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Almost a Statistic: A Woman Vet Looks to the VA for Treatment
When he found his wife in their house, she asked for his forgiveness. She’d taken 50 pills in an attempted…
Women Veterans: Her Own Field of Combat
We met her at an LA Collaborative meeting. That’s the Los Angeles Veterans Collaborative, a group of community stakeholders, agencies…
Justice for All Veterans
Last month, CBS Sunday Morning ran a story by Lee Cowen about public defenders and their caseloads. Cowen interviewed Rhonda…
Support for Women Veterans: How Long Has This Been Going On?
Back in the Way Back When, as we were setting up the Vet Center program, we put together focus groups…
We Need to Talk
I cringed when I saw the headline…another vet imploding in violence against himself and his family. Note that I wasn’t…
Patriotism-Hollywood Style
Americans love their movie and TV stars. They know them by their roles and by the stuff they read about…
O Say Can You See
While waiting for my physical therapy appointment, I overheard another patient talking about her nephew who had just graduated from…
Women Veterans and Military Sexual Trauma: the Aftermath
It’s important to acknowledge that all branches of the armed services are working to eliminate military sexual trauma (MST), to…