After more than a year of investigating the deficiencies of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), the Commission on Care...
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VHA Admits 24,000 Veterans Were Denied Proper Brain-Injury Exams
acswa||brain injuries, health care, injuries, VA, Veteran Health Administration, veterans, brain injuries, VA, veterans, VHA|0During the years 2007 through 2015, more than 24,000 veterans were denied proper TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) medical examinations...
NIH Stands Up to NFL on Brain Injury Funding
acswa||health care, injuries, NFL, NIH, Veteran Health Administration, brain injuries, brain research, funding, nfl, NIH, research, VA, veterans|0In a recent report issued by the Democratic Committee staff of the U. S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce,...
Federal Court Blocks Texas’ Execution of Schizophrenic Veteran
acswa||Behavioral Care News, Important Issues, incarceration, Mental Illness Stigma, social justice, Treatment, Uncategorized, Veteran Health Administration, execution, mental illness, schizophrenia, Scott Panetti, veterans|0A federal appeals court panel has stayed the execution of a Texas man afflicted with schizophrenia. Scott Panetti, 56,...
SSVF Grants to Help End Veteran Homelessness
acswa||Uncategorized, $207 million, $300 million, 000 children, 000 homeless, 25, 56 high need communities, 70, 82 non-profit agencies, assistance in obtaining VA benefits, at-risk, case management, community-based groups, consumer cooperatives, evidence based approaches, families, financial assistance, grants, historic drive, homelessness, housing stability, Laura Green Zeilinger, less than 50 percent, maintain permanent housing, outreach, rapid assistance, remain stably housed, rent payments, Rober A. McDonald, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, security deposits, SSVF, successful outcomes, Supportive Services for Veteran Families, surge, U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, utility payments, very low income, veterans, Washington|0WASHINGTON – In addition to the $300 million in Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) program grant awards announced...
PTSD: Taking it Home with You
Priscilla Gomez||Opinion, Stories, Topics, Uncategorized, abuse, abuser, abusers, agency, ailments, all of us, begged, client, clinical social workers, colleagues, come home, court systems, crime, deal with, disease, emotional, environment, experienced, families, functioning, good nights sleep, hard times, healthy lifestyle, heavy weight, homelessness, loved ones, mental illness, military, must, nightmares, outbursts, pervasive, physical, post-traumatic stress disorder, prone to violence, PTSD, resulting in exclusion, self-care, shit ended, sickness, situations, social circles, social programs, uncertainty, unsafe, veterans, wants, war zones, withdrawn|0The agency where I work had a PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) client who was particularly abrasive to my colleagues...
Acting Chief’s Priorities for Fixing the Broken VA
acswa||Behavioral Care News, Important Issues, Veteran Health Administration, American people, Department of Veterans Affairs, falsify, lost, manipulation, mistreat, Obama Administration, Procter & Gamble, Robert McDonald, Sloan Gibson, testify, trust, veterans, whistle blower|0On Monday, Sloan D. Gibson, Acting Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, testified before the Senate Veterans Affairs...