Vet centers may be losing what led veterans to depend on them after a slate of changes clients and counselors say have been damaging.
Healthcare
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Troops Weigh Leaving Service Over Lack of Care for Kids With Autism Under Tricare
Health care is a military recruitment selling point, but some parents are leaving service to ensure their kids get care they need that Tricare can withhold.
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‘The System Is Not Built for You,’ VA Doctors Told Him. They Weren’t Wrong.
As VA considers how it can meet changing medical needs of veterans, I hope it also recognizes it has the opportunity to transform the nation’s health care.
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Expectant Service Members Lack Support. Doulas Could Help, Advocates Say.
Members of the military who are pregnant lack options when it comes to giving birth. That might be changing, but challenges persist.
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‘A Violent Transition’—Mental Health Care Lacks Military Cultural Understanding
Many veterans are susceptible to suicide after they leave service, especially younger veterans who may lack a strong social network in their communities.
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The Military Is Missing Recruitment Goals. Are Thousands Being Unnecessarily Disqualified?
The pool of Americans eligible to serve dropped to just 23% in 2023. Thousands of eligible applicants are ruled out solely for psychological diagnoses.
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America Faces a Tidal Wave of Aging Veterans, Including a 237% Increase in Women Over 65 by 2041
As Vietnam and Gulf War-era veterans age, they bring with them new needs, different expectations for care, and greater diversity than those who came before.
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‘Please Come and Apply’—The PACT Act Is the Largest Expansion of Veteran Benefits in Decades
“We think that there are, roughly, a little over 6.2 million veterans who, we believe, qualify for the PACT Act,” VA Secretary Denis McDonough said.
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War Horse Symposium Sheds Light on Vital Role of Military Journalism for Democracy, National Security
“We have to connect [the military] better to society. People need to understand the service,” Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said.
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The Ripples of War Are Only Beginning to Spread. Is America Ready?
Twenty years after America invaded Iraq, a veteran and spouse imagines the war’s costs will only grow.
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Citizen or Soldier? A Blurry Balancing Act Has National Guard Reeling for Resilience.
The Army National Guard has experienced similar rates of suicide as the military’s active component, with far fewer resources and less support.
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‘Valhalla Can Wait’—The National Guard Stands at the Crossroads of Crisis
As National Guardsmen deploy more often in response to fires, floods, storms, and civil unrest, the solution won’t come with the end of the forever wars.
