VA Program Designed To Help Vets And Their Caregivers
Brianna and Andrew Pavlak go grocery shopping on weeknights when there are fewer shoppers because Andrew, a National Guard veteran, gets nervous in crowds. Peggy McCarthy reports.
New Report: Hundreds More Veterans Discharged Illegally
The Department of Defense has illegally discharged hundreds of veterans since 2008 for alleged personality disorder, skirting requirements intended to reduce such diagnoses and depriving veterans of benefits, according to an analysis of data by the Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA).Lisa Chedekel reports.
VA Seeing Spike In Homeless Vets With Families
Andy and Miriam Miranda don’t fit the historical profile of homeless veterans. Former teachers with master’s degrees who have a six-year-old son, they have lost a house to foreclosure and were evicted from an apartment for falling behind on rent.Peggy McCarthy reports.
New Report Cites Rise In Army Suicide Rate, Sex Crimes
Troops who have deployed to war zones two or more times have a higher risk of committing suicide than those who have deployed once or never deployed, a new Army report shows. Lisa Chedekel reports.
Help For Military Kids: New Programs, Outreach
Government, business, social service and military leaders are working together on strategies to ensure that the nearly 10,000 children of active-duty military in Connecticut get help and support when they need it, particularly children of members of the National Guard and Reserves. Peggy McCarthy reports.