Failing Our Veterans

Author : Mark Boulton
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2014-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9780814724873

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Returning Vietnam veterans had every reason to expect that the government would take care of their readjustment needs in the same way it had done for veterans of both World War II and Korea. But the Vietnam generation soon discovered that their G.I. Bills fell well short of what many of them believed they had earned. Mark Boulton’s groundbreaking study provides the first analysis of the legislative debates surrounding the education benefits offered under the Vietnam-era G.I. Bills. Specifically, the book explores why legislators from both ends of the political spectrum failed to provide Vietnam veterans the same generous compensation offered to veterans of previous wars. Failing Our Veterans should be essential reading to scholars of the Vietnam War, political history, or of social policy. Contemporary lawmakers should heed its historical lessons on how we ought to treat our returning veterans. Indeed, veterans wishing to fully understand their own homecoming experience will find great interest in the book’s conclusions.

Author : Mark Boulton
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2014-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780814770283

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Returning Vietnam veterans had every reason to expect that the government would take care of their readjustment needs in the same way it had done for veterans of both World War II and Korea. But the Vietnam generation soon discovered that their G.I. Bills fell well short of what many of them believed they had earned. Mark Boulton’s groundbreaking study provides the first analysis of the legislative debates surrounding the education benefits offered under the Vietnam-era G.I. Bills. Specifically, the book explores why legislators from both ends of the political spectrum failed to provide Vietnam veterans the same generous compensation offered to veterans of previous wars. Failing Our Veterans should be essential reading to scholars of the Vietnam War, political history, or of social policy. Contemporary lawmakers should heed its historical lessons on how we ought to treat our returning veterans. Indeed, veterans wishing to fully understand their own homecoming experience will find great interest in the book’s conclusions.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Health Care Services,Committee to Evaluate the Department of Veterans Affairs Mental Health Services
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 467 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2018-03-29
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309466608

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Evaluation of the Department of Veterans Affairs Mental Health Services by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Health Care Services,Committee to Evaluate the Department of Veterans Affairs Mental Health Services Pdf

Approximately 4 million U.S. service members took part in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Shortly after troops started returning from their deployments, some active-duty service members and veterans began experiencing mental health problems. Given the stressors associated with war, it is not surprising that some service members developed such mental health conditions as posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and substance use disorder. Subsequent epidemiologic studies conducted on military and veteran populations that served in the operations in Afghanistan and Iraq provided scientific evidence that those who fought were in fact being diagnosed with mental illnesses and experiencing mental healthâ€"related outcomesâ€"in particular, suicideâ€"at a higher rate than the general population. This report provides a comprehensive assessment of the quality, capacity, and access to mental health care services for veterans who served in the Armed Forces in Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New Dawn. It includes an analysis of not only the quality and capacity of mental health care services within the Department of Veterans Affairs, but also barriers faced by patients in utilizing those services.

Author : David T. MacLeod,Harold O. Leduc
Publisher : FriesenPress
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2019-08-26
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781525555190

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Treated Like a Liability by David T. MacLeod,Harold O. Leduc Pdf

War has evolved, and so have Canada’s security needs. A key asset in any military is high-quality personnel. However, the Canadian Armed Forces ability to attract quality personnel hinges on the success of Veteran Affairs Canada’s ability to care for service men and women, and their families. The essays in this book identify failures within the Government of Canada and Veterans Affairs Canada to address the needs of veterans, especially the wounded and their families. The Government of Canada advertises benefits and services that veterans are supposed to receive, but institutional bias and indifference prevent them from accessing these much-needed resources. In addition to outlining various problems within the current system, this book offers numerous solutions to help policymakers, veterans, and others work together to rectify this situation, enabling Canada to continue to meet its military needs and obligations both at home and abroad.

Author : Canada. Veterans Affairs Canada
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Post-traumatic stress disorder
ISBN : UIUC:30112084310678

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Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and War-related Stress by Canada. Veterans Affairs Canada Pdf

This document provides information on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and war-related stress for veterans & their families. It begins with background on PTSD and traumatic events, then describes common symptoms of PTSD and why they develop. The next section reviews problems associated with PTSD, such as depression, anxiety, and impacts on work & family. The final sections provide suggestions on coping with the disorder and describe treatment methods.

Author : Valerie Pfundstein
Publisher : Pfun-Omenal Stories
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2013-12-13
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0578135108

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Veterans: Heroes in Our Neighborhood by Valerie Pfundstein Pdf

A boy asks his father for help after his teacher asks each of her pupils to name a veteran whom he or she knows. The boy soon discovers that many of the familiar people who work in his neighborhood are heroes who have served in the country's military.

Author : David J. Shulkin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : POLITICAL SCIENCE
ISBN : 1541762630

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It Shouldn't be this Hard to Serve Your Country by David J. Shulkin Pdf

The former VA secretary describes his fight to save health care from politics and money-and how it was ultimately derailed by a small group of unelected officials with influence in the Trump White House. Known in health care circles for his ability to fix ailing hospitals, Dr. David Shulkin was originally brought into government by President Obama, in an attempt to save the broken Department of Veterans Affairs. When President Trump made him VA secretary, Dr. Shulkin was as shocked as anyone. Yet this surprise was trivial compared to what Shulkin encountered as the VA secretary: a team of political appointees devoted to stopping anyone-including the secretary himself-who stood in the way of privatizing the organization and implementing their agenda. In this uninhibited memoir, Shulkin opens up about why the government has long struggled to get good medical care to military veterans and the plan he had for how to address these problems. This is a book about the commitment we make to the people who risk their lives for our country, how and why we've failed to honor it, and why the new administration may be taking us in the wrong direction.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Business enterprises owned by veterans with disabilities
ISBN : UCSD:31822037819729

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Status of Veterans Small Businesses by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Pdf

Author : Olivier Burtin
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2022-09-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781512823158

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A Nation of Veterans by Olivier Burtin Pdf

A Nation of Veterans examines how the United States created the world’s most generous system of veterans’ benefits. Though we often see former service members as an especially deserving group, the book shows that veterans had to wage a fierce political battle to obtain and then defend their advantages against criticism from liberals and conservatives alike. They succeeded in securing their privileged status in public policy only by rallying behind powerful interest groups, including the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Disabled American Veterans, and the American Legion. In the process, veterans formed one of the most powerful movements of the early and mid-twentieth century, though one that we still know comparatively little about. In examining how the veterans’ movement inscribed martial citizenship onto American law, politics, and culture, A Nation of Veterans offers a new history of the U.S. welfare state that highlights its longstanding connection with warfare. It shows how a predominantly white and male group such as military veterans was at the center of social policy debates in the interwar and postwar period and how women and veterans of color were often discriminated against or denied access to their benefits. It moves beyond the traditional focus on the 1944 G.I. Bill to examine other important benefits like pensions, civil service preference, and hospitals. The book also examines multiple generations of veterans, by shedding light on how former service members from both world wars as well as Korea and the Cold War interacted with each other. This more complete picture of veterans’ politics helps us understand the deep roots of the military welfare state in the United States today.

Author : Stacy Bannerman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2015-10-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781628726343

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Homefront 911 by Stacy Bannerman Pdf

The hallmarks of America’s War on Terror have been repeated long deployments and a high percentage of troops returning with psychological problems. Family members of combat veterans are at a higher risk of potentially lethal domestic violence than almost any other demographic; it’s estimated that one in four children of active-duty service members have symptoms of depression; and nearly one million veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan require increased care due to physical or psychological trauma. But, despite these staggering trends, civilian America has not been mobilized to take care of the families left behind; the American Homefront, which traditionally has been rallied to support the nation’s war efforts, has disappeared. In Homefront 911 Stacy Bannerman, a nationally-recognized advocate for military families, provides an insider’s view of how more than a decade of war has contributed to the emerging crisis we are experiencing in today’s military and veteran families as they battle with overwhelmed VA offices, a public they feel doesn’t understand their sacrifices, and a nation that still isn’t fully prepared to help those who have given so much. Bannerman, whose husband served in Iraq, describes how extended deployments cause cumulative, long-lasting strain on families who may not see their parent, child, or spouse for months on end. She goes on to share the tools she and others have found to begin to heal their families, and advocates policies for advancing programs, services, and civilian support, all to help repair the broken agreement that the nation will care for its returning soldiers and their families. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history—books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Charities
ISBN : PSU:000066744160

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Assessing Veterans' Charities by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Subcommittee on Readjustment, Education, and Employment
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Veterans
ISBN : STANFORD:36105126844971

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Problems of Administration of VA Benefit Programs in Southern California by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Subcommittee on Readjustment, Education, and Employment Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Subcommittee on Readjustment, Education, and Employment
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 858 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Veterans
ISBN : LOC:00185830676

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Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Subcommittee on Readjustment, Education, and Employment Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1478 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : United States
ISBN : STANFORD:36105050043582

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Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations for 2000 by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1440 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : United States
ISBN : MINN:31951D01915550Q

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Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations for 2000: Testimony of members of Congress and other interested individuals and organizations by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Pdf