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  2. Veterans benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder in the ...

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    Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may develop following exposure to an extremely threatening or horrific event.It is characterized by several of the following signs or symptoms: unwanted re-experiencing of the traumatic event—such as vivid, intense, and emotion-laden intrusive memories—dissociative flashback episodes, or nightmares; active avoidance of thoughts, memories, or reminders ...

  3. SLO County veterans suddenly can’t use VA benefits at ... - AOL

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    Now, many local veterans have no option but to travel the nearly 200 miles for mental health screenings and treatment at the Domiciliary in West L.A., Boyd said.

  4. Black veterans are denied VA health benefits more often than ...

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    Black veterans who ask the Department of Veterans Affairs for physical or mental health benefits are less likely to get them than their white counterparts, according to new data compiled by the VA ...

  5. United States military veteran suicide - Wikipedia

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    The Veterans Crisis Line anonymous online chat service, added in 2009, has engaged in more than 511,000 chats. In November 2011, the Veterans Crisis Line introduced a text-messaging service to provide another way for Veterans to connect with confidential, round-the-clock support and since then has responded to more than 150,000 texts." [29]

  6. More veterans have died by suicide than the VA previously ...

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    More military veterans died by suicide than the Department of Veterans Affairs had previously reported, a new study found.

  7. Homeless veterans in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Many programs and resources have been implemented across the United States in an effort to help homeless veterans. [20]HUD-VASH, a housing voucher program by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and Veterans Administration, gives out a certain number of Section 8 subsidized housing vouchers to eligible homeless and otherwise vulnerable U.S. Armed Forces veterans.

  8. Post-traumatic stress disorder after World War II - Wikipedia

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    Before the term post-traumatic stress disorder was established, people that exhibited symptoms were said to have shell shock [6] [5] [2] [3] or war neuroses. [8] [3] [9] This terminology came about in WWI when a commonality among combat soldiers was identified during psychiatric evaluations. [3]

  9. Viewpoint: Veterans die by suicide at twice the rate of ... - AOL

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    Frankly, it can be confusing to navigate the many services out there; veterans can call us at 1-800-MICH-VET and we’ll get them to the right ones. Honor a veteran. Simply thanking a veteran for ...