.
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Does PTSD Really Harm Veterans' Hearts?
February 13, 2019
Robert Preidt | U.S. News
By itself, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) doesn't raise the risk of heart disease for U.S. veterans, a new study finds.
"Instead, a combination of physical disorders, psychiatric disorders and smoking -- that are more common in patients with PTSD versus without PTSD -- appear to explain the association between PTSD and developing cardiovascular disease," said study author Jeffrey Scherrer. He's research director in the department of family and community medicine at Saint Louis University School of Medicine in Missouri.
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Veterans are committing suicide in VA parking lots: report
February 8, 2019
Joshua Axelrod | Military Times
A new report illustrates a troubling trend of veterans committing suicide on VA hospital campuses after receiving inadequate care from individual facilities.
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