PBS’ “THIS EMOTIONAL LIFE” ONLINE SPEAKER SERIES TO HOST WEBINAR – UNDERSTANDING POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER IN TODAY’S MILITARY
As part of the rollout of it’s three part series, “This Emotional Life,” PBS will be hosting a webinar featuring the Army’s top psychologist Brigadier General Loree K. Sutton, MD, director of the the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (DCoE). The webinar will be moderated by veterans advocate and key military advisor to “This Emotional Life,” Steve Robinson.
JANUARY 31, 2010 NATIONAL MILITARY FAMILY ASSOCIATION – MILITARY SPOUSE SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION DEADLINE APPROACHING
In recognition of the unique challenges today’s military spouses face in pursuing additional training or education, NMFA is helping to ease the financial obstacles that accompany the pursuit of higher education. The January 31 application deadline for the Joanne Holbrook Patton Military Spouse Scholarship is fast approaching.
CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT TO YIELD BETTER BENEFITS FOR THOUSANDS OF VETERANS SUFFERING FROM PTSD AND THEIR FAMILIES
WASHINGTON—Following an order issued by the judge overseeing Sabo v. United States, legal notices are being mailed this week to more than 4,300 veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom and were diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
IAVA AWARDED $100,000 GRANT IN FINAL ROUND OF THE CHASE COMMUNITY GIVING CHALLENGE ON FACEBOOK
On January 25 IAVA was selected as one of 6 organizations to be awarded a $100,000 grant from JP Morgan Chase as a part of the Chase Community Giving Challenge on Facebook.
David Robinson, Navy veteran, NBA Hall of Famer and Chase Community Giving Advisory Board Member, personally called IAVA to share the exciting news. This critically important grant, which will help 1 million new veterans pursue college on the Post-9/11 GI Bill.
US MILITARY TO SPEED UP REVIEW OF BENEFITS TO VETERANS DISCHARGED WITH PTSD
Kimberly Hefling (AP), WASHINGTON — A military review could bring millions of dollars in benefits to thousands of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans discharged with post-traumatic stress disorder.
The military has agreed to review the records of recent veterans discharged with PTSD to decide whether they were improperly denied benefits. READ MORE »
WOMEN’S SCARS OF WAR
By Jessica Yadegaran
Contra Costa Times
When retired Army Staff Sgt. June Moss returned from Iraq, she had to explain to her children why she couldn’t hug them. Any embrace longer than two seconds made her skin feel like it was on fire. “When I got back, my kids were really clingy,” Moss says. “They wanted affection. But, what do you say to a child?”
BEREAVED KIN PUSH FOR MILITARY CONDOLENCE LETTERS
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: January 13, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) — Army Pfc. Brian Matthew Williams, 20, took his own life the day before he was to return to Iraq. Because it was a suicide, the president didn’t send a condolence letter to his family. Nobody has planted a tree in his honor or carved his name onto a memorial wall.
ZERO TO THREE EXPANDS COMING TOGETHER AROUND MILITARY FAMILIES INITIATIVE
With continued deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, military families are experiencing significant challenges. An environment experiencing uncertainty, separation, and sometimes loss can create high levels of stress for families, but its effects on the youngest family members are easily overlooked.
WOMAN OEF VETERAN FEATURED IN MARIE CLAIRE AFTER BECOMING HOMELESS
“I Served My Country…and Wound Up Living in My Car”
Marie Claire
This is an important story… one of many that we don’t often hear about. Roughly 210,000 women have deployed to areas of combat operations since September 11. And 1 out of every 10 homeless veterans under the age of 45 is a woman.
MILESTONE FOR USA CARES PTSD AND TBI TREATMENT PROGRAM
Reaching a hundred of anything is usually considered a milestone—whether it’s years of age or points in a basketball game. USA Cares has just reached such a milestone with the one-hundredth veteran assisted through their Warrior Treatment Today program.
Begun in January 2008, the Warrior Treatment Today program has grown significantly as more and more veterans are coming forward for help with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI). READ MORE »
