Help for Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans

Help for Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans – Every day, military veterans return from the intense surroundings of warfare. And some of those returning veterans come home with unique mental health challe…

Iraq veteran spreads hope after struggle

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The funding, administered by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, is part of the federal agency's Supportive Services for Veteran Families program, which seeks to help nonprofit organizations prevent at-risk veterans from losing their homes. The …
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Group stages second march against drugs at Wellsville gazebo

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WELLSVILLE – Although the crowd that marched down Main Street on Thursday evening was smaller than that from its first outing in June, members of the anti-drug group Enough Is Enough say they will maintain their stand against the abuse and sale of …
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War Trauma Drives A Veteran Toward Suicide: 'I Wasn't The Same Guy, And I …

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That's the drug that keeps you going." 'WHERE'S THE OLD MIKE … The officer had his service revolver out, but he himself was a Vietnam combat veteran who had been through this kind of emotional turbulence and had gotten help. "I need you to get down …
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Researchers: Poverty Lowers IQ

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Anandi Mani, a research fellow who worked on the study, says that previous research indicates that poor people generally use less preventive health care, seldom stick to drug regimens, are more tardy and less likely to keep appointments, are less …
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