Category Archives: Veterans Services
VA Registers “GI Bill” as a trademark
As an added protection for service members to prevent against scams and abuse, the VA -->
When the Fighting Stops
Interesting article in the Wall Street Journal on the difficulty our Veterans face in transitioning back -->
Florida Veteran Gets $1.25 Million in Colonoscopy Lawsuit
The Associated Press,MIAMI — An Air Force veteran and his wife have won a combined -->
From Battlefield to the Business World — Veterans Make It on Their Own
NEW YORK (The Street)by Laurie Kilkowski — More than 1 million veterans are expected to -->
Suicides among active-duty forces across the military are now occurring at a rate faster than one per day.
USA Today, by Greg Zoroya: With six weeks left in the year, the Army and -->
A ‘Party Drug’ May Help the Brain Cope With Trauma
NY Times, Benedict Carey: Hundreds of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans with post-traumatic stress have recently -->
Recent Successes by F&P’s Veterans’ Services Group(VSG)!
VSG has been working hard for our Veterans. Here are some of VSG’s recent success -->
Deploy an Army of Mental Health Professionals to Serve our Veterans
By: Michele Nealon-Woods, Huffington Post Do you know what the leading cause of death is -->
Service Members, Vets Celebrate Military Legacy of Women
Army News Service:WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, 2012 – Hundreds of active-duty women and veterans turned out -->
Veterans Can Find Help Through Crisis Line
By MARY WICOFF, Commercial-News, Danville, Ill. Published: October 7, 2012 DANVILLE — Veterans in crisis -->
House Bill Would Speed Disability Payments to Wounded Troops
From Triblive.com; By Carl Prine;Published: Saturday, October 6, 2012 A bipartisan bill promises to speed -->
Veterans Wait for Benefits as Claims Pile Up
NY Times, by James Dao: For Dennis Selsky, a Vietnam-era veteran with multiple sclerosis, it -->
We’re quick to send them off to war, but slow to help
From Pioneer Press By Ruben Rosario, Pioneer Press The following is an ongoing national disgrace: -->
PTSD: Genetic Link Could Lead to Vet Drug Treatment
From the New Haven Register By Peggy McCarthy, Conn. Health I-Team Writer A recent study -->
Head Injuries: The invisible epidemic
By Paul Woody, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va. RICHMOND, Va. — It took four suicides to raise -->
Battling PTSD and TBI
By Mark Thompson, Time.US Somehow seems fitting on the 11th anniversary of 9/11 to note -->
VA Mobilizes Veterans’ Supporters for Suicide Prevention Month
Veterans’ Communities, Families Asked to ‘Stand by Them’ WASHINGTON — In recognition of September as -->
An Effort Aims to Use Biomarkers to Pinpoint P.T.S.D.
New York Times By JAMES DAO Is post-traumatic stress disorder underdiagnosed or overdiagnosed? Many veterans -->
Experts Help Troops, Veterans With Substance Abuse and Mental Health Issues
Courtier-Journal, by Laura Ungar A team of Kentucky military and health care experts will work -->
New mobile app helps patients with PTSD through prolonged exposure
The Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs have released PE (for prolonged exposure) Coach, a -->