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New bid to train social workers on military issues

A new program is being launched to train thousands of social workers on how to aid troops coming home from Iraq and Afghanistan.

Tags: Michelle Obama , DoD , DoD Report , Veterans Affairs , Iraq and Afghanistan

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Review says DoD not doing enough to treat war fighters' PTSD

An outside review panel has two disturbing conclusions about the Defense Department's handling of post-traumatic stress disorder.

Tags: DoD , DoD Report , Federal Drive

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Panetta orders review of mental diagnoses

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Wednesday he has ordered all branches of the military to conduct an extensive review of mental health diagnoses amid criticism of how the services treat the men and women suffering the invisible wounds of the long wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Tags: Leon Panetta , DoD , Afghanistan and Iraq , Senate , Congress

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Army veterans use filmmaking as therapy for PTSD

Tags: DoD , Army , Veterans Affairs , Afghanistan and Iraq

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Almost half of new vets seek disability

A staggering 45 percent of the 1.6 million veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are now seeking compensation for injuries they say are service-related.

Tags: Veteran Affairs , DoD , Afghanistan and Iraq , Disabled American Veterans , National Guard and Reserves

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Army launches review of PTSD diagnoses

Army leaders are launching a sweeping, independent review of how the service evaluates soldiers with possible post-traumatic stress disorder following recent complaints that some PTSD diagnoses were improperly overturned.

Tags: Army , DoD , Lloyd Austin , Joseph Westphal , John McHugh

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VA tests meditation as PTSD treatment

The Department of Veterans Affairs is testing the effects of transcendental meditation on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Tags: DoD , DoD Report , Veterans Affairs Department , Federal Drive

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Army: PTSD treatable; some diagnosed return to war

Tags: DoD , Army , John McHugh , Congress

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Veteran strives to be 'part of something' in federal workforce

Andrew Goodrich, a ranger with the National Park Service, shares his story of being an injured Iraq War veteran finding a new home as a federal employee. He describes some of the challenges he faced and the accommodations his employers provided to to help him achieve success in the workplace.

Tags: Andrew Goodrich , NPS , Wounded Warrior Project , DoD , Operation: Warfighter , Veteran Affairs , workforce , hiring , Iraq , Marine Corps , Michael OConnell

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First lady: More research on veterans medical care

Tags: VA , Michelle Obama , veterans ,

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