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How this Psychologist Treats Soldiers Who Can’t Let Go of What They Did at War

By Amanda Taub — 2015

Dr. Resick spoke to me about how CPT is used to help veterans heal from moral injury. Her message was that it is possible to heal from moral injury, but that doing so requires a shift in the way patients think about war, morality, and themselves.

Read on www.vox.com

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The Unexpected Loneliness of Combat Vets and POWs with PTSD

The loneliness of returning home after trauma

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The Role of Education Benefits in Supporting Veterans as They Transition to Civilian Life

Every year, close to 200,000 active-duty service members leave the military and join the community of American veterans. A key component of the compensation and benefits that these veterans receive is funding for post-service education, including through the Post-9/11 GI Bill.

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Veterans Struggle with Issues that Are Often Invisible to Others

Thousands of veterans who served in the wars that began after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks struggle with issues that are often invisible to those around them. Some are suffering from health problems and trauma, and others from feelings of displacement and alienation.

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Soldiers Who Have Come Under Fire Often Find God

A study of American servicemen finds that those who have experienced combat become more devout

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Fighting with Another Purpose

Soldiers are always supposed to be thinking. That’s what West Point teaches its cadets, who are officers in training. You’re supposed to question the orders you’re given, to see whether they conform to the Geneva Conventions and the laws of war.

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It is Critical to Find Your Purpose First

The process to uncover your purpose after a career in military service takes great introspection.

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Veterans and God’s Healing Love

A Christian Science perspective: We can trust in God’s tender, healing, infinite love, unimpeded by time and space, to reach veterans in need.

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Veterans Can Now Identify as Transgender, Nonbinary on VA Medical Records

Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough announced Wednesday that his department added the options of transgender male, transgender female, nonbinary and other, when veterans select their gender, in medical records and healthcare documentation.

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Religious Outreach to Veterans

War veterans return home from duty to the communities and families they left behind, but mental and emotional burdens often return with them. Decisions and experiences from the battlefield can lead to post traumatic stress and what is now being recognized as moral injury.

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Experiencing Anti-Semitism in the Military or the VA?

JWV works to ensure that all service members and veterans are able to practice their faith, free from repercussions.

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