As more military service members return from Iraq and Afghanistan with pressing mental health needs, the demand for services is great—for veterans as well as for their families.
As more military service members return from Iraq and Afghanistan with pressing mental health needs, the Department of Veterans Affairs and others are stepping up to assist.
This project was funded by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). For more information contact Mary Kay Landon at mlandon@edc.org.
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) has been recognized by the Institute of Medicine as one of only two forms of therapy that are effective in the treatment of PTSD.
Project:
Integrated Ethics: Improving Ethics Quality in VA Health Care
Funder:
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
The expanding involvement of female service members in combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan raises concerns about how this newest generation of veterans will readjust to civilian life and what un
Project:
Cognitive Processing Therapy for Veterans with PTSD
Funder:
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
HHD is collaborating with the VA’s National Center for PTSD to revise Returning from the War Zone: A Guide for Military Personnel and Returning from the War Zone: A Guide for Families of Military
Project:
Returning from the War Zone: Guides for Military Personnel and their Families
Funder:
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
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This research examines psychological distress among 955 economically disadvantaged New York City residents surveyed during high school and again after the September 11th terrorist attacks (9/11), w
Birdthistle, I. (book), Vince Whitman, C. (chapter)
This publication explores strategies used by international agencies to address health in schools, as well as highlights national school health strategies in the world's ten most populous countries.
