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Eye on Veterans

VA Seeing Spike In Homeless Vets With Families

Andy and Miriam Miranda don’t fit the historical profile of homeless veterans. Former teachers with master’s degrees who have a six-year-old son, they have lost a house to foreclosure and were evicted from an apartment for falling behind on rent.Peggy McCarthy reports.

New Report Cites Rise In Army Suicide Rate, Sex Crimes

Troops who have deployed to war zones two or more times have a higher risk of committing suicide than those who have deployed once or never deployed, a new Army report shows. Lisa Chedekel reports.

Help For Military Kids: New Programs, Outreach

Government, business, social service and military leaders are working together on strategies to ensure that the nearly 10,000 children of active-duty military in Connecticut get help and support when they need it, particularly children of members of the National Guard and Reserves. Peggy McCarthy reports.

New Report: U.S. Losing The Battle Against Military Suicides

Excess prescription drug use and a “flawed” post-deployment mental health screening process are among the factors fueling an increase in suicides among military service members, a new report by the Center for a New American Security [CNAS] says.Lisa Chedekel reports.

VA Needs To Do Outreach To Treat More Women Vets

A female Marine Corps veteran, who was in desperate need of mental health services, didn’t know she could get help from the VA until 17 years after she left the service.Peggy McCarthy reports.

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