A Journey Home: One Marine’s Story
A Journey Home: One Marine’s Story – Nearly one in five veterans suffer from substance abuse and PTSD. Veterans Healing Initiative, a nonprofit, is dedicated to providing veterans of all eras access to treatment for substance abuse and PTSD. The facts: 18 veterans commit suicide every day. On any given night, 300000 veterans are homeless and more than 76% of these vets suffer from substance abuse or a mental health disorder. As many as 35% of wounded troops are addicted to pain medication. Reserve and National Guard don’t have access to the full range of VA benefits. Vets from Iraq and Afghanistan face multiple deployments and shorter breaks between deployments–for these vets, the clock’s ticking. See one Marine’s journey home. Thousands more waiting for treatment. Help us help them at Veterans Healing Initiative, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. To learn more or to donate, click www.vetshealing.org. Thank you.
Daily Planner: February 2
Filed under: drug abuse help for veterans
Veterans Hall, 554 Rio Lindo Ave., Chico. … Pills Anonymous: 4-5 p.m. Program of recovery based on the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous recognizing prescription drug addiction; cross-addicted and multiple-substance addicted attendees welcome.
Read more on Enterprise-Record
Sequester also to hit nondefense spending
Filed under: drug abuse help for veterans
A few notable exemptions apply, such as Social Security, veterans programs and Pell education grants. And the sequester spared Medicare from a 2 percent cut to medical providers. But most other government … It also said 12,150 fewer patients would …
Read more on Washington Times
Dateline News for the Asian American Community
Filed under: drug abuse help for veterans
New Orleans, LA—To spread the story of Japanese-American veterans, the Congressional Gold Medal that was collectively given to Japanese Americans who served in World War II is on a yearlong tour, starting Jan. 11 at the National World War II … In …
Read more on Asian Fortune