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Pentagon to Issue New Annual Report on Service Member, Family Suicides
August 29, 2019
Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory | Air Force Magazine
The Pentagon will put out a new annual report on military suicide starting this year, Defense Suicide Prevention Office Director Karin Orvis announced Aug. 27.
The inaugural report, due out this fall, will detail data on suicide incidents among troops and their family members that occurred in 2018, according to DOD.
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AMVETS Elects First Female National Commander
August 26, 2019
Richard Sisk | Military.com
AMVETS, one of the "Big Six" veterans service organizations, now has its first female national commander with the election of retired Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Jan Brown.
Brown, a 27-year veteran who spent 15 years in recruiting, said, "I thank my AMVETS family for putting their confidence in me to lead this organization.
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- Women Veterans
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Military parents’ injuries are affecting their children’s well-being. Here’s how.
August 21, 2019
Karen Jowers | Military Times
In the period after their military parent’s injury, children had spikes in medical visits due to maltreatment, for mental health care, for injuries, and they had increased use of psychiatric medications, according to new research analyzing data on their doctor visits and prescriptions.
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- Family
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New Pentagon program empowers military spouses for family’s transition to civilian life
August 14, 2019
Caitlin M. Kenny | Stars and Stripes
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is rolling out a new program that provides military spouses resources to prepare them and their family for the time when their husband or wife transitions out of the military.
The Military Spouse Transition Program, or MySTeP, is an initiative that launched in early August through the Pentagon’s Military Community and Family Policy office and provides military spouses information to help prepare them for the inevitability of their family leaving the military.
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Providing veterans with video-enabled tablets leads to improved mental health care access
August 7, 2019
Erin Connors, American Psychiatric Association | Medical Xpress
A Veterans Health Administration (VHA) program that provides tablets to veterans with mental disorders leads to improved access and continuity of care. A new study published online in Psychiatric Services in Advance finds that video-enabled tablets can improve mental health care access for patients who experience barriers because of geographic, social, or health-related circumstances.
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Veterans unemployment rose slightly in July, still sits below national estimates
August 2, 2019
Leo Shane III | Military Times
The unemployment rate among American veterans rose for the second consecutive month in July, but it still remains significantly below the national rate, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday.
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Research finds veterans earn more than non-veterans
August 1, 2019
Brian Mackley | Research finds veterans earn more than non-veterans
A new study conducted by the University of Akron looked to see if there was a difference between wages earned by military veterans compared with non-veterans.
The study found that military veterans earned higher wages, averaging nearly $26 an hour while non-veterans averaged just $21 an hour.
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Veterans, experts say horse therapy shows promise as PTSD treatment
July 30, 2019
Alex Diaz | Fox News
These are not your average service animals.
For the first time ever, a clinical research study has been funded – not by the government, but by a private citizen – to investigate the potential benefits of pairing patients with PTSD, specifically veterans, and horses. And the early results are promising.
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New Law Will Allow Thousands More Veterans to Join American Legion
July 24, 2019
Patricia Kime | Military.com
Thousands of honorably discharged veterans will soon be able to join the American Legion under new legislation expected to be signed soon by President Donald Trump.
Under the new law, any honorably discharged veteran who has served since Dec. 7, 1941, may join the American Legion, meaning military veterans who served in what were previously considered periods of peacetime between wars are now eligible for membership.
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Veterans with PTSD twice as likely to die from suicide, accidents, study says
July 24, 2019
Tauren Dyson | UPI
June 24 (UPI) -- For many veterans, life in combat is hard, but for those who survive it, the mental stress of war can be deadly, new research shows.
Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder have twice the risk of dying from accidental injury, viral hepatitis and suicide compared to the general population, according to a study published Monday in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine. They also have a higher risk of developing chronic liver disease and diabetes.
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- Mental Health
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