By Debbie Gregory. #22KILL is part of a social media campaign, launched by non-profit 22KILL, to bring attention to veteran suicides. The #22 KILL pushup challenge, much like the ALS bucket challenge before it, started slowly. But in recent weeks, after several other veterans groups started promoting it, the challenge of doing 22 pushups for 22 […]
By Debbie Gregory. It’s been over two years since scandal rocked the Department of Veteran Affairs and forced the resignation of much of its leadership. In an attempt to address long wait times for claims processing, healthcare appointments and a lack of accountability for VA employees, Senate leaders have unveiled a massive veterans reform proposal. […]
By Debbie Gregory. The Department of Veterans Affairs is considering the addition of several diseases to the list of health conditions thought to be connected with Agent Orange exposure. Agent Orange was one of the herbicides used by the U.S. military to defoliate rural/forested land in Vietnam, depriving the Vietcong guerrillas of food and cover, […]
By Debbie Gregory. Philanthropist Steven A. Cohen has pledged $275 million for a national network of free mental health clinics for military veterans and their families. The Cohen Veterans Network is the next phase of Cohen’s long-term commitment to help veterans and their families. Cohen’s son, Robert, was deployed as a U.S. Marine to Afghanistan […]
By Debbie Gregory. An other than honorable discharge is the military equivalent of a “scarlet letter.” Often called “bad paper,” the designation carries serious post-service consequences. A growing number of veterans have been ruled ineligible for benefits because of less-than-honorable discharges. Former members of the military are being refused benefits at the highest rate since […]
By Debbie Gregory. Hormone and gene therapies for anxiety and PTSD could be on the way. Oxytocin, often called the love hormone due to its crucial role in mother-child relationships, social bonding, and intimacy, may enhance compassion of people suffering from symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD.) Compassion is an outcome of emotional of empathy, […]
By Debbie Gregory. In Section 202 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014, Congress established the Commission on Care to examine veterans’ access to VA healthcare. The commission was also tasked with how best to organize the Veterans Health Administration, locate health resources, and deliver healthcare to veterans over the next 20 […]
By Debbie Gregory. The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) offices of Women’s Health Services and Connected Care has released two applications (apps) that will assist in providing healthcare assistance to women. The Preconception Care app addresses a variety of factors that pertain to women of child-bearing ages, including birth control usage, reproductive history, health status, family […]
By Debbie Gregory. Congressman David Jolly (FL-13) and Congresswoman Dina Titus of Nevada’s First Congressional District have co-sponsored legislation mandating the Department of Veterans Affairs to review veteran suicide deaths during the past five years and study any correlation between those deaths and psychiatric drug prescriptions. The bipartisan legislation, called the Veteran Suicide Prevention Act […]
Last year, IBM launched its new Veterans Employment initiative to help veterans and military spouses through its i2 Analyst’s Notebook software. Now, IBM is once again doing its part for veterans by co-sponsoring and participating in VA’s Brain Trust: Pathways to InnoVAtion in Washington, D.C., April 20 and 21. This is the first ever public-private partnership […]
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