This is an initiative that I wish other States would adopt/follow:
"Indiana Council of Community Mental Health Centers will conduct trainings over the next three months to help their professionals better counsel veterans."
Full Article at: New initiative aimed to help war vets
Published : Thursday, 08 Oct 2009
* Deanna Dewberry
* Edited by Hyacinth Williams
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Indiana mental health professionals have launched an initiative to help Hoosier war veterans deal with trauma following combat. They're calling it "Operation: Forgotten Warrior."
Mental health professionals said the Veterans Administration simply is not able to meet the mental health needs of all the state's veterans. Some vets live too far away. Others fear military superiors will find out about their psychological concerns. So the community of mental health facilities is trying to help.
Mental health leaders said the events of Tuesday, September 29, 2009 point to the need for veterans to get the help they need during the transition to civilian life. Iraq war veteran Jason Carrera, 26, had barricaded himself inside his apartment north of downtown - armed with a high powered rifle.
Friday, October 9, 2009
VA Secretary Promises Action on Behalf of Exposed West Virginia National Guard Unit
VA Secretary "Shineski promised Thursday to take more strides in treating members of a West Virginia National Guard unit exposed to a toxic chemical six years ago in Iraq".
This is Good!
My only concern is why does it take Senator involvement and lawsuits to get action out of the VA.
Full Article at: Rockefeller pleased by VA’s promise in Guard treatment
By Mannix Porterfield
Register-Herald Reporter
Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shineski promised Thursday to take more strides in treating members of a West Virginia National Guard unit exposed to a toxic chemical six years ago in Iraq, already the basis of a lawsuit filed by a state legislative leader.
Soldiers serving with the 1092nd Battalion, based in the Northern Panhandle, complained of various physical side effects after they were exposed to sodium dichromate at a water treatment plant at Basra.
“This update from Secretary Shineski is promising, and I will follow the VA’s steps closely to help ensure our service members get the support and care they have more than earned,” Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., said at a Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee hearing.
This is Good!
My only concern is why does it take Senator involvement and lawsuits to get action out of the VA.
Full Article at: Rockefeller pleased by VA’s promise in Guard treatment
By Mannix Porterfield
Register-Herald Reporter
Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shineski promised Thursday to take more strides in treating members of a West Virginia National Guard unit exposed to a toxic chemical six years ago in Iraq, already the basis of a lawsuit filed by a state legislative leader.
Soldiers serving with the 1092nd Battalion, based in the Northern Panhandle, complained of various physical side effects after they were exposed to sodium dichromate at a water treatment plant at Basra.
“This update from Secretary Shineski is promising, and I will follow the VA’s steps closely to help ensure our service members get the support and care they have more than earned,” Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., said at a Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee hearing.
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