As graduation neared, Meg began to have more flashbacks. Nightmares kept her up, and she found herself fighting to get control of post-traumatic stress. Today, Meg works with colleges and universities around the country to help them understand the student Veteran experience. Read Meg’s story
Read more →NASHUA – When Jesse Garcia was admitted to Daniel Webster College, he knew right away that he wanted to study psychology. As a veteran who served in the Army for seven years, Garcia said he recognized a problem when it comes to helping members of the military:
Read more →“I lost my legs – that is all. I did not lose my desire to serve, or my pride in being an American.” Those words, spoken by a Marine at Maryland’s Bethesda Naval Hospital in 2007, inspired Parkway North graduate Eric Greitens to found The Mission Continues.
Read more →InTransition is a voluntary program to provide behavioral health care support to service members and veterans as they move between health care systems or providers. Personal coaches, along with resources and tools, assist service members during the transition period, empower them to make healthy life choices, and
Read more →Book Description Publication Date: February 23, 2010 The essential handbook for anyone who has ever returned from a war zone, and their spouse, partner, or family members. Being back home can be as difficult, if not more so, than the time spent serving in a combat zone.
Read more →Many of us have read or heard some grim news concerning U.S. servicemembers and veterans in recent months: the March massacre of 17 Afghani civilians by a U.S. Army sergeant, the skyrocketing suicide rates among soldiers. These news stories shock our consciousness, provoke outrage, and focus attention
Read more →As we celebrate Memorial Day, we honor the lives of our fallen soldiers, our many veterans and those who are still fighting to keep this country free. One special veteran comes to mind, and this is his story: His name was Arthur (Art for short), and he
Read more →WASHINGTON — Researchers at the Center for a New American Security offered a scathing report this week on that status of veterans care in America, calling the current systems inefficient, full of gaps and unfriendly to community groups looking to lend a hand. http://www.stripes.com/blogs/the-ruptured-duck/the-ruptured-duck-1.160117/study-vet-transition-services-face-leadership-gap-1.174288
Read more →FORT HOOD, Texas – Jesse “Jay” Collins didn’t expect to be home for Christmas this year. He thought he would spend the holidays in Iraq, far from his wife and kids. By Joel Salcido, for USA TODAY Nevada Collins says she “really had some coping problems to
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