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Defense secretary lauds wounded warrior care improvements (www.af.mil)

The military has made "some significant steps forward" in caring for wounded warriors, the Defense secretary said during a Pentagon Channel interview broadcast Oct. 22. Defense Secretary Robert M.... More

Tags: ptsd,tbi,wounded warriors,care,defense secretary robert gates,pentagon,inpatient care

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2 Points

Task force to examine similarities in murder cases (www.kxrm.com)

A task force at Fort Carson will look for common threads among soldiers charged with several murders. Six soldiers have been accused of committing eight different murders since 2005. Another three... More

Tags: colorado,fort carson,ptsd,tbi,us army,us military,murders,soldiers,troops,task force

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A Time to Heal: Soldiers With Amputations Rebuild Lives at the Center for the Intrepid (include.nurse.com)

Army Corporal Shane Parsons and Specialist Adrian Garcia are eagerly waiting for their new legs to arrive at the U.S. military's state-of-the-art rehabilitation center for wounded veterans in San... More

Tags: us military,wounded veterans,san antonio,ptsd,tbi,treatment

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Legislation signed to help vets get PTSD screening (lakeconews.com)

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Sept. 30 signed SB 1401 by Sen. Joe Simitian (D- Palo Alto) and AB 3083 by the Assembly Committee on Veterans Affairs, measures that will extend mental health services to... More

Tags: california,ptsd,ptsd screening,gov arnold schwarzenegger,veterans affairs,mental health services,tbi,traumatic brain injury

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More local-authored bills signed into law (www.paloaltoonline.com)

Bills to help returning war veterans, to establish an emergency plan for the Sacramento San Joaquin Delta and to ban "surprise" medical bills have been signed into law by Gov. Arnold... More

Tags: ptsd,tbi,california,veterans,outreach programs,california department of veterans affairs

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2 Points