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Fact Sheet: VA Community Care Network (CCN)
Friday, October 26, 2018 | Category: Advocacy/Outreach - National
This Department of Veterans Affairs fact sheet provides an overview of the Community Care Network (CCN) established under the VA Mission Act 2018. The Community Care Network, a government initiative to streamline VA’s community care programs, is subdivided into regions depicted on the U.S. map included in this fact sheet. Contracted program administrators will be tasked “to develop and administer regional networks of high-performing licensed health care providers and practitioners to provide medical, dental and pharmacy services to eligible Veterans who are unable to receive care at local VA medical centers.”
K9s For Warriors - Because Together We Stand
Friday, September 14, 2018 | Category: Health Care - National
Meet the founder of K9s for Warriors (a Better Business Bureau accredited charity), a veteran caregiver, and her son, a veteran struggling with PTSD. This article shares the journey many military veterans experience post-military service and how their health, and their rescued dogs’ health, improved when they were paired together to help each other live a productive, more joyful life. As of summer 2018, “the program has rescued more than 850 dogs and 440 military service members, with an astounding 99% program success rate.”
K9s for Warriors: https://www.k9sforwarriors.org
Military Women’s Organizations Unite to Form National Coalition
Friday, September 7, 2018 | Category: Advocacy/Outreach - National
On September 7, 2018, an Advisory Group comprised of leading national and regional military women’s organizations began the formation of “a coalition of like-minded groups to battle the continued marginalization women face within the military and after their service. The unprecedented national gathering of military women’s groups will form a coalition with the goal of elevating the voices of the 2.2 million current service women and women veterans to bring about policy and culture change within the military and the veteran communities.“
VA Says It Will Not Study Effects Of Medical Marijuana On PTSD And Chronic Pain
Wednesday, August 1, 2018 | Category: Health Care - National
Minnesota Representative Tim Walz received a “no can do” response to his request for the VA to research veteran use of medical marijuana. James Clark of Task & Purpose reported: “The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) says it will not conduct research into the effects of medical cannabis on post-traumatic stress disorder and chronic pain, some of the very ailments veteran patients rely on the drug to treat. In a Dec. 21 letter to Minnesota Democrat Rep. Tim Walz, VA Secretary David Shulkin said that the department is unable to research medical cannabis due to federal restrictions.”
Military Sexual Assault: A Detailed Timeline of Sex Crimes in the Military (1979-2017)
Wednesday, August 1, 2018 | Category: Sexual Harassment/Assault/Trauma - National
Andrea Januta published this timeline in The War Horse. She states: “This ongoing project examines nearly four decades of military sexual trauma in the U.S. military in an effort to understand the broader context in which the Defense Department has allowed a culture of sexual harassment and abuse to continue. Using government documents, historical records, news of the time, and additional reporting, this timeline illustrates not just the scandals, but the public, legislative, and military responses, as well as the evolution of the Defense Department's policy regarding sexual abuse.
We need your help to chronicle the history of military sexual trauma in the U.S. Armed Forces and how it's been addressed by the U.S. Defense Department.
Contact newstips@thewarhorse.org or message us on Facebook with tips, articles, and documents about scandals you think should be in this history.”
News: U.S. Air Force
Monday, June 25, 2018 | Category: Department of Defense - National
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Factsheet: VA Mission Act 2018 & New Veterans Community Care Program
Friday, June 15, 2018 | Category: Health Care - International
This factsheet provides an overview of what the VA Mission Act 2018 is and why the legislation was passed. Some VA medical centers are hosting listening sessions to share information about the legislation and request feedback from veterans.
News: U.S. Army
Tuesday, June 12, 2018 | Category: Department of Defense - National
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News: U.S. Marine Corps
Tuesday, June 12, 2018 | Category: Department of Defense - National
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News: U.S. Navy
Tuesday, June 12, 2018 | Category: Department of Defense - National
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