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With continued overseas commitments and enduring wars, service members face increasing deployments, PTSD, homelessness, unemployment, substance abuse and suicide rates. The cost of long-term care to veterans was estimated at $600 billion in 2007, according to a Harvard University study.…
Homeless Veterans is a serious issue in America. If you are a veteran experiencing homelessness or in danger of becoming homeless, call this confidential hotline 24 hours a day, seven days a week to find help for homeless Veterans and…
Despite selfless service to their nation, a large group of Americans brace the elements each night, often cold, hungry, alone, and sleeping on the streets. Many of these homeless Americans are veterans, some of which have withstood the elements of…
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a serious public health problem in the United States. Each year, traumatic brain injuries contribute to a substantial number of deaths and cases of permanent disability. Recent data shows that, on average, approximately 1.7 million…
Service members Opportunity Colleges (SOC) was created in 1972 to provide educational opportunities to service members who, because they frequently moved from place to place, had trouble completing college degrees. SOC functions in cooperation with fifteen higher education associations, the…
According to the RAND Study (2008), there were more than 22,000 Veterans being compensated for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), of whom more than 5,800 were Veterans of the current wars, and TBI is estimated to affect some 20 percent of…
A few years ago the Department of Veterans Affairs launched a national suicide prevention hotline to ensure veterans in emotional crisis have free, 24/7 access to trained counselors. Veterans can call and get immediate help by pressing 1. This suicide…
PTSD – Long Term Costs According to the Department of Veterans Affairs Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is defined as a condition resulting from exposure to direct or indirect threat of death, serious injury or a physical threat” (VA, 2010,…
Why The Frontlines Was Created As a boy, my father told me to be a boxer in life. For every hit, give one back in the form of a selfless act. This guidance has helped me through hardships, by shifting…
