Government Agencies
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
http://www.va.gov/
“Our goal is to provide excellence in patient care, veterans' benefits and customer satisfaction. We have reformed our department internally and are striving for high quality, prompt and seamless service to veterans. Our department's employees continue to offer their dedication and commitment to help veterans get the services they have earned. Our nation's veterans deserve no less.”
National Center for PTSD
http://www.ncptsd.va.gov/ncmain/information/
“The PTSD Information Center contains in-depth information on PTSD and traumatic stress for a general audience. We answer commonly asked questions about the effects of trauma, including basic information about PTSD and other common reactions.”
National Center for PTSD: Iraq Never Leaves Us
http://www.ncptsd.va.gov/ptsd101/modules/page_iraq.html
“In this presentation, Bob Page shares his story to provide the viewer with an “up-close and personal” view of “What’s it like over there?” in the combat theater of Iraq via his personal photos…. Like many combatants, Bob must manage his PTSD and associated symptoms. Since 2004, Bob has been receiving counseling at a Vet Center and states, “I continue to work hard to heal so I can be the best husband, father and Sailor I can be.”
Veterans Groups
Veterans of Foreign Wars Foundation
http://www.vfwfoundation.org/
“Our goal is to provide excellence in patient care, veterans' benefits and customer satisfaction. We have reformed our department internally and are striving for high quality, prompt and seamless service to veterans. Our department's employees continue to offer their dedication and commitment to help veterans get the services they have earned. Our nation's veterans deserve no less.”
Iraq War Veterans Foundation
http://www.iraqwarveterans.org/
“The Iraq War Veterans Organization provides information and support for: Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans, Global War on Terror Veterans, Operation Enduring Freedom Veterans, active military personnel and family members related to pre-deployment, deployment, and post-deployment issues, as well as service member and family Operation Iraqi Freedom Deployment Readiness problems, information about PTSD, Health issues and Veterans Benefits.”
Disabled American Veterans
http://www.dav.org/
“DAV is the foremost representative of the interests of disabled veterans and their families, their widowed spouses and their orphans before federal, state, and local governments. Our National Legislative Program ensures disabled veterans are not forgotten by lawmakers.”
Veterans Network Directory
http://veteransnetwork.net/directory.php
“At Veterans Network, our channels are produced to bring you the Whole Story on everything from benefit info to stories about the men and women who, like yourselves, have served and sacrificed for our nation's Freedom. With that, we are committed to bring veterans a voice they can call their own.”
Veterans for Peace Los Angeles
http://www.veteransforpeacela.org/
“Veterans for Peace, Inc. (VFP) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) educational and humanitarian organization dedicated to the abolishment of war.”
Media Coverage
Months after Iraq, more troop mental health problems arise, especially in reserves
http://www.medbroadcast.com/The euphoria of a soldier's homecoming from Iraq often gives way to depression, stress and trouble dealing with family members during the first months home, a new Pentagon study finds.
A Soldier Home From War, and a Mother Fighting Hard
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/13/nyregion/13nyc.htmlOn Veterans Day, all that Cathy Di Iorio wanted was to have her son back. It was too much to ask for. “It’s not happening — let’s be honest,” she said.
Physically, John Di Iorio has been back for a few years. Back to his parents’ house on Staten Island. Back from active Army duty. Back from Iraq. Back from the roadside explosion that ripped his Humvee apart and rattled his brain, damaged nerves and hurled shrapnel into his spine, thigh and abdominal wall.
The Marlboro Marine
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/marlboromarine/LA Times photographer Luis Sinco documents the emotional journey of a marine after his time in Iraq. This haunting video highlights the damage and trauma left behind by war and personalizes the reality of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Read More: 'Iconic Marine is at Home but Not at Ease'Veterans of PTSD
http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/339/index.html
“Veterans of PTSD on NOW presented by PBS:
Bouts of fierce anger, depression, and anxiety that previous generations of soldiers described as "shell shock" or "combat/battle fatigue" now earn a clinical diagnosis: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. But the relatively new medical label doesn't guarantee soldiers will get the care they need. NOW looks at how America's newest crop of returning soldiers is coping with the emotional scars of war, and some new and innovative treatments for them.”
PFSD: Pentagon F*cks-over Soldiers Disorder
http://www.rollingstone.com/nationalaffairs/index.php/2007/10/05/pentagon-screws-soldiers/
“First is this news from the St. Louis Dispatch, that the Pentagon has been discharging tens of thousands of combat troops on the pretense that the mental health problems they’ve developed after serving in Iraq aren’t PTSD — but rather pre-existing “personality disorders.”
Murder at Ft. Bragg
http://www.oprah.com/tows/pastshows/tows_2002/tows_past_20020925.jhtml
“Murder at Ft. Bragg,” produced by Oprah in 2002. “These all-American marriages ended in tragedy. Four young mothers, all killed within six weeks. What made their military husbands snap? Was it coincidence, or were the warning signs missed? When soldiers are highly trained for combat, are they fit for duty at home?”
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