Caregivers
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Study: Mindfulness may help decrease stress in caregivers of veterans
Type of content: News
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Mindfulness therapy may be an effective way of mitigating the stress experienced by spouses and other informal caregivers for military veterans, a new study by researchers at the University of Illinois suggests.
Kinesiology and community health professor Sandraluz Lara-Cinisomo led a pilot study that taught caregivers of veterans in central Illinois mindfulness-based cognitive therapy skills. The caregivers in the treatment group - mostly women caring for their spouses - reported significant decreases in their perceived levels of stress, anxiety and worry.
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- Mental Health
- Suicide
- VA
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'Time Away' Remains Top Troop, Military Family Worry: Survey
Type of content: News
Absence from home remains the top concern among active-duty troops and their families for the second year running, according to the results of an annual military family survey scheduled for release Wednesday.
The survey, fielded by Blue Star Families and Syracuse University's Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF), queried more than 10,000 people between April and June of last year.
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VA partners with The Independence Fund to reach at-risk Veterans
Type of content: News
VA and The Independence Fund will reunite Veterans who have experienced some of the toughest combat conditions in Iraq and Afghanistan to engage in dialogue in ways that empower them to improve their overall well-being.
The goal of the pilot program, Operation Resiliency, is to use the common bonds of Veterans who served together to facilitate a collective effort to address personal post-military difficulties, and address any lingering effects of trauma before Veterans find themselves in crisis.
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New in 2019: The new year brings strict limitations on changing your Tricare plan
Type of content: News
Thinking about switching between Tricare Prime and Tricare Select? You’ll have to wait until next November to do it, unless you have some sort of qualifying life event, such as the birth of a baby, a move to a new duty station, marriage or retirement.
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VA Suspends All Discharges from Caregiver Program
Type of content: News
The Department of Veterans Affairs on Friday announced it would temporarily stop discharging veterans from a program that provides compensation and benefits to family members who take care of them.
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VA hospitals often the best option for medical care, study finds
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WASHINGTON — Veterans Affairs officials are touting a new study praising VA hospitalsfor outperforming most private-sector medical options, but rejecting the authors’ conclusions that the findings undermine the administration’s support for shifting more veterans care into the private s
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VA establishes new research center focused on caregivers
Type of content: News
WASHINGTON — Veterans Affairs officials are launching a new center of excellence focused on caregivers, a move that advocates say could significantly boost research and support for families caring for ailing veterans.
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This change could make it easier to use military spouse preference to apply for DoD civilian jobs
Type of content: News
Military spouses will find it easier to apply for Department of Defense civilian jobs using military spouse preference, under new procedures being finalized now, according to DoD officials.
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An Unlikely Bond Between Chicago Teens and Veterans Is Saving Lives In The City
Type of content: News
A YMCA-hemled program found that partnering at-risk youth with former service members lowered rates of violence while boosting self esteem.
“How many people have you killed?”
Former Marine Julio Cortes looked into the face of the curious teen interrogating him.
“Next question,” Cortes replied.
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Veterans’ Families Also Suffer From The Wounds Of War
Type of content: News
Growing up, Mary Louise Montini, 13, has often been angry, upset and on edge, just like her father, a veteran with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Her experience isn’t unique. Children can develop their own mental illnesses as a result of their parents’ struggles with PTSD and other mental health disorders associated with their military service, professionals say. And there are few resources and programs targeted to veterans’ children, compared to children of active military.
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